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Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle Middle School
1650 Selby Ave
Los Angeles CA, 90024, Los Angeles County
Phone: 310-234-3100
Ranking: (4,850 out of 6,930, bottom 30%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 23 | 28 | 32 | NA | NA | 40 | 49 | 61 | ||||||
Total Students: | 593 | 645 | 819 | 869 | 983 | 1,046 | 1,176 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 183 | 30.9% | 151 | 23.4% | 241 | 29.4% | 280 | 32.2% | 333 | 33.9% | 318 | 30.4% | 348 | 29.6% |
Grade 7: | 184 | 31.0% | 227 | 35.2% | 282 | 34.4% | 302 | 34.8% | 306 | 31.1% | 352 | 33.7% | 385 | 32.7% |
Grade 8: | 226 | 38.1% | 267 | 41.4% | 296 | 36.1% | 287 | 33.0% | 344 | 35.0% | 376 | 35.9% | 443 | 37.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 297 | 50.1% | 322 | 49.9% | 400 | 48.8% | 395 | 45.5% | 475 | 48.3% | 538 | 51.4% | 624 | 53.1% |
Female: | 296 | 49.9% | 323 | 50.1% | 419 | 51.2% | 474 | 54.5% | 508 | 51.7% | 508 | 48.6% | 548 | 46.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 32 | 5.4% | 43 | 6.7% | 60 | 7.3% | 68 | 7.8% | 72 | 7.3% | 70 | 6.7% | 88 | 7.5% |
Hispanic: | 313 | 52.8% | 357 | 55.3% | 430 | 52.5% | 473 | 54.4% | 517 | 52.6% | 567 | 54.2% | 697 | 59.3% |
Black: | 118 | 19.9% | 115 | 17.8% | 153 | 18.7% | 146 | 16.8% | 207 | 21.1% | 229 | 21.9% | 247 | 21.0% |
White: | 126 | 21.2% | 122 | 18.9% | 166 | 20.3% | 170 | 19.6% | 168 | 17.1% | 168 | 16.1% | 139 | 11.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 51.4% | 276 | 42.8% | NA | NA | 454 | 52.2% | 452 | 46.0% | 532 | 50.9% | 731 | 62.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 10.1% | 47 | 7.3% | NA | NA | 43 | 4.9% | 88 | 9.0% | 69 | 6.6% | 102 | 8.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 25.78 | 23.04 | 25.59 | NA | NA | 24.70 | 18.00 | 19.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322 | 315.3 | 332.8 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 313.3 | 335.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 315.4 | 337.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.7 | 317.7 | 339.5 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 326.7 | 345.5 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.6 | 331.4 | 352.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.5 | 335.6 | 356.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.9 | 339.7 | 358.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 346.4 | 364.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 348.3 | 363.0 |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 316 | 334.7 |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.3 | 315.6 | 339.5 |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 316.5 | 341 |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.7 | 317.9 | 343.2 |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 325.9 | 347.9 |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 329.7 | 354.5 |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 337.9 | 360.5 |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 342.7 | 364.6 |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 349.6 | 366.8 |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.5 | 350.8 | 366.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.6 | 369.8 | 400 |
2008 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.1 | 385.8 | 414.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452.2 | 397.5 | 422.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.7 | 410.7 | 430.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.5 | 407.7 | 428.8 |
2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385.4 | 421.4 | 434.3 |
2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.0 | 419.3 | 437.3 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.5 | 312.6 | 332.4 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 318.8 | 337.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 319.5 | 341 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 321.8 | 342.9 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.4 | 326.9 | 348.6 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.7 | 332 | 354.3 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 332.2 | 356.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.2 | 340.5 | 360.3 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 347.4 | 366.6 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.6 | 346.1 | 363.5 |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.5 | 304.3 | 328.5 |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.4 | 310.7 | 333.6 |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 312.8 | 338.2 |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.1 | 311.8 | 336 |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 317.8 | 339.3 |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313.4 | 319.6 | 345 |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.8 | 328.1 | 352.2 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 332.2 | 354.9 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.3 | 338.2 | 360.5 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 338.7 | 357.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 294.9 | 330.8 |
2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 289.4 | 330.4 |
2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 299.2 | 338.5 |
2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.3 | 306.9 | 336.8 |
2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.1 | 315.7 | 342.9 |
2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 318.8 | 347.3 |
2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 324.2 | 350.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.9 | 323.7 | 351.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 329.8 | 355.1 |
2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 340.2 | 358.0 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 309.4 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 312.9 | 334.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 319.2 | 339.2 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 316.4 | 338.7 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 321 | 341.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.2 | 323.6 | 348.5 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 331.9 | 357.1 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355 | 339.7 | 361.8 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.4 | 346.7 | 365.2 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 338.8 | 343.8 | 361.3 |
2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.2 | 289.6 | 311.1 |
2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 301.2 | 316.4 |
2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.9 | 298.8 | 316.3 |
2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 295.3 | 315.7 |
2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 297.9 | 320.5 |
2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.4 | 303.5 | 321.3 |
2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.1 | 306.9 | 320.2 |
2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 311.6 | 322.7 |
2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 313.5 | 323.5 |
2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311.0 | 305.6 | 322.9 |
2004 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458.8 | 359.1 | 395.6 |
2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418.6 | 367 | 407.3 |
2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.4 | 363.6 | 409.2 |
2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402.8 | 374.2 | 417.9 |
2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404.2 | 396.4 | 420.2 |
2009 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.7 | 405.4 | 423 |
2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.4 | 405.4 | 421.4 |
2011 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 408.5 | 406.9 | 424.6 |
2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.1 | 405 | 426 |
2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.0 | 403.3 | 422.6 |
2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.6 | 301.5 | 319.2 |
2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.3 | 302.6 | 323.8 |
2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309.9 | 307.9 | 327.9 |
2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.8 | 308.8 | 329.8 |
2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.3 | 317.4 | 333.9 |
2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 321.6 | 340.2 |
2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 328.7 | 348.1 |
2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 337.3 | 352.6 |
2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.1 | 340.7 | 356.6 |
2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 342.3 | 357.1 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.1 | 308.5 | 331.2 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.9 | 315.5 | 339.7 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.1 | 329.1 | 355 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.5 | 331.3 | 364.3 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 343.7 | 375.3 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 356.4 | 385.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.2 | 368 | 394.8 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.3 | 367.6 | 390.9 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.4 | 283.4 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.9 | 283.9 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.1 | 285 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329 | 291.2 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 336.8 | 295.5 | 314.6 |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 362.7 | 300.1 | 319.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 354.9 | 305.7 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 376.8 | 309.7 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 368.2 | 315.5 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 323.2 | 334.1 |
2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 290.2 | 286.3 | 305.6 |
2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.8 | 292.3 | 310.1 |
2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.9 | 290.4 | 310.1 |
2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.8 | 292.4 | 311 |
2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 295.7 | 315.2 |
2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.4 | 301.4 | 315.8 |
2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.1 | 303.9 | 314.7 |
2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.4 | 308.4 | 316.8 |
2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 310.1 | 318 |
2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 311.0 | 304.6 | 317.9 |
2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 458.8 | 287.7 | 314.2 |
2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 418.6 | 279 | 314.9 |
2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 377.4 | 276 | 312.8 |
2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 402.8 | 274.5 | 310.2 |
2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404.2 | 278.4 | 310.7 |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 369.7 | 284.1 | 313.4 |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 401.4 | 289.1 | 317.2 |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 408.5 | 291.5 | 320.3 |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 413.1 | 298 | 322.8 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 380.0 | 299.6 | 320.8 |
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* Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.