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Emery Secondary

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Emery Secondary ranks 1568 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 27% of California high schools

Summary

Emery Secondary is a small public high school serving about 162 students in grades 9-12 within the Emery Unified district in Emeryville, CA, offering a low student-teacher ratio of about 12-to-1.

The school has a significant strength in its very high graduation rate of 95.7%, but this contrasts with lower scores in math and English compared to many nearby schools and a major challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which is nearly double the state average. Its academic performance has shown considerable ups and downs from year to year, more so than neighboring schools like Oakland Technical High or Oakland School for the Arts, which maintain more consistent results.

When compared to a demographically similar school like the Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy, which has a much lower absenteeism rate, addressing attendance appears to be a key opportunity for improvement. Despite its small size and higher per-student spending, Emery Secondary's outcomes lag behind some larger area schools, suggesting that its resources and personalized environment have not yet translated into stable academic achievement.

162

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,640

Per pupil spending ?

60.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Steve Dain Dr.
Emeryville, CA 94608-2908

(510) 601-4998

District: Emery Unified

Feeder schools for Emery Secondary:

Elementary:

Anna Yates Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.8%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Asian:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,568^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1152^nd of 1,543Emery 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1568 of 2162	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.3	976 of 2159	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	752 of 2170	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	1282 of 2123	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	948 of 1290	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1037 of 2133	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1068 of 2017	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1283 of 2021	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	1257 of 2039	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	1250 of 1994	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1427 of 2426	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.9	1279 of 2354	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.8	1414 of 2367	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.9	1465 of 2281	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.4	922 of 2238	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	34.0	1068 of 2117	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.4	1007 of 2063	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	37.0	923 of 1968	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.0	858 of 1901	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	17.1	1389 of 1653	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	315 of 523	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	148 of 517	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	98 of 521	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	283 of 522	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	278 of 592	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	209 of 582	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1576 of 1906	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.8	832 of 1915	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	528 of 1915	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	36.5	1139 of 1858	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.9	929 of 1054	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	985 of 1833	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1216 of 1760	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	1261 of 1917	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	914 of 1861	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	421 of 1814	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	40.0	1100 of 1742	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1540 of 2013	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	745 of 2026	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	840 of 2030	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	1089 of 1943	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	894 of 1126	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	846 of 1937	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	743 of 1862	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1312 of 1942	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	939 of 1948	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1062 of 1963	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1280 of 1916	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	788 of 1122	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	978 of 1880	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	861 of 1834	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)34th percentile-31 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science5%-27 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emery Secondary	Public	9-12	1100 Steve Dain Dr.	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4998	162	14	11.6	60.5%	14 (8.6%)	71 (43.8%)	37 (22.8%)	19 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	18 (11.1%)	26	1568^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		51.3	976^th of 2159 public high schools	54.8%	592		2.9	7.5	5.4				37.1	37.1				17.1	17.1	$29,640	$28,182	$1,458
Young Adult Program	Public	12	915 54th St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5003	126	11	11.4	87.3%	10 (7.9%)	48 (38.1%)	45 (35.7%)	17 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)								(n/a)															$1,620	$00	$1,620
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15.0	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	41.8	1218^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.9	817^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	401	19.0	15.1		17.4	20.3	20.5	38.0	58.5	33.1	6.8	2.6	19.0	15.1	10.8
Oakland International High	Public	9-12	4521 Webster St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1353	270	29	9.2	99.3%	21 (7.8%)	13 (4.8%)	215 (79.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	7	2147^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%		8.3	2147^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$53,230	$49,820	$3,410
McClymonds High	Public	9-12	2607 Myrtle St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2303	273	25	10.8	96.0%	9 (3.3%)	191 (70.0%)	45 (16.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.2%)	15.2	1800^th of 2162 public high schools	16.7%		13.5	1869^th of 2159 public high schools	13.4%	69		7.3		8.0				17.5	17.5				8.3	8.3	$41,075	$38,888	$2,187
Oakland Technical High	Public	9-12	4351 Broadway	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2305	1,812	103	17.5	70.2%	321 (17.7%)	568 (31.3%)	369 (20.4%)	292 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	240 (13.2%)	72.2	557^th of 2162 public high schools	74.2%		65.7	638^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	81			28.5	28.4				60.1	60.1				37.7	37.7	$22,970	$20,396	$2,574
Street Academy Alternative High	Public	9-12	417 29th St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2313	77	4	21.7	90.9%	1 (1.3%)	31 (40.3%)	36 (46.8%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	11.2	1954^th of 2162 public high schools	9.6%		16.9	1760^th of 2159 public high schools	18.5%	194		0.0	9.1	4.2				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$26,703	$24,888	$1,815
Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High	Public	9-12	1240 18th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2309	58	7	8.3	100.0%	3 (5.2%)	23 (39.7%)	26 (44.8%)	3 (5.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	7	2148^th of 2162 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)								0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$73,315	$70,828	$2,487
Berkeley Technology Academy	Public	10-12	2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Wa	Berkeley	94704	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6159	54	6	9.1	55.6%	5 (9.3%)	29 (53.7%)	14 (25.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)	11.3	1949^th of 2162 public high schools	9.9%		8.6	2137^th of 2159 public high schools	1.0%	188								18.2	18.2				0.0	0.0	$78,635	$76,796	$1,839
Oakland School for the Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	530 18th St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland School for the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 873-8800	828	40	20.5	28.7%	213 (25.7%)	210 (25.4%)	173 (20.9%)	45 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	153 (18.5%)	81.6	389^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%		94.2	126^th of 2159 public high schools	94.2%	263	37.6	42.9		40.1	51.7	53.0	56.0	88.5	61.6	31.0	31.9	38.1	34.3	33.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Emery Secondary

How many students attend Emery Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Emery Secondary.

What is the racial makeup of Emery Secondary?

Students at Emery Secondary are 44% African American, 23% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 9% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Emery Secondary?

Emery Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anna Yates Elementary

Is Emery Secondary a good school?

Emery Secondary ranks 1568^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Emery Secondary in?

Emery Unified

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