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Emerson Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary is a K–6 school with 669 students in Riverside, serving families in the Riverside Unified area. Its clearest challenge is math: in 2025–26, 18% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide, 34% in the district, and a 35% average at nine nearby district schools. Emerson’s result was lower than every one of those nearby schools.

Science is Emerson’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, the district, and the state, though results remain below all three benchmarks. Its 22% proficiency was 6 percentage points below the nearby-school average, 11 points below the district, and 14 points below the state; three nearby schools scored lower. ELA proficiency was 29%, compared with a 42% nearby average, 47% in the district, and 49% statewide. That is a 13-point gap to nearby schools and an 18-point gap to the district—the largest of Emerson’s district gaps.

Results have been mostly flat or uneven, with a recent setback: since 2022–23, ELA is down about 1 percentage point, math is down 5 points, and science is nearly unchanged. Over that period, the gaps from state results widened by 3 points in ELA, 8 in math, and 6 in science. Emerson fell from the 28th statewide percentile in each year from 2021–22 through 2024–25 to the 17th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, according to SchoolDigger. Chronic absenteeism improved from 44% in 2021–22 to 22% in 2025–26, but remains above the district’s 17% and state’s 18%. The 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 22.9, near the middle of nearby schools; 84% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 effectiveness ranking for Special Education Students was at the 53rd percentile, compared with the school’s overall 17th percentile; its English Language Learner ranking fell from the 33rd percentile in 2021–22 to the 8th in 2023–24. Nearby averages include nine district schools; REACH is not included because current-year scores were unavailable.

669

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,029

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

95%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

4660 Ottawa Ave.
Riverside, CA 92507-5823

(951) 788-7462

District: Riverside Unified

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	University Heights Middle
High:	John W. North High
	Riverside STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.2%

African American:

