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C−

Emery Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Emeryville.

Emeryville’s School Grade C− better than 19% of California school districts

Students
590
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,592
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$84.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Emery Unified School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the CA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $84.4M, about $143,044 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Emeryville. Grade by grade →

K–8Anna Yates ElementaryThis district
9–12Emery SecondaryThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 33.1% · 335 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 46.7% · 332 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 86.2% · 51 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,592 per student · 30% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 16%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
Black 39%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 14%White 11%Asian 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.