Emery Unified School District is a small public
school district
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North America United States
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in
Emeryville,
California
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, United States, in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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.
Campuses
The district currently operates two schools, Anna Yates Elementary school and
Emery Secondary School. Previously the schools had separate campuses, but they are now closed. The schools moved to a shared campus in August 2016 at the newly constructed state-of-the-art facility called
Emeryville Center for Community Life. Also sharing the ECCL site are the Emery Unified School District Office, a community health center, and city of Emeryville community and recreation spaces.
the East Bay campus of the
German International School of Silicon Valley occupies the ex-Anna Yates School. This campus will close after spring 2018 and reorganize into a separate school, called the East Bay German International School.
Contact
." East Bay German International School. Retrieved on March 21, 2017.
Programs
The Oakland Raiders annually visit a fourth grade class to encourage the students to work smarter, not harder.
Demographics
Over 50% of females and about 50% of males in grades 2-6 were rated "proficient" and above on CST STAR testing for the 2010–2011 school year in mathematics. Over 40% of females and over 35% of males were proficient or above in English-Language Arts.
For grades 7–11 in the 2010–2011 school year, over 30% of females and 25% of males were proficient or above in English-Language Arts.
The student body is 70% African American
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, 14% Hispanic American
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, 11% Asian American, and 5% Caucasian
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Anthropology
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Languages
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and Pacific Islanders
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. 4.8% live in poverty and 4% are English learners.
References
External links
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{{Emeryville, California
School districts in Alameda County, California
Emeryville, California