Is Empire Springs Charter a good school?

Empire Springs Charter ranks 3156 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Empire Springs Charter?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,582 students attended Empire Springs Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Empire Springs Charter?

Students at Empire Springs Charter are 56% Hispanic, 28% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Empire Springs Charter

Summary:

Empire Springs Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Temecula, CA that serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,497 students. While the school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, it struggles in mathematics, with proficiency rates well below the state average across all grade levels.

Compared to nearby charter schools like Santa Rosa Academy and Temecula Preparatory, Empire Springs Charter has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.94% to 51.57% over the past three years. This suggests that the school serves a more economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the lower academic performance in mathematics. Additionally, Empire Springs Charter has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 25.5 to 31.6 over the past three years, which is higher than the nearby charter schools.

The school has also seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate, dropping from 71.1% in 2021-2022 to 68.7% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rate has increased from 0.9% in 2021-2022 to 24.1% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average. While the school's strong performance in ELA and relatively low chronic absenteeism rate suggest potential for improvement, the declining graduation rate and increasing dropout rate are concerning and warrant further investigation. By addressing these key metrics and implementing targeted interventions, Empire Springs Charter District can work towards improving student outcomes and better serving its diverse student population.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

27740 Jefferson Ave.
Temecula, CA 92590-2698

(951) 252-8800

District: Empire Springs Charter District

SchoolDigger Rank:
3156^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 29.1

Number of students: 1,582

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

28.3%

African American:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Empire Springs Charter ranks worse than 53.8% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.3. (See more...)

Compare Details Empire Springs Charter ranks better than 56.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.88. (See more...)

Compare Details Empire Springs Charter ranks better than 61.3% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.67. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Empire Springs Charter who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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SchoolDigger ranks Empire Springs Charter 3156^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Empire Springs Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Empire Springs Charter 1215^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Empire Springs Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Empire Springs Charter 899^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Empire Springs Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	33.12	3682^nd	5789	36.4%
2022	42.74	2924^th	5883	50.3%
2023	38.22	3270^th	5874	44.3%
2024	40.30	3156^th	5862	46.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.51	951^st	2420	60.7%
2024	35.41	1533^rd	2634	41.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	31.12	3782^nd	5173	26.9%
2022	38.34	3136^th	5264	40.4%
2023	33.58	3599^th	5374	33.0%
2024	40.73	3083^rd	5511	44.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	34.55	3453^rd	5492	37.1%
2022	40.70	2958^th	5635	47.5%
2023	37.12	3211^th	5617	42.8%
2024	41.22	2961^st	5605	47.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	40.47	1277^th	2585	50.6%
2022	28.79	1549^th	2227	30.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	32.65	3572^nd	5510	35.2%
2022	44.62	2733^rd	5663	51.7%
2023	39.18	3111^th	5650	44.9%
2024	39.00	3134^th	5636	44.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	84.47	61^st	663	90.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	36.38	3221^st	4963	35.1%
2022	42.74	2689^th	5084	47.1%
2023	45.44	2531^st	5098	50.4%
2024	46.40	2515^th	5102	50.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	17.46	2454^th	2834	13.4%
2022	28.11	2073^rd	2726	24.0%
2023	20.61	2205^th	2662	17.2%
2024	19.70	2227^th	2647	15.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	39.44	1461^st	2715	46.2%
2022	50.65	1156^th	2740	57.8%
2023	46.48	1273^rd	2802	54.6%
2024	47.88	1215^th	2777	56.2%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.95	459^th	554	17.1%
2024	24.04	550^th	699	21.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.19	1007^th	1538	34.5%
2024	34.25	952^nd	1550	38.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	36.39	1450^th	2369	38.8%
2022	47.98	1083^rd	2458	55.9%
2023	42.09	1261^st	2549	50.5%
2024	54.13	913^th	2575	64.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	38.42	1354^th	2380	43.1%
2022	45.39	1188^th	2509	52.7%
2023	46.59	1146^th	2547	55.0%
2024	45.73	1186^th	2546	53.4%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.46	480^th	1491	67.8%
2022	61.70	384^th	1531	74.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	39.20	1335^th	2407	44.5%
2022	55.19	930^th	2527	63.2%
2023	44.96	1203^rd	2558	53.0%
2024	48.28	1125^th	2547	55.8%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.06	299^th	614	51.3%
2024	66.41	160^th	626	74.4%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	38.20	1300^th	2213	41.3%
2022	54.38	870^th	2359	63.1%
2023	43.86	1164^th	2391	51.3%
2024	54.24	872^nd	2383	63.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	24.37	1227^th	1602	23.4%
2022	36.38	990^th	1555	36.3%
2023	41.61	888^th	1552	42.8%
2024	36.09	955^th	1535	37.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	55.57	841^st	2133	60.6%
2022	56.07	797^th	2123	62.5%
2023	47.58	921^st	2348	60.8%
2024	48.67	899^th	2323	61.3%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.26	583^rd	786	25.8%
2024	19.99	602^nd	804	25.1%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.13	346^th	1323	73.8%
2024	21.36	1256^th	1350	7.0%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.62	701^st	1547	54.7%
2024	36.67	790^th	1534	48.5%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	48.20	980^th	1937	49.4%
2022	57.30	691^st	1943	64.4%
2023	42.62	1074^th	2247	52.2%
2024	46.84	937^th	2235	58.1%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	56.55	144^th	417	65.5%
2024	59.02	163^rd	451	63.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	44.63	979^th	1833	46.6%
2022	43.03	980^th	1858	47.3%
2023	48.21	869^th	2118	59.0%
2024	46.76	900^th	2098	57.1%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	12.98	213^th	233	8.6%
2024	37.70	141^st	234	39.7%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	56.01	738^th	1880	60.7%
2022	69.67	501^st	1916	73.9%
2023	44.60	929^th	2207	57.9%
2024	48.10	859^th	2172	60.5%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	87.28	40^th	731	94.5%
2024	83.91	74^th	712	89.6%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	51.19	291^st	720	59.6%
2024	66.44	190^th	721	73.6%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	59.97	640^th	1814	64.7%
2022	59.45	628^th	1861	66.3%
2023	51.97	791^st	2142	63.1%
2024	52.67	762^nd	2125	64.1%

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Rank History for high school White students at Empire Springs Charter

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	23.82	955^th	1222	21.8%
2022	36.65	772^nd	1204	35.9%
2023	36.92	811^th	1434	43.4%
2024	34.09	844^th	1406	40.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Empire Springs Charter

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	531	67	37	459	5	2	101	1202
2020	506	96	42	528	5	2	89	1268
2021	630	113	60	697	4	4	117	1625
2022	519	86	48	678	7	6	86	1430
2023	501	91	59	760	12	7	67	1497
2024	447	111	53	879	6	4	82	1582

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Empire Springs Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1202	41.1	29.1	48.2
2020	1268	n/a	n/a	49
2021	1625	51.4	31.6	47.9
2022	1430	55.9	25.5	49.5
2023	1497	55.8	26.8	51.6
2024	1582	54.3	29.1	55.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Empire Springs Charter

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	1202	41.1	29.1	48.2
2020	1268	n/a	n/a	49
2021	1625	51.4	31.6	47.9
2022	1430	55.9	25.5	49.5
2023	1497	55.8	26.8	51.6
2024	1582	54.3	29.1	55.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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