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C−

Empire Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Modesto’s School Grade C better than 33% of California school districts

Students
2,794
Schools
6
Spent per student
$20,567
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
The gist

What stands out about Empire Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • 24 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Modesto. Grade by grade →

K–630 schoolsModesto City Elementary School District
7–87 middle schoolsSylvan Union Elementary School District
9–126 high schoolsModesto City High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 33.1% · 1,876 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 46.7% · 1,873 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Modesto City High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,567 per student · 3% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 57%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,856’20
2,872’21
2,870’22
2,818’23
2,794’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 70%White 16%Asian 5%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Christine Sipherd Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Modesto
505 students24:1
Capistrano Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Modesto
469 students26:1
Bernard L. Hughes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Modesto
455 students27:1
Empire Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Empire
384 students24:1
Alice N. Stroud Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Modesto
379 students24:1
Norman N. Glick Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Modesto
602 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.