Emerson Community Charter

Summary:

Emerson Community Charter is a public charter middle school located in Los Angeles, CA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 492 students. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which is ranked 871 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Community Charter consistently outperforms the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments, with 51.84% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 36.48% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 43.06% and 32.83% for Los Angeles Unified, and 47.04% and 35.54% for California, respectively. The school also performs well for its African American, White, Special Education, and Disabled student populations, ranking in the top 25% of California middle schools in these areas. However, Emerson has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.9% in 2017-2018 to 31.3% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby middle schools and the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Emerson Community Charter generally outperforms the other Los Angeles Unified schools, such as Mark Twain Middle, Daniel Webster Middle, and Palms Middle, in academic assessments. However, it lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified and Culver City Unified districts, such as Lincoln Middle and Culver City Middle. Emerson Community Charter serves a more economically diverse student population, with 49.37% to 54.63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public, Charter 6-8

 1650 Selby Ave.
       Los Angeles, CA  90024-5716


(310) 234-3100

District: Los Angeles Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
852nd of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,340 Help


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
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  516

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.6%
White:
27.7%
African American:
13.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50% Help


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Compare Details Emerson Community Charter ranks better than 69.3% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 16th among 83 ranked middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.26. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Emerson Community Charter is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.6%), White (27.7%), African American (13.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Emerson Community Charter is 21.3. 72 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Emerson Community Charter is $10,340. 42 middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Emerson Community Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Emerson Community Charter 852nd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Emerson Community Charter in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Los Angeles Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Angeles Unified 871st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Emerson Community Charter

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Rank History for all students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 36.99 1040th 1769 41.2%
2005 30.49 1217th 1777 31.5%
2006 28.35 1293rd 1804 28.3%
2007 33.78 1291st 1999 35.4%
2008 37.60 1224th 2005 39.0%
2009 32.51 1400th 2063 32.1%
2010 31.10 1542nd 2179 29.2%
2011 41.95 1303rd 2236 41.7%
2012 38.90 1389th 2259 38.5%
2013 27.15 1794th 2379 24.6%
2015 42.13 1280th 2477 48.3%
2016 52.95 1043rd 2497 58.2%
2017 48.81 1134th 2508 54.8%
2018 46.93 1167th 2480 52.9%
2019 49.56 1160th 2715 57.3%
2022 61.48 869th 2740 68.3%
2023 63.73 800th 2802 71.4%
2024 61.26 852nd 2777 69.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 60.60 278th 678 59.0%
2024 48.67 368th 699 47.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.94 519th 1364 62.0%
2019 55.98 342nd 1442 76.3%
2024 40.70 706th 1477 52.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.41 460th 1538 70.1%
2024 62.84 369th 1550 76.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.08 1386th 2230 37.8%
2019 43.00 1241st 2369 47.6%
2022 39.15 1365th 2458 44.5%
2023 47.93 1096th 2549 57.0%
2024 41.73 1312th 2575 49.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.77 1072nd 2262 52.6%
2019 48.10 1107th 2380 53.5%
2022 66.96 671st 2509 73.3%
2023 59.96 823rd 2547 67.7%
2024 61.04 805th 2546 68.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.23 441st 1369 67.8%
2019 64.81 341st 1491 77.1%
2022 51.70 535th 1531 65.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.32 1116th 2273 50.9%
2019 49.31 1036th 2407 57.0%
2022 56.06 910th 2527 64.0%
2023 65.08 714th 2558 72.1%
2024 59.80 818th 2547 67.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.10 264th 600 56.0%
2019 52.65 262nd 643 59.3%
2022 45.17 301st 637 52.7%
2023 49.84 264th 614 57.0%
2024 61.38 185th 626 70.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.02 1333rd 2072 35.7%
2019 41.63 1203rd 2213 45.6%
2022 52.25 926th 2359 60.7%
2023 55.90 821st 2391 65.7%
2024 42.15 1227th 2383 48.5%
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Rank History for White students at Emerson Community Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.81 491st 1496 67.2%
2019 63.54 575th 1602 64.1%
2022 83.59 176th 1555 88.7%
2023 74.84 328th 1552 78.9%
2024 74.59 338th 1535 78.0%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Emerson Community Charter

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 544 398 168 392 5 n/a n/a 0 1507
1989 556 390 146 412 13 n/a n/a 0 1517
1990 464 453 140 505 9 n/a n/a 0 1571
1991 467 449 146 526 5 n/a n/a 0 1593
1992 438 430 142 546 4 n/a n/a 0 1560
1993 390 419 157 530 7 n/a n/a 0 1503
1994 364 430 182 479 7 n/a n/a 0 1462
1995 351 397 137 425 4 n/a n/a 0 1314
1996 351 397 137 425 4 n/a n/a 0 1314
1997 249 324 119 456 3 n/a n/a 0 1151
1998 234 343 116 533 0 n/a n/a 0 1226
1999 158 482 99 706 1 n/a n/a 0 1446
2000 145 484 104 726 3 n/a n/a 0 1462
2001 123 411 117 751 1 n/a n/a 0 1403
2002 154 364 123 774 1 n/a n/a 0 1416
2003 154 364 123 774 1 n/a n/a 0 1416
2004 134 360 120 811 2 n/a n/a 0 1427
2005 148 358 136 901 5 n/a n/a 0 1548
2006 153 325 122 918 5 n/a n/a 0 1523
2007 147 279 121 863 3 n/a n/a 16 1429
2008 139 247 88 697 5 n/a n/a 0 1176
2009 168 229 70 567 3 0 9 0 1046
2010 168 207 72 517 8 3 8 0 983
2011 170 146 68 473 7 4 1 0 869
2012 166 153 60 430 4 6 0 0 819
2013 122 115 43 357 4 4 0 0 645
2014 126 118 32 313 3 1 0 0 593
2015 116 119 26 261 0 2 9 0 533
2016 173 130 38 250 2 1 11 0 605
2017 176 130 53 242 2 0 19 0 622
2018 172 126 40 249 3 0 23 0 613
2019 162 119 42 247 0 2 1 0 573
2020 155 95 40 230 0 0 27 0 547
2021 158 95 38 197 0 1 29 0 518
2022 130 90 27 198 0 1 28 0 474
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 492 492
2024 143 70 28 225 1 0 49 0 516

