Emerson Elementary School

Emerson Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in SEATTLE, Washington, operated by Seattle School District No. 1. Current enrollment sits at 398 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Seattle School District No. 1 runs 107 schools in total, collectively educating 50,773 students. Emerson Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Emerson Elementary School records that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Emerson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Emerson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above King County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, Emerson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 23.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household income runs about $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Emerson Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Rainier Beach High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emerson Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Emerson Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 38% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 398). The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 19% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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