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New Emerson Elementary School
1922 Pennsylvania Ave
West Mifflin PA, 15122, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-466-9131
Ranking: 
(1,927 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*
(1,927 out of 2,311, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
School District: West Mifflin Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | NA | NA | ||||||
| Total Students: | 220 | 198 | 310 | 287 | 277 | 278 | 263 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 26.4% | 55 | 27.8% | 56 | 18.1% | 41 | 14.3% | 37 | 13.4% | 39 | 14.0% | 18 | 6.8% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 25.9% | 50 | 25.3% | 57 | 18.4% | 44 | 15.3% | 49 | 17.7% | 51 | 18.3% | 38 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 23.2% | 53 | 26.8% | 40 | 12.9% | 49 | 17.1% | 57 | 20.6% | 35 | 12.6% | 47 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 24.5% | 40 | 20.2% | 55 | 17.7% | 56 | 19.5% | 43 | 15.5% | 55 | 19.8% | 43 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 101 | 45.9% | 93 | 47.0% | 167 | 53.9% | 149 | 51.9% | 127 | 45.8% | 117 | 42.1% | 130 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 119 | 54.1% | 105 | 53.0% | 143 | 46.1% | 138 | 48.1% | 127 | 45.8% | 137 | 49.3% | 126 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 35 | 15.9% | 31 | 15.7% | 47 | 15.2% | 47 | 16.4% | 37 | 13.4% | 41 | 14.7% | 54 | 20.5% |
| White: | 160 | 72.7% | 147 | 74.2% | 232 | 74.8% | 219 | 76.3% | 219 | 79.1% | 214 | 77.0% | 201 | 76.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 9.1% | 19 | 9.6% | 24 | 7.7% | 18 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 50.0% | 103 | 52.0% | 152 | 49.0% | 135 | 47.0% | 104 | 37.5% | 98 | 35.3% | 87 | 33.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.8% | 15 | 7.6% | 26 | 8.4% | 20 | 7.0% | 31 | 11.2% | 34 | 12.2% | 27 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.71 | 13.20 | 13.90 | 15.03 | 11.97 | 13.10 | NA | NA | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 85.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 84.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.5% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 80.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 71% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 68.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 75.5% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 77.7% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.1% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.7% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 71.7% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76.5% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 61.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 67% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 62.9% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 70.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 78.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.7% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.4% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 75.2% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 53.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 63.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 61.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 77.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 66.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 80.8% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 75.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 64.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 54.7% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 62.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 55% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 60.7% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 55.8% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 49.7% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 59.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 52.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 43.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 49.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 34.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 20.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 34.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 44.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 40.8% | 64.2% |
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* New Emerson Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.