Summary:
The city of Empire, California is home to two schools - Empire Elementary and Stanislaus Military Academy at Teel. Both schools serve predominantly disadvantaged student populations, with high rates of poverty and minority representation, which likely contributes to their low academic performance.
Empire Elementary has a very high percentage of Hispanic students (84.8%) and a high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients (86.67%), indicating a predominantly low-income, minority student population. The school ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in ELA ranging from 12.07% to 22.81% and in math from 6.35% to 12.96%. In contrast, Stanislaus Military Academy at Teel has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6, the lowest among the 3 high schools in the Stanislaus County Office of Education district, but this has not translated to significantly better academic outcomes, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of California high schools and having proficiency rates of just 4.55% in ELA and 0% in math.
Both schools struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, at 52.8% for Empire Elementary and 47.0% for Stanislaus Military Academy at Teel, which are likely major contributors to their low academic performance. Targeted interventions and support will be crucial to help these schools in the Empire Union Elementary School District and Stanislaus County Office of Education district improve student outcomes.
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