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Emerson Community Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1507 57.3 26.3 n/a
1989 1517 58.3 26.0 n/a
1990 1571 63.1 24.8 n/a
1991 1593 67.1 23.7 n/a
1992 1560 68.2 22.8 38.8
1993 1503 60.7 24.8 37.4
1994 1462 57.7 25.3 47.3
1995 1314 53.4 24.6 46
1996 1314 53.4 24.6 46
1997 1151 50.6 22.7 42.1
1998 1226 52.9 23.2 49.4
1999 1446 58.9 24.6 68.3
2000 1462 61.5 23.8 63.1
2001 1403 62.4 22.5 71.4
2002 1416 61.9 22.9 74.8
2003 1416 61.9 22.9 74.8
2004 1427 62.6 22.8 78
2005 1548 62.3 24.8 74.7
2006 1523 59.8 25.5 74.6
2007 1429 58.8 24.3 78.4
2008 1176 61.0 19.3 70.8
2009 1046 48.6 18.0 57.5
2010 983 39.8 24.7 54.9
2011 869 n/a n/a 57.2
2012 819 32.0 25.5 n/a
2013 645 28.0 23.0 50.1
2014 593 23.0 25.7 61.6
2015 533 23.0 23.1 54.8
2016 605 26.0 23.2 50.4
2017 622 26.0 23.9 54.3
2018 613 25.0 24.5 55.5
2019 573 23.5 24.3 55.7
2020 547 n/a n/a 53.4
2021 518 26.5 19.5 54.6
2022 474 23.5 20.1 49.4
2023 492 23.8 20.6 50.8
2024 516 24.1 21.3 50

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Emerson Community Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1507 57.3 26.3 n/a
1989 1517 58.3 26.0 n/a
1990 1571 63.1 24.8 n/a
1991 1593 67.1 23.7 n/a
1992 1560 68.2 22.8 38.8
1993 1503 60.7 24.8 37.4
1994 1462 57.7 25.3 47.3
1995 1314 53.4 24.6 46
1996 1314 53.4 24.6 46
1997 1151 50.6 22.7 42.1
1998 1226 52.9 23.2 49.4
1999 1446 58.9 24.6 68.3
2000 1462 61.5 23.8 63.1
2001 1403 62.4 22.5 71.4
2002 1416 61.9 22.9 74.8
2003 1416 61.9 22.9 74.8
2004 1427 62.6 22.8 78
2005 1548 62.3 24.8 74.7
2006 1523 59.8 25.5 74.6
2007 1429 58.8 24.3 78.4
2008 1176 61.0 19.3 70.8
2009 1046 48.6 18.0 57.5
2010 983 39.8 24.7 54.9
2011 869 n/a n/a 57.2
2012 819 32.0 25.5 n/a
2013 645 28.0 23.0 50.1
2014 593 23.0 25.7 61.6
2015 533 23.0 23.1 54.8
2016 605 26.0 23.2 50.4
2017 622 26.0 23.9 54.3
2018 613 25.0 24.5 55.5
2019 573 23.5 24.3 55.7
2020 547 n/a n/a 53.4
2021 518 26.5 19.5 54.6
2022 474 23.5 20.1 49.4
2023 492 23.8 20.6 50.8
2024 516 24.1 21.3 50

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Emerson Community Charter

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,340

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Emerson Community Charter

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1160th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 800th of 2802 Middle schools
 14.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Emerson Community Charter)50.649.7
 0.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.238.6
 2.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Community Charter)39.533.9
 5.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)32.528.1
 4.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Emerson Community Charter)40.750.3
 9.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)43.740.8
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Community Charter)33.332.5
 0.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)30.527.5
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Emerson Community Charter)49.358
 8.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Los Angeles Unified)41.138.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Emerson Community Charter)35.134.1
 1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Los Angeles Unified)29.223.7
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Emerson Community Charter)2941.3
 12.3%
   8th Grade Science (Los Angeles Unified)23.120.9
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students573492
 14.1%
African American1190
 100%
American Indian00
Asian420
 100%
Hispanic2470
 100%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White1620
 100%
Two or More Races10
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.7%50.8%
 4.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Community Charter

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

Students at Emerson Community Charter are 44% Hispanic, 28% White, 14% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 516 students attended Emerson Community Charter.

Emerson Community Charter ranks 852nd of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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