Empire Elementary

Empire Elementary is a compact elementary school in Empire, California, one of the schools within Empire Union Elementary. The school enrolls 384 students in grades K through 6.

Within Empire Union Elementary, which oversees 6 schools and 2,794 students, Empire Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Empire Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). The remainder reads as 11% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Empire Elementary has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.0:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Empire Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Stanislaus County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Empire Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Stanislaus County shows median household income runs about $81,468, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Stanislaus County runs 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), of which Empire Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Teel School in Empire, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Empire Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Empire Elementary's enrollment has climbed 6% since 2018, when it stood at 362 (now 384). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 76% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.