📍 1060 E. Empire St., San Jose, Santa Clara County, 95112
Empire Gardens Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The school has 232 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christina Silvas Centeno. It is part of the San Jose Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
Empire Gardens Elementary enrolls 232 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% White and 3.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 89% |
| White | 10 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 232 students (72%) 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 Gardens Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Empire Gardens Elementary is one of 42 schools in San Jose Unified, based in San Jose, California. The district serves 24,453 students district-wide and employs 1,135 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 232 students, Empire Gardens Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.
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