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Emerson Parkside Academy

Q: Is Emerson Parkside Academy a good school?

Emerson Parkside Academy ranks 938 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

938^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Parkside Academy is a well-regarded public elementary school (grades K-5) serving 356 students in the Long Beach Unified district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 school year.

The school stands out from many nearby schools like Burcham Elementary and Bixby Elementary with a significantly lower student-teacher ratio, allowing for more individualized attention, and it excels in student attendance with a chronic absenteeism rate far below the district average. It also demonstrates a notable strength in effectively serving its special education students. However, when compared to top-performing schools in the neighboring Los Alamitos Unified district, such as Jack L. Weaver Elementary, a significant performance gap exists, highlighting differences that may be related to district-level factors.

While Emerson Parkside maintains strong performance in English and math, it shows a relative weakness in science proficiency compared to peers like Prisk Elementary. The school's performance has been consistent overall but shows some year-to-year volatility, particularly for certain student subgroups. Its higher per-student spending aligns with its lower class sizes and strong attendance, which has rebounded impressively since the pandemic.

356

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,707

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2625 Josie Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90815-1511

(562) 420-2631

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Emerson Parkside Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Stanford Middle
High:	Millikan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.2%

Hispanic:

31.5%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Long Beach Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg42%

California avg41%

938^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

606^th of 1,543Long Beach 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	84.6	938 of 5857	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	674 of 5869	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	823 of 5859	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	1045 of 5883	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	132 of 1417	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	782 of 5789	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	716 of 5662	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	751 of 5692	86.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	957 of 5614	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	867 of 5611	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	1101 of 5530	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	881 of 5390	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.1	937 of 5377	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	1494 of 5314	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	1047 of 5193	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	1272 of 5113	75.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	1369 of 5113	73.2%	★★★★☆
2006	57.6	1843 of 4818	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.1	1617 of 4822	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.4	1693 of 4809	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	89.8	181 of 2585	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	319 of 2128	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	767 of 5597	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	677 of 5612	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	712 of 5609	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	1296 of 5635	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	154 of 1267	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	853 of 5492	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	675 of 5413	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	1072 of 5107	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	94.2	196 of 5107	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	180 of 5087	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	166 of 5084	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	483 of 4963	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	345 of 4830	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	1188 of 5460	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	410 of 5517	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	655 of 5363	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	1116 of 5264	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	95.4	23 of 1110	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	639 of 5173	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	856 of 5084	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	1046 of 5628	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	659 of 5643	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	902 of 5638	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	772 of 5663	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	107 of 1272	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	711 of 5510	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	753 of 5431	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	162 of 2847	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	166 of 2635	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	225 of 2420	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	451 of 2598	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	337 of 2651	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	642 of 2661	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	1070 of 2726	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.8	277 of 2834	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	212 of 2737	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics61%+23 vs state

Science47%+14 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 (2024)
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 Parkside Academy	Public	K-5	2625 Josie Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2631	356	18	19.9	25.3%	143 (40.2%)	18 (5.1%)	112 (31.5%)	37 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.6%)	84.6	938^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.0%		90.5	674^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	264	46.7		46.7	67.9	70.2	73.3				70.5	67.9	64.9	50.0				60.7							$22,707	$3,826	$18,881
Prisk Elementary	Public	K-5	2375 Fanwood Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 598-9601	469	18	26.8	27.3%	128 (27.3%)	30 (6.4%)	189 (40.3%)	49 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (14.7%)	94.4	371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.7%		94.9	353^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.0%	18	64.7		64.7	74.1	80.3	83.3				79.5	76.5	74.2	67.7				72.3	93.2	94.6		96.0	93.2	97.3	$20,898	$3,617	$17,281
Cubberley K-8	Public	K-8	3200 Monogram Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-8810	951	39	24.5	26.9%	333 (35.0%)	68 (7.2%)	347 (36.5%)	59 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	141 (14.8%)	86.5	850^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.2	803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	47	53.9	47.2	50.0	80.4	61.6	68.5	68.7	73.4	69.8	70.6	79.2	58.8	53.9	57.0	56.1	42.9	57.2	98.1				98.1		$20,034	$3,450	$16,584
Tincher Preparatory	Public	K-8	1701 Petaluma Ave.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 493-2636	837	36	23.3	33.0%	233 (27.8%)	51 (6.1%)	324 (38.7%)	127 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	94 (11.2%)	92.6	506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.4%		89.7	718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.8%	212	64.6	29.9	48.1	72.1	75.3	86.5	69.5	73.9	64.4	73.8	70.9	67.4	70.8	66.3	45.2	56.3	62.8							$18,779	$3,494	$15,285
Gant Elementary	Public	K-5	1854 Britton Dr.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 430-3384	657	28	23.4	26.0%	219 (33.3%)	39 (5.9%)	206 (31.4%)	89 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	101 (15.4%)	95.3	302^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		96	263^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	39	57.8		57.8	84.7	76.6	86.3				82.5	84.7	76.6	71.6				77.8	97.0	97.0			97.8		$19,156	$3,585	$15,571
Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	5335 East Pavo St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2697	562	21	26.7	28.3%	178 (31.7%)	43 (7.7%)	183 (32.6%)	89 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.9%)	90.4	634^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		90.9	644^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.0%	10	63.3		63.3	78.2	70.4	72.2				73.7	69.0	69.1	59.5				66.0							$17,750	$3,496	$14,254
Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	11481 Foster Rd.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4540	603	23	26.2	19.1%	193 (32.0%)	8 (1.3%)	195 (32.3%)	118 (19.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (13.9%)	97	147^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.3	138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.6%	9	69.3		69.3	75.5	87.1	88.1				83.8	80.9	96.0	75.3				84.1							$14,309	$517	$13,792
Henry	Public	K-5	3720 Canehill Ave.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-3754	796	29	27.4	22.9%	165 (20.7%)	15 (1.9%)	516 (64.8%)	36 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57 (7.2%)	81.7	1091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.3	983^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.3%	108	45.0		45.0	60.3	71.8	66.7				66.3	66.7	61.1	50.8				59.7	95.7	98.1	98.1		98.1	97.5	$15,713	$3,174	$12,539
Burcham Elementary	Public	K-5	5610 East Monlaco Rd.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-2685	412	16	26.5	36.2%	118 (28.6%)	28 (6.8%)	191 (46.4%)	30 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.5%)	81.4	1103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		77.8	1257^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	154	46.9		46.9	56.9	61.9	68.8				62.7	69.5	61.9	54.7				61.8	87.5	94.4			94.4	95.8	$19,356	$3,529	$15,827
Bixby Elementary	Public	K-5	5251 East Stearns St.	Long Beach	90815	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 498-3794	548	20	27.4	32.1%	92 (16.8%)	53 (9.7%)	331 (60.4%)	19 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.3%)	76	1332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.3%		76.5	1315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.6%	17	43.6		43.6	54.2	62.4	74.4				63.8	49.3	62.8	48.7				54.0							$17,224	$3,522	$13,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Parkside Academy

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Parkside Academy?

Students at Emerson Parkside Academy are 40% White, 31% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 5% African American.

What district is Emerson Parkside Academy in?

Long Beach Unified

How many students attend Emerson Parkside Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Emerson Parkside Academy.

Is Emerson Parkside Academy a good school?

Emerson Parkside Academy ranks 938^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Parkside Academy attend?

Students who attend Emerson Parkside Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stanford Middle
High : Millikan High

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