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How Emerald High compares for families

What families should know about Emerald High.

  • LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: San Lorenzo High, Livermore High, Castlemont High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

12.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 346 in 2023 to 900 in 2024 — over 1 years.
+160.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +160.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 900 students:

2025
2,341
2027
15,840
2029
107,170

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $17,224 per student in district revenue, the 106,270 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,830,394,480/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
San Lorenzo High
San Lorenzo
Public 14.1 1,029 -16.9%
Livermore High
Livermore
Public 6.0 1,827 +2.0%
Castlemont High
Oakland
Public 16.7 719 -0.8%
John F. Kennedy High
Fremont
Public 14.1 1,273 -3.1%
KIPP King Collegiate High
San Lorenzo
Public · charter 15.8 662 +0.3%
Tennyson High
Hayward
Public 11.9 1,511 +2.9%
Leadership Public Schools - Hayward
Hayward
Public · charter 13.5 573 -3.9%
Hayward High
Hayward
Public 11.4 1,580 -4.0%

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