Enrollment
67
High
DISTRICT 1,250 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423001784
Emerson High School
10903 NE 53rd ST, Kirkland, WA 98033 · (425) 936-2300 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL67 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
22 students
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 43% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 33.3% | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 45.5% | N/A |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Emerson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 67 | #412 of 570 | #82 of 97 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
67
+23 (+52%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 4.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67 | 9.3 | 7.2:1 | 33% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 9.8 | 6.5:1 | 39% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 39 | 10 | 3.9:1 | 26% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 10 | 4.4:1 | 16% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 54 | 9.8 | 5.5:1 | 17% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 69 | 9 | 7.7:1 | 28% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 9 | 9.6:1 | 15% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 10 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 7 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (54 to 67); teachers down 5% (9.8 to 9.3).
About Emerson High School
Emerson High School is a small high school in Kirkland, Washington. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 67 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Washington is roughly 573 students; this school is 88% smaller than that.
Emerson High School is one of the 55 schools that make up Lake Washington School District (30,986 students in total).
At Emerson High School, White students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, King County is about 55% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Emerson High School employs 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 7.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Emerson High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%.
In the county around the school, King County, the median household income is $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 544 public schools in King County, enrolling about 278,492 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Emerson K-12, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES describes the area around Emerson High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Emerson High School as 44 in 2020-21 and 67 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The ratio was 4.4:1 in 2020-21 and 7.2:1 in 2024-25.
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King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Kirkland
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Kirkland Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
- Finn Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Peter Kirk ElementaryElementary · 592 students
Other Emerson High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Emerson High. Emerson High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Emerson High SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 1,844 students
- EMERSON HIGH SCHOOLEMERSON, AR · 136 students
- EMERSON HIGH SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson K-120.0 mi · 67
- Northstar Middle School0.0 mi · 85
- Community School0.6 mi · 67
- International Community School0.6 mi · 421
- Lakeview Elementary0.9 mi · 602
- Benjamin Franklin Elementary1.1 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Emerson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Emerson High School?
Emerson High School enrolls approximately 67 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Emerson High School serve?
Emerson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emerson High School is approximately 7.2:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Emerson High School?
Emerson High School reports a student body of 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Emerson High School?
Emerson High School is overseen by Lake Washington School District in King County.
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