📍 2800 Forest Ave., Berkeley, Alameda County, 94705
Emerson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Berkeley, Alameda County. The school has 270 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jana Holmes. It is part of the Berkeley Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
Emerson Elementary enrolls 270 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 120 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 13% |
| Asian | 30 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 270 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Emerson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize).
Emerson Elementary is one of 18 schools in Berkeley Unified, based in Berkeley, California. The district serves 9,162 students district-wide and employs 528 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 270 students, Emerson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.