John Muir Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 293 students
Emerson Elementary
2800 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
283
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Berkeley Unified
Alameda County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Emerson Elementary
Emerson Elementary is a public elementary school in Berkeley, California, serving grades K–5. It is part of Berkeley Unified. The school is located in a midsize city in Alameda County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 283 students were enrolled, with about 21.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 283 students
- Students per teacher
- 21.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Berkeley Unified
- County
- Alameda County
- NCES school ID
- 060474000436
Schools near Emerson Elementary
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.