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Emerson Elementary

Q: Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks 3183 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3183^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary is a public K-8 school in Compton, California, serving 570 students. The school is part of the Compton Unified School District, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Emerson Elementary's performance on standardized tests lags behind both the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Emerson students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 25% in 7th grade to 43.75% in 3rd grade, compared to the district's 44.69% to 57.3% and the state's 44.21% to 49.65%. In Mathematics, Emerson's proficiency rates were 17.19% to 57.81%, versus the district's 32.99% to 57.85% and the state's 33.94% to 46.3%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% to 30.4% in recent years.

Interestingly, Emerson Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than nearby Foster Elementary, Rosecrans Elementary, and Kelly Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. While Emerson spends more per student than the district and state averages, this additional funding has not translated to better academic outcomes, suggesting that other factors, such as instructional practices and school climate, may play a crucial role in student success.

544

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,018

Per pupil spending ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1011 East Caldwell St.
Compton, CA 90221-4340

(310) 898-6170

District: Compton Unified

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

High:

Manuel Dominguez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

African American:

14.0%

Pacific Islander:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 20 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg41%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,183^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,062^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2022

From bottom 29% (2022) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton Unified 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3183 of 5857	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4614 of 5869	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3938 of 5859	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3910 of 5883	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3732 of 5789	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4374 of 5662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	3611 of 5692	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.3	4235 of 5614	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	3988 of 5611	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.6	3700 of 5530	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.1	4304 of 5390	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	4895 of 5377	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	4064 of 5314	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4316 of 5193	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	4570 of 5113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	4582 of 5113	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.3	3499 of 4818	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	4283 of 4822	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	3836 of 4809	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	94 of 569	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	218 of 593	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	298 of 661	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	229 of 663	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	358 of 747	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	370 of 700	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	1583 of 2585	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	952 of 2128	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.6	1313 of 3162	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	2302 of 3245	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.0	1142 of 3311	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	1699 of 3275	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	2480 of 3246	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3039 of 5597	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4176 of 5612	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3365 of 5609	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3804 of 5635	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3420 of 5492	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	4081 of 5413	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	1859 of 5107	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	3264 of 5107	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2486 of 5087	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	2494 of 5084	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	2374 of 4963	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	3071 of 4830	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2228 of 5460	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	3895 of 5517	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2863 of 5363	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2695 of 5264	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2998 of 5173	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3632 of 5084	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	3120 of 5628	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	4534 of 5643	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	4156 of 5638	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3655 of 5663	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3706 of 5510	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.3	4350 of 5431	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2062 of 2761	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	2094 of 2783	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1784 of 2781	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1933 of 2740	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	460 of 627	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.8	193 of 613	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	347 of 637	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	1414 of 1531	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	898 of 1478	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	575 of 1540	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	2019 of 2533	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1839 of 2551	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1421 of 2531	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1686 of 2509	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	1008 of 2380	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1428 of 2395	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1380 of 2388	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1170 of 2374	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1318 of 2359	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.1	378 of 2213	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1703 of 2542	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1802 of 2579	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	1305 of 2531	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1482 of 2458	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	471 of 2369	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1832 of 2534	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2004 of 2552	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1832 of 2538	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1825 of 2527	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	1011 of 2407	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1197 of 1566	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1352 of 1552	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1234 of 1531	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

African American (2024)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science12%-20 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-8	1011 East Caldwell St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6170	544	23	23.8	90.6%	4 (0.7%)	76 (14.0%)	448 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	40.5	3183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	45.7%		22.6	4614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	1431	16.4	9.2	12.5	43.8	38.4	30.8	34.9	25.0	33.9	34.6	57.8	41.3	23.6	27.9	17.2	21.5	32.2	95.4				96.9		$19,018	$14,406	$4,612
Kelly Elementary	Public	K-8	2320 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6410	685	26	25.8	89.6%	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	607 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55.5	2273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.7	2361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	59.8%	88	28.6	25.4	27.3	42.1	42.1	48.2	55.4	59.7	69.5	51.8	52.0	39.5	47.6	43.1	39.7	37.3	43.6							$17,875	$13,456	$4,419
King Elementary	Public	K-5	145 East Artesia Blvd.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-1232	598	25	23.4	76.4%	5 (0.8%)	69 (11.5%)	488 (81.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	26.1	4309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.4%		25.7	4296^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.8%	13	20.7		20.7	36.6	32.3	23.9				30.9	29.5	32.3	17.4				26.4	96.9	98.4	97.7		96.9	96.9	$25,192	$23,520	$1,672
Robert F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-8	1305 South Oleander St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6420	610	27	22.5	88.0%	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	557 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	40.8	3167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		36.2	3422^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	255	13.9	15.4	14.3	40.3	37.2	42.2	57.4	49.0	57.7	45.5	46.3	33.3	25.0	29.5	30.0	34.6	33.2	96.5	96.5					$17,765	$13,090	$4,675
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	700 North Bradfield Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6350	534	20	26.8	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	490 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	37.8	3356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.7%		36.5	3403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	42.0%	47	9.8	3.2	7.6	40.3	48.4	27.9	27.5	49.2	48.4	39.9	54.0	56.5	21.3	11.8	22.0	12.9	32.1	97.4				97.4		$19,032	$14,350	$4,682
Mayo Elementary	Public	K-8	915 North Mayo Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6310	440	18	24.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	412 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	56.4	2233^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.4	2711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.8%	478	27.4		27.4	45.1	41.9	47.9	61.8			47.5	59.7	25.8	47.2	67.7			48.3							$20,505	$15,886	$4,619
Powell Academy for Success	Public	K-8	150 Victoria St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 631-8794	706	29	24.3	80.0%	11 (1.6%)	170 (24.1%)	456 (64.6%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	23 (3.3%)	34.7	3607^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.4%		35.1	3508^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.2%	99	18.1	16.1	17.1	29.7	30.8	41.9	40.7	33.3	41.6	36.9	32.8	35.4	35.1	26.7	27.6	23.3	29.8	94.2	95.7			95.7	97.1	$24,762	$22,356	$2,406
Foster Elementary	Public	K-5	1620 North Pannes St.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6180	398	16	24.8	84.9%	3 (0.8%)	42 (10.6%)	351 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83.3	1000^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		54	2346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.0%	1346	51.6		51.6	51.6	72.6	73.8				65.8	59.4	75.8	55.7				63.6	92.9	94.6	94.6	94.6	92.9	94.6	$19,937	$15,280	$4,657
Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-8	1301 North Acacia Ave.	Compton	90227	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6360	459	18	24.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	413 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.5	3844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		41.8	3085^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.4%	759	16.7	8.7	14.7	29.5	36.7	34.7	43.8	53.9	39.1	36.8	36.4	35.0	29.2	18.8	57.7	17.4	32.8	95.3				95.3	96.9	$18,771	$14,312	$4,459
Dickison Elementary	Public	K-8	905 North Aranbe St.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6160	681	28	24.3	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.2%)	620 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	49.4	2628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.1%		37.7	3322^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	694	19.4	13.6	18.1	59.6	42.4	52.2	38.3	50.0	42.9	48.9	46.3	41.2	26.4	35.4	45.5	31.8	38.7	91.3	93.5			92.4		$16,753	$12,548	$4,205

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary

What district is Emerson Elementary in?

Compton Unified

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks 3183^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Manuel Dominguez High

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Emerson Elementary.

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