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Antioch Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2654^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 4% of California middle schools

Summary

Antioch Middle is a public middle school serving about 665 students in grades 6-8 in the Antioch Unified School District, located in a high-need community where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English (16%), Math (6%), and Science (9%) that are the lowest among nearby schools, including other Antioch Unified schools like Dallas Ranch Middle and Black Diamond Middle. A major factor is chronic absenteeism, with 39% of students missing too much school—a rate more than double that of higher-performing schools in neighboring districts such as Adams (J. Douglas) Middle in Brentwood Union.

Despite having higher per-student spending than some better-performing schools, these resources have not translated into improved outcomes, suggesting a need for different strategies. The school's performance has remained persistently low for over a decade, indicating that overcoming these challenges will likely require coordinated efforts at the school, district, and community levels to address barriers to regular attendance and learning.

665

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,889

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 D St.
Antioch, CA 94509-2346

(925) 779-7400

District: Antioch Unified

Students who attend Antioch Middle usually attend:

High:

Antioch High

Feeder schools for Antioch Middle:

Elementary:	Fremont Elementary
	Kimball Elementary
	Turner Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

African American:

18.8%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg20%

California avg41%

2,654^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Antioch Unified

1372^nd of 1,543Antioch Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2654 of 2761	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	2703 of 2783	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	2716 of 2781	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2687 of 2740	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2591 of 2715	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2380 of 2480	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	2446 of 2508	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	2322 of 2497	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	2294 of 2477	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	2189 of 2379	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1946 of 2259	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	1862 of 2236	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.2	1599 of 2179	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	1627 of 2063	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.6	1412 of 2005	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	1579 of 1999	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	1595 of 1804	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	1551 of 1777	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.7	1477 of 1769	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	552 of 609	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	587 of 627	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	570 of 613	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	600 of 637	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	576 of 600	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	1330 of 1531	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1412 of 1491	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1313 of 1369	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	1374 of 1478	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1444 of 1521	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1403 of 1540	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	972 of 1442	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1158 of 1364	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	2454 of 2533	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	2504 of 2551	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	2480 of 2531	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2449 of 2509	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2279 of 2380	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2201 of 2262	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	2302 of 2395	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	2319 of 2388	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2318 of 2374	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2310 of 2359	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2086 of 2213	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1929 of 2072	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	2430 of 2542	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	2505 of 2579	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	2475 of 2531	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	2406 of 2458	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2253 of 2369	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2127 of 2230	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2453 of 2534	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2498 of 2552	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	2489 of 2538	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2496 of 2527	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	2341 of 2407	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	2196 of 2273	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	4.4	191 of 193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	712 of 726	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	624 of 677	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	650 of 665	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1479 of 1566	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1528 of 1552	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1415 of 1531	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	1375 of 1537	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1490 of 1543	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	1543 of 1555	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1555 of 1602	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1481 of 1496	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)13th percentile+11 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy16%-33 vs state

Science9%-24 vs state

Mathematics6%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Antioch Middle	Public	6-8	1500 D St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7400	665	31	21.5	93.5%	33 (5.0%)	125 (18.8%)	433 (65.1%)	35 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	24 (3.6%)	8.7	2654^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.9%		8.6	2703^rd of 2783 public middle schools	2.9%	49																	8.9	8.9	13.8	15.4	19.6	16.2	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.0	$17,889	$2,624	$15,265
Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Spartan Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7420	1,055	48	22.2	89.3%	107 (10.1%)	218 (20.7%)	609 (57.7%)	61 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	44 (4.2%)	13.6	2493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		15.4	2463^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.5%	30																	15.9	15.9	17.7	21.1	25.2	21.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.5	$16,904	$2,355	$14,549
Dallas Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Mount Hamilton Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7485	795	33	23.8	78.2%	44 (5.5%)	233 (29.3%)	328 (41.3%)	133 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.3%)	16.6	2372^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%		19.2	2287^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	85																	10.1	10.1	28.0	28.4	30.6	29.0	10.9	12.8	11.3	11.7	$16,888	$1,964	$14,924
Martin Luther King Junior Junior High	Public	6-8	2012 Carion Ct.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2500	706	34	21.0	84.4%	29 (4.1%)	147 (20.8%)	436 (61.8%)	52 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	32 (4.5%)	21.2	2178^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.1%		25.2	2026^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.2%	152																	8.9	8.9	36.6	33.3	34.8	34.9	15.9	12.9	12.0	13.5	$18,641	$1,761	$16,880
Black Diamond Middle	Public	7-8	4730 Sterling Hill Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7460	358	17	21.2	81.0%	30 (8.4%)	117 (32.7%)	150 (41.9%)	32 (8.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	11.9	2552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		16.6	2414^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.3%	138																	11.3	11.3		19.8	23.4	21.6		8.4	7.6	8.0	$18,467	$2,149	$16,318
Hillview Junior High	Public	6-8	333 Yosemite Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2380	893	42	21.5	81.2%	41 (4.6%)	144 (16.1%)	561 (62.8%)	77 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (5.9%)	19.6	2243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		20.5	2243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%		1.9	6.3	9.1	5.2	3.8	18.8	6.1	9.7	5.7	8.3	9.1	7.5	3.8	8.3	15.2	8.2	18.3	18.3	25.1	34.3	32.7	30.6	10.6	11.0	14.0	11.8	$18,086	$1,725	$16,361
O'Hara Park Middle	Public	6-8	1100 O'Hara Ave.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-5060	856	38	22.7	41.8%	254 (29.7%)	75 (8.8%)	416 (48.6%)	82 (9.6%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	21 (2.5%)	24.1	2047^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.9%		32	1729^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.9%	318																	16.5	16.5	39.4	30.3	35.3	35.0	17.9	15.5	12.7	15.5	$13,922	$1,681	$12,241
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Public	6-8	2301 Range Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2480	812	37	21.7	82.5%	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	591 (72.8%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	40 (4.9%)	20.3	2214^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		19.2	2289^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	75	2.0	8.3	8.9	6.3	12.0	20.8	13.3	15.4	4.0	16.7	6.7	9.1	2.0	6.3	15.6	7.7	14.9	14.9	29.9	34.6	33.6	32.7	11.4	14.1	11.9	12.4	$18,345	$1,846	$16,499
Delta Vista Middle	Public	6-8	4901 Frank Hengel Way	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6840	873	40	21.6	43.9%	212 (24.3%)	124 (14.2%)	370 (42.4%)	116 (13.3%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.5%)	35 (4.0%)	25.9	1960^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.0%		27.3	1930^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.7%	30																	24.3	24.3	33.9	34.1	31.7	33.3	16.4	16.4	19.0	17.3	$14,022	$1,504	$12,518
Adams (J. Douglas) Middle	Public	6-8	401 American Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6480	1,197	50	24.0		273 (22.8%)	135 (11.3%)	275 (23.0%)	368 (30.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	138 (11.5%)	85.3	364^th of 2761 public middle schools	86.8%		86.3	361^st of 2783 public middle schools	87.0%	3																	43.1	43.1	64.7	73.2	67.9	68.5	53.5	57.5	58.9	56.5	$12,795	$712	$12,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Antioch Middle

What district is Antioch Middle in?

Antioch Unified

What is the racial makeup of Antioch Middle?

Students at Antioch Middle are 65% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Antioch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Antioch Middle.

What high school do graduates of Antioch Middle attend?

Students who attend Antioch Middle usually go on to attend Antioch High

Is Antioch Middle a good school?

Antioch Middle ranks in the bottom 3.9% of California middle schools.

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