Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School

Regular School · PHOENIX, AZ

Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School is a regular school school in PHOENIX, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 189 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

189

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

8.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	125	66%
White	22	12%
Black or African American	14	7%
Two or more races	12	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	5%
Asian	6	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	1%
Total enrollment	189	115M / 74F

English Language Learners: 32 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11.0% -20.9pp	31.9%	203
Reading Proficiency	15.0% -23.9pp	38.9%	204

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.55 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

52.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	189	100%

Contact & Location

915 E PALM LN

PHOENIX, AZ 85006

Phone: (602)257-3853

http://www.phxschools.org/emerson

District

Phoenix Elementary District (4256)

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,565

District enrollment: 4,974

Other Schools in District

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori Elementary
Capitol Elementary School Elementary
Faith North Early Childhood Learning Center Elementary
Garfield School Elementary
Kenilworth Elementary School Elementary
Lowell Elementary School Elementary
Magnet Traditional School Elementary
Maie Bartlett Heard School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85006) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040630000522

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD