Empire Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.9% |
| Met Standard | 15.0% |
| Below Standard | 79.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Empire Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.9% of students exceeded standard while 15.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Empire Union Elementary district average of 9.9%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.2% exceeded — 7.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 17.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 28.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 50 | 12.0% | 18.0% | 30.0% |
| 4th | 49 | 4.1% | 18.4% | 22.4% |
| 5th | 56 | 3.6% | 12.5% | 16.1% |
| 6th | 67 | 7.5% | 23.9% | 31.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 51 | 9.8% | 17.6% | 27.4% |
| 4th | 49 | 2.0% | 12.2% | 14.3% |
| 5th | 57 | 5.3% | 1.8% | 7.0% |
| 6th | 66 | 3.0% | 15.2% | 18.2% |
Nearby schools
5 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.2