Summary
iEmpire Academy is a K–5 elementary school serving 418 students in San Bernardino, where nearby schools offer useful local comparisons. In 2024–25, 30% of students were proficient in English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA), 32% in math, and 21% in science. Its clearest standout is math: among the school and 10 nearby schools with results for that year, iEmpire ranked first.
Math is also the school’s strongest subject against local and district benchmarks, though it remained below the state result: iEmpire’s 32% proficiency rate was 12 points above the nearby-school average of 20% and 9 points above the San Bernardino City Unified benchmark, but 6 points below California’s 37%. ELA was weaker against the state and district: its 30% rate was 19 points below the state and 6 below the district, although 3 points above the nearby-school average. Science fell between those subjects: 21% was 12 points below the state, 1 point above the district, and 4 points above the local average. iEmpire ranked third in science and fifth in ELA among the 11 schools.
Results have risen across all three subjects since 2022–23: proficiency increased by 15 points in ELA, 20 in math, and 13 in science, narrowing the gaps with the state. SchoolDigger rated iEmpire at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars in 2024–25, tied for the highest percentile among these nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings were higher for African American Students (53rd percentile) and Hispanic Students (51st) than the school’s overall 32nd percentile, indicating stronger statewide standing for its effectiveness with those groups. In 2024–25, the student-teacher ratio was 24.1, higher than every nearby school’s reported ratio, while 95% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby average of 94%. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling from 44% in 2022–23 to 33% in 2024–25, but remained 13 points above the latest state rate.
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