Emerson Elementary School in Compton, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 23.

1011 East Caldwell St.
Compton, CA 90221

Student Enrollment: 559

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Compton Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 52
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Mervyn M. Dymally
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 25
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Edward Vincent
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 37
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Juanita Millender-McDonald
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.88461
Longitude: -118.21215

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 65 (641 to 706)
Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 93% (139 tested out of 150)
Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (149 tested out of 150)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (370 tested out of 387)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (386 tested out of 386)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 91% (20 tested out of 22)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (531 tested out of 559)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (555 tested out of 558)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 95% (336 tested out of 352)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (349 tested out of 351)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 53% (21 tested out of 40)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (39 tested out of 40)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 34.3%

Here:	34%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 46.9%

Here:	47%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 29.5% (38 proficient out of 129)

Here:	30%
State average from 1316 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 34.8% (48 proficient out of 138)

Emerson Elementary:	35%
State average from 1324 schools:	43%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 35.0% (120 proficient out of 343)

Emerson Elementary:	35%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 50.6% (179 proficient out of 354)

Here:	51%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 55.0% (11 proficient out of 20)

Here:	55%
State average from 80 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 66.7% (12 proficient out of 18)

Here:	67%
State average from 79 schools:	51%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 34.3% (169 proficient out of 492)

Emerson Elementary:	34%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 46.9% (239 proficient out of 510)

Here:	47%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 33.7% (110 proficient out of 326)

Here:	34%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 49.9% (167 proficient out of 335)

Here:	50%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 50.0% (10 proficient out of 20)

Here:	50%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 27.8% (10 proficient out of 36)

Emerson Elementary:	28%
State average from 2278 schools:	32%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 523

2006 API (Base) : 705

Here:	705.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 3

Similar Schools Rank: 10

2007 API Target: 710

2006 African American API (Base) : 678 (138 students included)

Emerson Elementary:	678
State average from 358 schools:	674

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 711 (364 students included)

Here:	711
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 522

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 705 (522 students included)

Here:	705
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 338

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 704 (338 students included)

Here:	704
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 36
Percent African American : 27%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 69%
Percent Pacific Islander : 4%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 2%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Here:	0.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 49%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 22

Here:	22.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 31

Here:	31.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 78%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 35%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 39%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 18%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 7%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.00

Here:	2.0
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 83%

Here:	83.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 5%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 24%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 76%
School Characteristic Index : 157.4707634

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 522

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 250.560

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 519

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 166.080

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 134

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 26.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 116

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.960

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 116

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.480

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 116

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.480

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 116

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 9.280
2006 API (Growth) : 706
2005 API (Base): 641
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 African American API (Growth) : 680

Emerson Elementary:	680
State average from 352 schools:	677

2005 African American API (Base) : 616

Emerson Elementary:	616
State average from 364 schools:	664

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 64 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 712

Emerson Elementary:	712
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 654

Emerson Elementary:	654
State average from 1773 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 58 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 706

Here:	706
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 641

Emerson Elementary:	641
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 65 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 707

Here:	707
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 648

Here:	648
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 59 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 677
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 657