Emerson Middle School

801 Fourth St, Bakersfield, CA 93304 | (661) 631-5260

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 837

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4 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 837 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 1960th out of 2,050 middle schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 801 Fourth St., Bakersfield, CA 93304

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Bakersfield City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $9,705
Students Per Teacher: 20.0
Enrolled Students: 27,267

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 837
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 33.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 25.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 440 (52.6%)
Females: 397 (47.4%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 34 (4.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 753 (90.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 787 (94.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Emerson Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	4	0.5%
Black	193	23.1%
Asian	21	2.5%
Hispanic	540	64.5%
White	68	8.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	255	30.5%
7th Grade	307	36.7%
8th Grade	275	32.9%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

5.7%

District:

10.6%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 12.9%

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 93.5%

Number of Certificated Staff: 35.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 8.4

Average Age

School:

38.0

District:

45.7

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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Reviewed by Parent or Guardian on March 24, 2011
Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
My name is Natasha N.Aaron-Jackson, and I am the parent of three girls ages 11,9,and 14 years-old. My oldest started attending Emerson from August 2008-current year. Over the few years that my daughter has been attending Emerson Middle school I have noticed that the C.S.T State Scores have not been that high and varies between grades 6-8th. As a parent, these test scores worries me and therefore, encourages people such as, I to strongly volunteer to all students within Emerson Middle School some extra academic help(tutoring), so many students can better themselves on the C.S.T. exam given each year. Along with offering better academic strategies to studying,so this could help them in their current and future educational goals(high school & College goals).Emerson Middle School may be known for their negative disciplinary problems, but with a little academic support from parents like me, Emerson Middle School could rise above all this negativity.

Sincerely,

Natasha N.Aaron-Jackson
(Parent of 8th grader)

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 25, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Don't like Emerson, and it's in one of the worst areas in Bakersfield. Over my dead body will my grandkids go there.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Emerson Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:

CST Algebra I
CST English-Language Arts
CST General Mathematics
CST History - Social Science
CST Mathematics
CST Science

AYP Results (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

ELA AYP Met: No

Math AYP Met: No

Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)

First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 1998-1999

School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 5

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	26.0%	41.0%	55.0%
2009	22.0%	37.0%	52.0%
2008	24.0%	32.0%	47.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	29.0%	42.0%	52.0%
2009	27.0%	35.0%	49.0%
2008	26.0%	26.0%	44.0%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	27.0%	37.0%	55.0%
2009	28.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2008	21.0%	32.0%	49.0%

CST Mathematics Test
2010	31.0%	45.0%	48.0%
2009	26.0%	33.0%	43.0%
2008	16.0%	29.0%	41.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	29.0%	47.0%	46.0%
2009	20.0%	37.0%	44.0%
2008	15.0%	36.0%	42.0%

CST English-Language Arts Test
2010	29.0%	38.0%	54.0%
2009	20.0%	32.0%	48.0%
2008	25.0%	30.0%	45.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	7.0%	9.0%	30.0%
2009	5.0%	6.0%	30.0%
2008	1.0%	15.0%	31.0%

CST History - Social Science Test
2010	19.0%	23.0%	47.0%
2009	13.0%	20.0%	42.0%
2008	13.0%	16.0%	36.0%

CST Science Test
2010	20.0%	33.0%	59.0%
2009	15.0%	29.0%	56.0%
2008	22.0%	30.0%	52.0%

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
CST Algebra I Test
2010	29.0%	47.0%	31.0%
2009	20.0%	37.0%	28.0%
2008	15.0%	36.0%	25.0%

CST General Mathematics Test
2010	7.0%	9.0%	27.0%
2009	5.0%	6.0%	26.0%
2008	1.0%	15.0%	27.0%

Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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