# Empire Union Elementary

Empire Union Elementary is a elementary district in Stanislaus County, California. Reading proficiency is 37.6%, +4.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 24.1%, +2.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/empire-union-elementary |
| County | Stanislaus |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 2,794 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,489 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,358 (84.1%) |
| English Learners | 714 (25.5%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 32.7% | 1,816 |
| 2024 | 30.7% | 1,807 |
| 2025 | 37.6% | 1,818 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 21.3% | 1,821 |
| 2024 | 18.8% | 1,816 |
| 2025 | 24.1% | 1,826 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.8% | 41.3% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | 41.7% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | 47.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.5% | 28.9% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | 28.3% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | 37.6% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.1% | 35.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | 33.4% |
| 2025 | 10.2% | 40.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.1% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | 21.4% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | 27.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bob McDonough | EUSD Board Trustee | bmcdonough@empire.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2026 |
| Carole Dovichi | EUSD Board Clerk | cdovichi@empire.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2028 |
| Doug Bentley | EUSD Board Trustee | dbentley@empire.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2026 |
| Gina Smith | EUSD Board Trustee | ginasmith@empire.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2026 |
| Loretta Stein | EUSD Board President | lstein@empire.k12.ca.us | N/A | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Christine Sipherd Elementary | Modesto | 41.2% | 35.5% | 38.3% | +2.2 | +9.3 |
| 2 | Norman N. Glick Middle | Modesto | 48.7% | 19.6% | 34.2% | +10.3 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Bernard L. Hughes Elementary | Modesto | 37.1% | 29.6% | 33.4% | +5.9 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Alice N. Stroud Elementary | Modesto | 29.2% | 27.4% | 28.3% | -1.3 | +2.6 |
| 5 | Capistrano Elementary | Modesto | 27.8% | 21.2% | 24.5% | -3.6 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Empire Elementary | Empire | 25.2% | 16.6% | 20.9% | +7.3 | +7.2 |