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Teel School in Empire

Q: Is Teel School in Empire a good school?

Teel School in Empire ranks in the bottom 2.7% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Teel School in Empire?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Teel School in Empire?

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

Public Grades 5-12

2104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 3% of California high schools

Summary

Teel School in Empire is a small, high-need public school serving about 125 students in grades 5-12 in a rural community under the Stanislaus County Office of Education.

The school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 5% of California high schools with very low proficiency in English and math. It has an alarmingly high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at over 60%, and its graduation rate has been volatile and low compared to nearby comprehensive high schools like Hughson High and James C. Enochs High. These struggles persist even though Teel spends over $38,000 per student—more than double most surrounding schools—and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio for individualized attention.

As an alternative school, Teel serves a high-need population, which explains some of its metrics. However, it underperforms even similar schools like the Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard. A notable comparison is with Peter Johansen High, located just over a mile away, which serves a similarly high-poverty community but achieves dramatically better graduation rates and test scores, highlighting a stark difference in outcomes within the same region.

125

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,036

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5255 1st St.
Empire, CA 95357

(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: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (51% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,734^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

2,104^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Stanislaus County Office of Education

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
2025	4.8	2734 of 2761	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	2762 of 2783	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	2568 of 2579	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

High school

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

Male (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2018)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science5%-27 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy4%-45 vs state

Mathematics2%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Teel School in Empire

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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 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 School in Empire	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95357	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%)	8.2	2104^th of 2162 public high schools	2.7%		9.3	2107^th of 2159 public high schools	2.4%	3	0.0				5.3	0.0	0.0	8.0	3.9	9.1	0.0	0.0	2.0	$38,036	$9,490	$28,546
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%)	35.8	1363^rd of 2162 public high schools	37.0%		45.7	1107^th of 2159 public high schools	48.7%	256		11.1	21.4	6.3	20.5			43.0	43.0			13.1	13.1	$19,513	$2,827	$16,686
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)														$21,653	$1,001	$20,652
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%)	24.1	1612^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		16.5	1774^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	162			0.0		0.0			7.1	7.1			28.6	28.6	$21,653	$1,001	$20,652
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%)	52.9	969^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%		59.5	780^th of 2159 public high schools	63.9%	189			18.4		18.4			64.3	64.3			24.9	24.9	$15,147	$1,457	$13,690
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%)	69.5	613^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%		77.9	438^th of 2159 public high schools	79.7%	175			38.4		38.3			60.6	60.6			32.6	32.6	$18,409	$2,442	$15,967
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%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167	0.0				0.0		4.2	11.1	6.3		0.0	5.6	2.1	$32,868	$11,890	$20,978
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%)	52.3	987^th of 2162 public high schools	54.3%		59.6	777^th of 2159 public high schools	64.0%	210			30.8		33.3			53.9	53.9			19.2	19.2	$14,640	$113	$14,527
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%)	46.1	1113^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%		38.8	1272^nd of 2159 public high schools	41.1%	159		7.4	28.8	13.3	24.2			47.9	47.9			20.5	20.5	$19,656	$2,735	$16,921
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%)	7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%		9.8	2085^th of 2159 public high schools	3.4%	44			1.8		3.3			1.8	1.8			0.0	0.0	$24,698	$2,544	$22,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Teel School in Empire

Is Teel School in Empire a good school?

Teel School in Empire ranks in the bottom 2.7% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Teel School in Empire?

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

What district is Teel School in Empire in?

Stanislaus County Office of Education

How many students attend Teel School in Empire?

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

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