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Charles G. Emery Elementary

Q: Is Charles G. Emery Elementary a good school?

Charles G. Emery Elementary ranks 1013 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1013^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charles G. Emery Elementary is a standout K-5 public school serving 646 students in Buena Park, consistently achieving academic excellence that significantly outshines both its own Buena Park Elementary district and the state of California.

Despite serving a student population where over half qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Emery's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are approximately 2.5 to 3 times higher than other schools in its own district, such as James A. Whitaker Elementary and Carl E. Gilbert Elementary. The school is exceptionally effective with vulnerable groups, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for English Language Learners and maintaining a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2%, far below the district and state averages.

Emery's success is particularly notable because it achieves these results with resources and class sizes similar to lower-performing neighboring schools. While schools in adjacent districts like Robert C. Fisler Elementary in the Fullerton Elementary district post higher scores, they serve a less economically disadvantaged population, making Emery's sustained high performance over the past decade a compelling case of effective and equitable education.

646

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,941

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8600 Somerset St.
Buena Park, CA 90621-1402

(714) 521-5134

District: Buena Park Elementary

Students who attend Charles G. Emery Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.0%

Hispanic:

31.1%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2022 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Buena Park Elementary

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2022) to 83rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,013^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Buena Park Elementary

855^th of 1,543Buena Park Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	1013 of 5857	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	772 of 5869	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	781 of 5859	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	735 of 5883	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	1370 of 5789	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	1074 of 5662	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	1071 of 5692	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	1111 of 5614	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	1070 of 5611	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	1385 of 5530	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	1310 of 5390	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	1051 of 5377	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	1134 of 5314	78.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.3	937 of 5193	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	1248 of 5113	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	60.9	1780 of 5113	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	1361 of 4818	71.8%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	1355 of 4822	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	65.9	1446 of 4809	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	531 of 1203	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	488 of 1205	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	489 of 1190	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	604 of 1154	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	613 of 1149	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	460 of 1071	57.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	16 of 3162	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	40 of 3245	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	181 of 3311	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	57.3	916 of 3275	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	470 of 3246	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	1070 of 5597	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	731 of 5612	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	818 of 5609	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	885 of 5635	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	943 of 5492	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	713 of 5413	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	1485 of 5107	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	1162 of 5107	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1555 of 5087	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	964 of 5084	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	2116 of 4963	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1905 of 4830	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	632 of 5460	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	501 of 5517	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	265 of 5363	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	88 of 5264	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	1061 of 5173	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	745 of 5084	85.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	927 of 5628	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	758 of 5643	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	701 of 5638	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	584 of 5663	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	1652 of 5510	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	1389 of 5431	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	1090 of 2847	61.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+27 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charles G. Emery Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 Somerset St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-5134	646	25	26.3	55.3%	31 (4.8%)	7 (1.1%)	201 (31.1%)	368 (57.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	83.1	1013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		88.6	772^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.8%	241	54.4		54.4	50.5	64.2	73.5				62.8	58.9	69.1	65.8				64.8				$19,941	$18,806	$1,135
Eastwood Elementary	Public	K-5	15730 Pescados Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2650	351	15	23.1	55.8%	47 (13.4%)	10 (2.8%)	177 (50.4%)	90 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	55.7	2260^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.4%		70	1596^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.8%	664	28.3		28.3	55.3	48.2	41.7				47.8	59.6	50.0	33.9				46.9				$28,422	$27,878	$544
Robert C. Fisler Elementary	Public	K-8	1350 Starbuck St.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-2890	892	33	27.2	28.4%	32 (3.6%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.2%)	760 (85.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	97	155^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.4	131^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	24	60.4	76.5	68.3	74.5	85.7	84.9	94.3	96.0	94.9	88.6	84.2	87.0	80.2	84.0	96.1	84.7	86.1				$14,548	$14,244	$304
Valencia Park Elementary	Public	K-6	3441 West Valencia Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7755	398	13	30.6	85.4%	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	359 (90.2%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	23.4	4552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.7	4895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	343	18.0		18.0	25.0	33.3	36.7	29.6			31.3	22.5	24.2	30.0	10.7			21.7				$16,692	$15,710	$982
Sunset Lane Elementary	Public	K-6	2030 Sunset Ln.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7750	700	24	29.7	41.9%	60 (8.6%)	8 (1.1%)	179 (25.6%)	424 (60.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.0%)	88.8	727^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.6%		90.4	676^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	51	53.7		53.7	58.0	71.7	73.7	79.6			70.5	69.0	72.8	60.6	64.5			66.8				$13,958	$13,654	$304
La Pluma Elementary	Public	K-5	14420 La Pluma Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3205	284	12	23.4	55.6%	41 (14.4%)	6 (2.1%)	195 (68.7%)	27 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (4.9%)	47.5	2733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	53.3%		69	1638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.1%	1095	29.2		29.2	37.1	47.9	54.2				47.3	37.1	39.6	31.3				35.9				$28,768	$28,580	$188
James A. Whitaker Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Montana St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 521-9770	559	27	20.7	91.9%	26 (4.7%)	17 (3.0%)	453 (81.0%)	42 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.5%)	21.5	4709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.6%		23.4	4543^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.6%	166	15.5		15.5	17.8	28.6	27.8				25.2	25.4	30.1	24.7				26.7	96.5	98.3	97.4	$19,541	$18,322	$1,219
Escalona Elementary	Public	K-5	15135 Escalona Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2745	424	19	22.3	51.7%	58 (13.7%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.7%)	35 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	66.4	1769^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		72.9	1455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.2%	314	46.3		46.3	46.4	55.6	64.8				54.8	56.5	42.6	40.7				47.5				$28,887	$28,398	$489
Carl E. Gilbert Elementary	Public	K-5	7255 Eighth St.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-7281	490	18	27.0	93.9%	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.9%)	429 (87.6%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (3.1%)	16.1	5174^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.7	4962^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	212	16.3		16.3	16.0	21.5	21.3				19.7	26.3	21.8	19.0				22.3	98.1		98.1	$20,809	$19,576	$1,233
Fern Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	1400 West Fern Dr.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7710	372	15	24.8	59.7%	91 (24.5%)	2 (0.5%)	190 (51.1%)	50 (13.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.4	2148^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.5	2316^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.5%	168	42.0		42.0	34.5	43.6	49.0	60.4			46.1	41.7	54.8	38.0	52.1			46.8				$15,501	$15,002	$499

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles G. Emery Elementary

What district is Charles G. Emery Elementary in?

Buena Park Elementary

How many students attend Charles G. Emery Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Charles G. Emery Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Charles G. Emery Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles G. Emery Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gordon H. Beatty Middle

What is the racial makeup of Charles G. Emery Elementary?

Students at Charles G. Emery Elementary are 57% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% African American.

Is Charles G. Emery Elementary a good school?

Charles G. Emery Elementary ranks 1013^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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