Empire Union Elementary: Empire Union Elementary schools score 13.6 points below the state average. The trajectory from grade 3 to 5 falls 16.0 points.
Empire Union Elementary has 5 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 31.3/100 — 13.6 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Bernard L. Hughes Elementary at 42/100, where 11.8% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $14,714 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 22.2%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Empire Union Elementary's elementary schools average 31.3/100 — 13.6 points below the state average with a −16.0pp declining trajectory.
District Analysis
Empire Union Elementary has 5 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 31.3/100 — 13.6 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages -16.0pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — a declining trend worth examining school by school.
Score range of 17.2 points — moderately consistent between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 22.2%, 4.3pp above the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 1.8%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Bernard L. Hughes Elementary leads the district at 42 with 11.8% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Empire Union Elementary spends $14,714 per student in current expenditures — $101 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Empire Union Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (5)
Empire Union Elementary has 5 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 31.3 — 13.6 points below the state average of 44.8.
Growth averages -16.0pp district-wide — a declining trend worth examining.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Bernard L. Hughes Elementary with a Scope Score of 42 and 11.8% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard L. Hughes Elementary Empire Union Elementary Building Momentum | 11.8% | Developing 42/100 |
| 2 | Capistrano Elementary Empire Union Elementary Building Momentum | 7.2% | Developing 34/100 |
| 3 | Christine Sipherd Elementary Empire Union Elementary Building Momentum | 18.3% | Developing 31/100 |
| 4 | Empire Elementary Empire Union Elementary Building Momentum | 6.1% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 5 | Alice N. Stroud Elementary Empire Union Elementary Building Momentum | 7.8% | Needs Support 25/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology