📍 1011 E. Caldwell St., Compton, Los Angeles County, 90221
Emerson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Compton, Los Angeles County. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sherry Osborne-scott. It is part of the Compton Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
Emerson Elementary enrolls 580 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Hispanic or Latino, 17% Black or African American and 1.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 461 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 580 students (65%) 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 a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Emerson Elementary is one of 36 schools in Compton Unified, based in Compton, California. The district serves 16,436 students district-wide and employs 720 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Emerson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.