📍 4660 Ottawa Ave., Riverside, Riverside County, 92507
Emerson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverside, Riverside County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathryn Grimble. It is part of the Riverside Unified school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Emerson Elementary enrolls 636 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 6.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 479 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 73 | 11% |
| White | 43 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 23 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 636 students (82%) 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, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Emerson Elementary is one of 49 schools in Riverside Unified, based in Riverside, California. The district serves 38,033 students district-wide and employs 1,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Emerson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 776 students per school.