10.9%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

California avg42%

4,815^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Riverside Unified

759^th of 1,530Riverside 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
2026	20.0	4815 of 5817	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	4224 of 5857	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	4205 of 5869	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4209 of 5859	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	4261 of 5883	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3722 of 5789	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3706 of 5662	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	3211 of 5692	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.6	3728 of 5614	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	3398 of 5611	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.6	3210 of 5530	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	2733 of 5390	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	3168 of 5377	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	3278 of 5314	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.1	3170 of 5193	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.0	2827 of 5113	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.4	2049 of 5113	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	2227 of 4818	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	1534 of 4822	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.3	1995 of 4809	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	256 of 508	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	211 of 569	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	317 of 663	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	319 of 747	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	224 of 700	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	1981 of 2227	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	2254 of 2585	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1307 of 2128	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.9	2901 of 3162	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	2347 of 3245	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	2218 of 3311	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1722 of 3275	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1887 of 3246	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4730 of 5581	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	4237 of 5597	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	4207 of 5612	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	4155 of 5609	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3951 of 5635	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3694 of 5492	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4070 of 5413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	4059 of 5094	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	3323 of 5107	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3493 of 5107	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3944 of 5087	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3723 of 5084	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	3040 of 4963	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3341 of 4830	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	4497 of 5423	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	3542 of 5460	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3611 of 5517	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3693 of 5363	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	3541 of 5264	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	3318 of 5173	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3359 of 5084	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4537 of 5603	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	3871 of 5628	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3844 of 5643	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3940 of 5638	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4255 of 5663	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3443 of 5510	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3176 of 5431	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	1366 of 2927	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	1491 of 2847	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1566 of 2635	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	1140 of 2420	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.8	871 of 2661	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	1577 of 2737	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)67th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-6	4660 Ottawa Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7462	669	29	22.9	84.3%	38 (5.7%)	73 (10.9%)	510 (76.2%)	27 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	20	4815^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.2%		27	4224^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%	591	21.6		21.6	18.8	24.5	30.7	40.8			29.0	14.1	19.2	18.2	19.4			17.8	95%	0%	$20,029	$941	$19,088
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K-6	3691 Franklin Ave	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7335	701	30	23.3	93.0%	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	633 (90.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.0%)	25.2	4373^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.8%		17.6	5047^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	674	18.1		18.1	28.9	34.2	33.3	29.5			31.3	34.0	32.5	17.0	22.9			26.6	84%	0%	$18,519	$965	$17,554
Alcott Elementary	Public	K-6	2433 Central Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7451	603	23	26.1	62.5%	153 (25.4%)	34 (5.6%)	371 (61.5%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.5%)	44.9	2923^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	49.8%		38.5	3314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.4%	391	25.0		25.0	35.1	47.7	39.0	52.4			43.6	42.6	38.6	25.0	42.7			37.1	≥ 98%		$19,069	$874	$18,195
REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3422 Rustin Ave.	Riverside	91716	Riverside County	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 275-8820	645	23	28.0	57.1%	93 (14.4%)	106 (16.4%)	345 (53.5%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	57 (8.8%)	63	1928^th of 5817 public elementary schools	66.9%		53	2435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.4%	507	42.4	28.6	38.9	54.4	50.6	58.1	56.0	50.0	56.7	54.1	51.1	46.2	40.7	34.5	27.7	16.7	39.2	97%	0%	$19,032	$972	$18,060
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-6	2910 Arlington Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7441	488	22	22.1	81.6%	49 (10.0%)	13 (2.7%)	402 (82.4%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	34.4	3634^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.5%		41.2	3138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.4%	496	18.5		18.5	23.3	44.0	42.6	41.3			38.3	30.2	36.0	29.6	28.3			31.1	89%	0%	$21,202	$1,190	$20,012
Harada Elementary	Public	K-6	700 Highlander Dr.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7292	603	27	22.1	89.9%	46 (7.6%)	75 (12.4%)	421 (69.8%)	31 (5.1%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	15.1	5215^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.8	5363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.4%	148	12.0		12.0	15.6	24.5	18.7	30.7			22.2	25.6	18.3	20.3	14.5			19.8	88%	0%	$19,547	$1,105	$18,442
Castle View Elementary	Public	K-6	6201 Shaker Dr.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7460	684	31	22.0	52.9%	118 (17.3%)	34 (5.0%)	475 (69.4%)	24 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.1%)	69.1	1622^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	72.1%		63.5	1902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	67.5%	280	41.2		41.2	53.3	56.5	52.9	59.8			55.6	63.3	48.2	47.1	43.7			50.7	93%	1%	$18,347	$485	$17,862
Pachappa Elementary	Public	K-6	6200 Riverside Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7355	676	28	23.8	76.9%	108 (16.0%)	29 (4.3%)	475 (70.3%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.7%)	57.1	2206^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.1%		66.1	1786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.5%	420	36.6		36.6	53.6	46.7	46.2	50.7			49.1	66.7	26.6	43.0	41.1			43.9	87%	1%	$19,683	$594	$19,089
Bryant Elementary	Public	K-6	4324 Third St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7453	332	14	23.7	81.0%	41 (12.3%)	26 (7.8%)	241 (72.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	53.3	2420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.4%		44.9	2893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	50.6%	473	31.4		31.4	35.6	56.5	51.4	52.1			48.9	41.3	40.4	31.4	45.8			40.3	93%	0%	$20,551	$955	$19,596
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K-6	3975 Maplewood Pl.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7274	535	21	25.1	73.1%	111 (20.7%)	16 (3.0%)	375 (70.1%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.0%)	57.8	2168^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.7%		66.3	1773^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	69.7%	395	37.5		37.5	42.1	60.0	56.9	54.2			53.1	48.7	38.6	36.1	36.1			40.0	98%	0%	$18,595	$651	$17,944

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary

Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Emerson Elementary in?

Riverside Unified

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% African American, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 669 students attended Emerson Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Emerson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : University Heights Middle
High : John W. North High
High : Riverside STEM Academy

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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