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Emerson Community Charter

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Emerson Community Charter ranks 644 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Emerson Community Charter is a public middle school serving 454 students in grades 6-8 in West Los Angeles, operating within the Los Angeles Unified district, and it has shown remarkable improvement to become a 4-star school ranking in the top quarter of all California schools.

The school's academic performance is a key strength, with students outperforming both district and state averages in English and Math, and it shows particularly effective support for students from low-income families and those in special education. This success is even more notable when compared to some nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Mark Twain Middle, and it represents a dramatic positive shift over the last decade from a much lower ranking.

A significant challenge for Emerson is student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average and higher than peers like Culver City Middle; addressing this could unlock even greater student achievement. While the school uses its resources efficiently compared to some district peers, its overall performance, though strong for Los Angeles Unified, still trails middle schools in more affluent neighboring districts like Culver City Unified and Beverly Hills Unified.

454

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,778

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Selby Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024-5716

(310) 234-3100

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Emerson Community Charter usually attend:

High:

University High School Charter

Feeder schools for Emerson Community Charter:

Elementary:	Carthay Elementary Of Environmental Studies Magnet
	Fairburn Avenue Elementary
	Roscomare Road Elementary
	Saturn Street Elementary
	More...
	Warner Avenue Elementary
	Westwood Charter Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

30.4%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg39%

California avg41%

644^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 83Middle Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	644 of 2761	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	855 of 2783	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	797 of 2781	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	869 of 2740	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	1160 of 2715	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	1167 of 2480	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	1134 of 2508	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.0	1043 of 2497	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.1	1280 of 2477	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.2	1794 of 2379	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.9	1389 of 2259	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.0	1303 of 2236	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.1	1542 of 2179	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	1400 of 2063	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	1224 of 2005	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.8	1291 of 1999	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.4	1293 of 1804	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.5	1217 of 1777	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.0	1040 of 1769	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	106 of 609	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	186 of 627	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	264 of 613	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	301 of 637	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	262 of 643	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	264 of 600	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	535 of 1531	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	341 of 1491	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	441 of 1369	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.7	706 of 1478	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	342 of 1442	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	44.9	519 of 1364	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	657 of 2533	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	807 of 2551	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	820 of 2531	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	671 of 2509	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	1107 of 2380	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	1072 of 2262	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1060 of 2395	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	1230 of 2388	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	818 of 2374	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	926 of 2359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	1203 of 2213	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1333 of 2072	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	700 of 2542	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	1315 of 2579	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	1089 of 2531	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	1365 of 2458	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1241 of 2369	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1386 of 2230	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	607 of 2534	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	821 of 2552	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	711 of 2538	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	910 of 2527	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	1036 of 2407	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	1116 of 2273	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	340 of 726	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	369 of 701	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	277 of 677	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	379 of 1566	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	370 of 1552	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	459 of 1531	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	168 of 1520	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	339 of 1537	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	325 of 1543	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	176 of 1555	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	575 of 1602	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	491 of 1496	67.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)89th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science36%+3 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 (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 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emerson Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1650 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90024	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 234-3100	454	23	19.9	57.9%	138 (30.4%)	54 (11.9%)	183 (40.3%)	30 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	71.3	644^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.7%		61.3	855^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.3%	211	35.6	35.6	65.4	59.5	55.6	60.1	50.0	39.9	44.0	44.3	$21,778	$3,247	$18,531
Daniel Webster Middle	Public	6-8	11330 West Graham Pl.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 235-4600	438	29	14.9	87.4%	33 (7.5%)	72 (16.4%)	307 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	36.9	1589^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%		23.1	2123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	23.7%	534	26.8	26.8	39.2	38.9	42.2	40.2	28.8	21.1	23.2	24.1	$27,411	$5,171	$22,240
Palms Middle	Public	6-8	10860 Woodbine St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 253-7600	1,081	55	19.6	71.5%	147 (13.6%)	270 (25.0%)	496 (45.9%)	85 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.7%)	67.4	732^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.5%		72.4	643^rd of 2783 public middle schools	76.9%	89	36.2	36.2	54.9	51.0	61.8	55.9	46.5	43.4	39.1	42.9	$19,314	$3,265	$16,049
Beverly Vista Middle	Public	6-8	200 South Elm Dr.	Beverly Hills	90212	Los Angeles County	Beverly Hills Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 229-3665	687	52	13.2	30.4%	441 (64.2%)	16 (2.3%)	55 (8.0%)	95 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	76 (11.1%)	88.4	304^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.0%		87	342^nd of 2783 public middle schools	87.7%	38	52.3	52.3	64.6	73.0	70.5	69.7	57.4	61.4	56.1	58.4	$51,410	$1,969	$49,441
Paul Revere Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Allenford Ave.	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 917-4800	1,715	72	23.7	31.5%	914 (53.3%)	150 (8.7%)	361 (21.0%)	107 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (10.4%)	91.5	239^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.3%		93.3	201^st of 2783 public middle schools	92.8%	38	49.7	49.7	72.4	79.1	69.4	73.7	63.8	70.5	60.9	65.2	$15,537	$1,711	$13,826
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2425 16th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2326	806	44	18.1	44.4%	289 (35.9%)	90 (11.2%)	362 (44.9%)	47 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	78.8	497^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.0%		76.6	556^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.0%	59	44.4	44.4	64.2	63.6	62.6	63.4	51.9	45.6	47.9	48.6
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1501 California Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 393-9227	914	44	20.6	29.5%	497 (54.4%)	60 (6.6%)	174 (19.0%)	112 (12.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.1%)	92.8	203^rd of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%		96	128^th of 2783 public middle schools	95.4%	75	53.4	53.4	80.1	83.3	71.5	78.3	63.4	67.7	58.4	63.1
Mark Twain Middle	Public	6-8	2224 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 305-3100	974	51	19.0	57.6%	176 (18.1%)	97 (10.0%)	506 (52.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (12.5%)	71	653^rd of 2761 public middle schools	76.3%		66.1	762^nd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	109	35.8	35.8	65.3	58.4	51.9	58.5	57.4	43.8	38.0	46.3	$18,563	$2,753	$15,810
Culver City Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	1,523	73	20.7	39.5%	389 (25.5%)	148 (9.7%)	546 (35.9%)	173 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	262 (17.2%)	77.9	524^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.0%		77.7	534^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.8%	10	50.6	50.6	61.2	62.7	60.4	61.4	51.1	46.9	43.5	47.2	$17,919	$580	$17,339
ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	194	11	18.0	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	76	562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		69.7	692^nd of 2783 public middle schools	75.1%	130	23.2	23.2	59.7	67.2	59.7	62.2	43.8	65.6	69.6	58.6	$26,339	$6,226	$20,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Community Charter

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Community Charter?

Students at Emerson Community Charter are 40% Hispanic, 30% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Emerson Community Charter attend?

Students who attend Emerson Community Charter usually go on to attend University High School Charter

How many students attend Emerson Community Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Emerson Community Charter.

Is Emerson Community Charter a good school?

Emerson Community Charter ranks 644^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Emerson Community Charter in?

Los Angeles Unified

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