📍 635 Lincoln Ave., Pomona, Los Angeles County, 91767
Emerson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pomona, Los Angeles County. The school has 703 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shandria Richmond-roberts. It is part of the Pomona Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Emerson Middle enrolls 703 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Black or African American and 3.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 633 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 26 | 3.7% |
| White | 11 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
675 of the school's 703 students (96%) 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 Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Emerson Middle is one of 38 schools in Pomona Unified, based in Pomona, California. The district serves 20,475 students district-wide and employs 960 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 703 students, Emerson Middle is larger than the district average of about 539 students per school.