📍 5201 First St, Empire, Stanislaus County, 95319
Empire Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Empire, Stanislaus County. The school has 375 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Claudia Camarena. It is part of the Empire Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
Empire Elementary enrolls 375 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 318 | 85% |
| White | 46 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 375 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Empire Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Empire Elementary is one of 6 schools in Empire Union Elementary, based in Modesto, California. The district serves 2,803 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 375 students, Empire Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.