Emerson Middle School

Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School is a public middle school located in Selby Avenue, Los Angeles, California. A member of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Emerson Middle School started operating in 1935, offering secondary education from 6th through 8th grade levels in a single track calendar year. The school was named in honor of Ralph Waldo Emerson who was an American author, poet, and philosopher. Emerson Middle School also offers special academic programs such as the Mathematics Engineering Science Academic program (MESA), the School for Advanced Studies (SAS), and the Individualized Honors Program(IHP). Only two schools in the district offer IHP, the other being Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood.

School Statistics

79% of the teachers at Emerson Middle School have full teaching credentials, while 15% have emergency credentials. They also average 10 years in teaching experience as a group, with an average of 10 years teaching in the district. 13% of the Emerson faculty are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 33 for grade 6, 32 for grade 7, and 30 for grade 8. The student-staff ratio is 138 Students per paraprofessional staff, 169 Students per office/clerical staff, and 117 Students per other classified staff.

Majority of the student population (60%) are Hispanic or Latino, while the rest are African American (21%), White (10%), Asian (7%), Filipino (1%), American Indian or Alaska Native (less than 1%), and Pacific Islander (less than 1%).