Bakersfield City

Emerson Middle

801 Fourth Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304-2220

Summary

Emerson Middle is badly underperforming.

Only 24.8% of students are reading at grade level in Emerson Middle, but it is holding steady.

Math is weaker at 5.9%; most students are not yet at grade level, and it is slowly trending down.Trending down

Proficiency Stats
Current Reading Proficiency24.8%
Current Math Proficiency5.9%
Reading State Rank1078/1211 (11th percentile)
Math State Rank1192/1211 (2nd percentile)
Other Stats
Student / Teacher Ratio22:1
Student Enrollment813
Low-Income Students745 (91.6%)
English Learners182 (22.4%)
2-Year Trends
2023 - 2025
Reading +0.2%Trend upMath -3.3%Trend down
Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years

Reading Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +1.2%Trend up
Non-Low-Income -17.0%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -4.4%Trend down
English Native -1.0%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years

Math Proficiency Scores

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income -2.7%Trend down
Non-Low-Income -13.5%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners -1.8%Trend down
English Native -2.1%Trend down
Showing subgroup proficiency for the last three years