Empire Oaks Elementary School

My children are both getting an AMAZING education at Empire Oaks Elementary. Our family has been at the school for 3 years and seen much needed academic growth in our daughter since we started her in 2nd grade. It's an excellent educational community partnership with both parents and teachers. With much needed bonus programs like FAME their arts & music education. It takes a village to raise & educate children & Empire Oaks is that village.
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I have a daughter in 3rd grade and a son in Kindergarten. Our experience with Empire Oaks has been nothing less than stellar! My children love going to school and adore their teachers. I don't ever hesitate to recommend Empire Oaks to new members of the community!
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My daughters absolutely love this school. One's in 5th grade and one's in Kindergarten. They can't wait for summer to be over every year they've attended. The number of parent volunteers are extremely high, which is what makes a school absolutely outstanding. Our absolute favorite teacher has been Mrs. Donovan, my older daughter's 3rd grade teacher because she has a very strong educational background to bring confidence into each and every child no matter how shy they are. Most teachers are not educated in this area, so we felt so blessed to have had her.
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Although I find that this school can produce high test scores, I find the staff to be very cold. I felt there was more attention to the "looks" of the classroom than to making the education experience well rounded. Absolutely no creativity, purely institutional. I know if I was a child, I would not want to be at this school, so my child will be attending a different school where people are kind and happy.
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I have been at Empire for 6 years and have 3 kids that attend. The teaching is top notch, the principal is supportive and the parent involvement is super active. There are a lot of PTA sponsored events which are well attended.
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My daughter goes to Empire Oaks and we are really happy with the school administration, teachers and excellent students in this school.
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I have 3 kids who went through this school, the best school in Sacramento County. Most schools in Folsom are great. The teachers at this school really pursue excellence in your child.
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my general experiece @ this school with staff members and teachers were simply the worst. first off, office aids (pardon my choice of words) need to find a new job in new york city where they can stay so hot or in l.a where they can get paid by being unprofessional (poor mannerism -tone of their voice seem 'rude' rather than just being confident - i was purplexed when they were calling me to let me know that my number was not in file (due to their mistake!! ). second, i have'0' idea where my child belongs in the school . it's as if ones not capable of getting involve often -that's just too bad -your child's not visible. - ridiculous amount of parent involvement - uh.. i remember sending my kid to school- not an adult's daily party. teachers focus was not with my child resulting major 'grade-decline'
--Submitted by a parent

Empire Oaks is an awesome school. The teachers are excellent and the level of academics is the best in the county.
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My oldest son went to this school from K-5 and was very prepared for middle school. The Teachers challenge students to do their best. The former Principal was outstanding in guiding the staff towards excellence. The new principal while not as visible, seems to be doing well. They are open to parent participation, encourage community involvement. This has helped this school to attain BLUE RIBBON STATUS ! The front office staff are sometimes pre-occupied with busy work and not always as helpful as they could be. That seems to be the pattern at most elementry schools-not sure why ? Folsom schools on a whole are all outstanding. Clearly this school stands out as one of the best!
--Submitted by a parent