Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School is a public primary school in Compton, CA, serving grades PK–6, rated C+, with 544 students and a 23.9:1 student-teacher ratio.
In 2024-2025, the share of students meeting the state standard was 35% in English Language Arts, 32% in Math and 12% in Science.
C+TopHap school rating
- Rating
- C+
- Grades
- PK–6
- Enrollment
- 544
- Students per teacher
- 23.9:1
- Level
- Primary
- Type
- Public · Regular
2024-2025 testing year
State test results
Share of students meeting or exceeding the state standard.
English Language Arts35%
Math32%
Science12%
Academics and programs
- Open enrollment
- Yes
Student body
Hispanic82%
Black14%
Pacific Islander1%
Two or more races1%
White1%
Asian0%
Native American0%
- Male / female
- 48% / 52%
- Free or reduced lunch
- 91%
- Enrollment change vs prior year
- -16.2%
- Prior-year enrollment
- 649
Homes assigned to this school
1,370 homes in TopHap's records are assigned to Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School. These 40 are sampled evenly down the value ranking, so they span the whole zone rather than just its most expensive streets.
- 800 S Poinsettia AveCompton, CA 902214 bd · 4 ba · 4,042 ft² · built 1951$1.3M
- 118 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902214 bd · 3 ba · 2,052 ft² · built 1936$812K
- 1614 S Tartar LnCompton, CA 902214 bd · 3 ba · 2,308 ft² · built 1955$762K
- 800 E Greenleaf BlvdCompton, CA 902212 bd · 2 ba · 2,283 ft² · built 1928$731K
- 1520 S California AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,158 ft² · built 1947$702K
- 1521 S Pearl AveCompton, CA 902214 bd · 2 ba · 1,666 ft² · built 1947$677K
- 1317 E Cypress StCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,730 ft² · built 1930$654K
- 800 E Laurel StCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,999 ft² · built 1939$638K
- 1214 E Tichenor StCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,556 ft² · built 1944$625K
- 1320 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,580 ft² · built 1939$613K
- 1400 S Poinsettia AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,467 ft² · built 1940$607K
- 1412 S Poinsettia AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,318 ft² · built 1940$600K
- 709 S Burris AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,377 ft² · built 1927$590K
- 708 S Poinsettia AveCompton, CA 902212 bd · 3 ba · 1,608 ft² · built 1927$581K
- 1420 S Mayo AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,158 ft² · built 1947$574K
- 1407 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,220 ft² · built 1949$569K
- 800 S Chester AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,348 ft² · built 1941$561K
- 817 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,470 ft² · built 1927$556K
- 820 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,806 ft² · built 1927$550K
- 1117 S Pearl AveCompton, CA 902214 bd · 1 ba · 1,334 ft² · built 1947$546K
- 409 S Pearl AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,471 ft² · built 1928$542K
- 110 N Poinsettia AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,208 ft² · built 1942$537K
- 316 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902212 bd · 2 ba · 1,724 ft² · built 1942$532K
- 1105 E Glencoe StCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,064 ft² · built 1940$528K
- 1117 E Caldwell StCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,060 ft² · built 1946$523K
- 1346 E Schinner StCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,078 ft² · built 1940$520K
- 1334 E Glencoe StCompton, CA 902212 bd · 1 ba · 804 ft² · built 1944$516K
- 1317 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902212 bd · 1 ba · 1,039 ft² · built 1949$511K
- 805 S Pearl AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,536 ft² · built 1939$505K
- 720 S Burris AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,449 ft² · built 1936$499K
- 201 S Mayo AveCompton, CA 902212 bd · 1 ba · 1,080 ft² · built 1924$491K
- 1209 S Mayo AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,158 ft² · built 1947$486K
- 1401 S Pearl AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,118 ft² · built 1947$477K
- 1417 S Temple AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 1 ba · 1,032 ft² · built 1945$461K
- 1318 S Sloan AveCompton, CA 902212 bd · 1 ba · 624 ft² · built 1937$407K
- 708 E Cocoa StCompton, CA 902214 bd · 2 ba · 1,812 ft² · built 1948
- 1362 E Bennett StCompton, CA 902215 bd · 3 ba · 2,031 ft² · built 1963
- 721 S Crane AveCompton, CA 902213 bd · 2 ba · 1,289 ft² · built 1954
- 665 S Santa Fe AveCompton, CA 90221
- 0000, CA 00000
School details
- Address
- 1011 E Caldwell St, Compton, CA 90221
- Phone
- (310) 898-6170
- Website
- compton.k12.ca.us
- Setting
- Suburb - Large
- Status
- Operational
- NCES ID
- 060962000980
School district
Compton Unified School District
- District rating
- B+
- Schools
- 37
- Students
- 16,436
- Spending per student
- $16,919
- Teachers (FTE)
- 686
- Grades
- K–12
Other schools in this district
Primary · 4
Middle · 6
- Anderson K - 8 SchoolGrades K–8 · 451 studentsB
- Ardella B. Tibby K-8 SchoolGrades K–8 · 554 studentsA-
- Carver Elementary SchoolGrades PK–8 · 293 studentsC+
- Colin P. Kelly Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 685 studentsA-
- Dickison Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 681 studentsA
- Dr. Ralph J. Bunche Elementary SchoolGrades K–8 · 217 studentsA-