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Teel

Q: Is Teel a good school?

Teel ranks in the bottom 9.0% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Teel?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Teel.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Teel?

Students at Teel are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 5-12

1945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 9% of California high schools

Summary

Teel is a small school in Empire, California, serving 125 students in grades 5–12. Attendance and graduation are major concerns: in 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 50%, compared with 18% statewide and 33% in the district, while the graduation rate was 70%, versus 88% statewide. The most important finding is that test proficiency is very low in every subject: 0% in English language arts (ELA), 4% in math and 2% in science, each far below the state.

Math is Teel’s relative bright spot, while ELA is its clearest weakness. Math proficiency was 4%, slightly above the 3% district result, though still 34 points below the state’s 38%. ELA was 0%, 2 points below the district and 49 points below the state. Teel’s ELA result was below every nearby school’s numeric result; Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard was next-lowest at 2%. In math, Teel’s 4% was above the reported 0% results at Petersen and Argus High (Continuation), but below most nearby schools. Science was also weak: Teel’s 2% was above only Argus among nearby schools with numeric results. Its attendance picture has improved, however: absenteeism fell 12 points from the prior year. The district comparison is with the Stanislaus County Office of Education.

Results and rankings show some improvement, but not a broad academic turnaround. Math rose from 0% in 2022–2023 to 4% in 2025–2026, while ELA fell from 4% to 0%. SchoolDigger placed Teel at the 9th statewide percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 3rd percentile the year before, but still third-lowest among nearby ranked schools. The school’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 9.6, the lowest reported nearby, and 82% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s ranking for Special Education Students was at the 36th percentile, notably above Teel’s 9th-percentile overall ranking; its Low Socio Economic Status Students ranking also rose from the 1st percentile to the 13th between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026.

125

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$85,797

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

5255 1st St.
Empire, CA 95319

(209) 238-6600

District: Stanislaus County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

White:

24.0%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (70% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school2%

District avg3%

California avg42%

Middle school

2,686^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,945^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Stanislaus County Office of Education

911^th of 968Stanislaus County Office of Education among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	2686 of 2703	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	2734 of 2761	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	2762 of 2783	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	2325 of 2325	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	2474 of 2493	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	2568 of 2579	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	2466 of 2478	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	2545 of 2552	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1945 of 2137	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	2104 of 2162	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	2107 of 2159	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2090 of 2170	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	2098 of 2123	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1171 of 1290	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1848 of 2133	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1963 of 2017	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	1874 of 2021	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	1993 of 2039	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	1845 of 1994	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	2004 of 2426	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	1947 of 2354	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	1864 of 2367	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	1975 of 2281	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	1886 of 2238	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	1774 of 2117	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1738 of 2063	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.2	1085 of 1968	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.1	1317 of 1901	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	25.4	739 of 938	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	1741 of 1880	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	1867 of 1900	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1859 of 1917	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1852 of 1861	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1474 of 1814	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1679 of 1742	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	1740 of 1999	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	1985 of 2013	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1963 of 2026	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1942 of 2030	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1925 of 1943	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	985 of 1126	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1643 of 1937	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1801 of 1862	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	1878 of 1932	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	1831 of 1942	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1866 of 1948	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1929 of 1963	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1898 of 1916	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	1072 of 1122	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1739 of 1880	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1770 of 1834	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	793 of 1235	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)21st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2018)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics4%-34 vs state

Science2%-34 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Teel	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95319	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6600	125	13	9.6	81.6%	30 (24.0%)	3 (2.4%)	86 (68.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10.2	1945^th of 2137 public high schools	9.0%		8.2	2104^th of 2162 public high schools	2.7%	159		3.0			0.0	2.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	4.6	6.7	4.2	$85,797	$75,536	$10,261
Peter Johansen High	Public	9-12	641 Norseman Dr.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1760	2,029	91	22.3	81.9%	251 (12.4%)	53 (2.6%)	1,474 (72.6%)	69 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.7%)	164 (8.1%)	35.3	1369^th of 2137 public high schools	35.9%		35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%	6				24.4		24.2					44.3	44.3					12.8	12.8	$24,410	$22,396	$2,014
Valley Community Day	Public	7-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	4	1	3.8	—	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	33			72.7%	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Hughson High	Public	9-12	7419 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-0469	859	37	23.5	57.2%	421 (49.0%)	6 (0.7%)	398 (46.3%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	52.5	980^th of 2137 public high schools	54.1%		52.9	969^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%	11				28.6		28.6					52.9	52.9					28.5	28.5	$18,691	$17,196	$1,495
James C. Enochs High	Public	9-12	3201 Sylvan Ave.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1719	2,304	98	23.5	45.5%	623 (27.0%)	61 (2.6%)	1,055 (45.8%)	255 (11.1%)	5 (0.2%)	18 (0.8%)	284 (12.3%)	74.6	532^nd of 2137 public high schools	75.1%		69.5	613^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%	81				44.8		45.1					64.8	64.8					38.5	38.5	$23,491	$21,666	$1,825
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	6.6	2112^th of 2137 public high schools	1.2%		12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%	213		4.2				2.9				4.0	0.0	2.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	$45,810	$39,846	$5,964
Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	96	5	19.4	54.2%	32 (33.3%)	1 (1.0%)	49 (51.0%)	6 (6.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	5 (5.2%)	68.8	645^th of 2137 public high schools	69.8%		52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%	342				50.0		50.0					77.3	77.3					18.2	18.2	$26,680	$26,670	$10
Thomas Downey High	Public	9-12	1000 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1685	2,192	92	23.8	76.0%	396 (18.1%)	36 (1.6%)	1,514 (69.1%)	46 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (8.4%)	44.3	1159^th of 2137 public high schools	45.8%		46.1	1113^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%	46			13.0	30.3		25.6					47.7	47.7					22.6	22.6	$23,476	$21,580	$1,896
Argus High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1800	189	10	18.5	93.1%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (88.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6.9	2105^th of 2137 public high schools	1.5%		7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%	24				0.0		1.2					7.5	7.5					0.0	0.0	$33,901	$31,362	$2,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Teel

How many students attend Teel?

In the 2024-25 school year, 125 students attended Teel.

Is Teel a good school?

Teel ranks in the bottom 9.0% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Teel?

Students at Teel are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Teel in?

Stanislaus County Office of Education

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