Empire Oaks Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 46.3% |
| Met Standard | 30.2% |
| Below Standard | 23.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "76% proficient" for Empire Oaks Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
46.3% of students exceeded standard while 30.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 25.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 17.5 points above the Folsom-Cordova Unified district average of 28.8%. Compared to the 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.2 points higher (vs 44.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 10.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 35.9% | 32.1% | 67.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 45.6% | 32.4% | 77.9% |
| 5th | 62 | 53.2% | 27.4% | 80.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 53 | 37.7% | 34.0% | 71.7% |
| 4th | 68 | 54.4% | 25.0% | 79.4% |
| 5th | 62 | 50.0% | 30.6% | 80.7% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 65.6