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Prospects High (Alternative)

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 6% of California alternative schools

Summary

Prospects High (Alternative) is a public K-12 school serving 304 students in Antioch, CA, operating within the Antioch Unified school district, which ranks in the bottom 11% of districts statewide.

The school serves a high-need population and faces significant challenges, with a 49% graduation rate and a 38.4% dropout rate, both far below state averages. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 54.8%, and academic proficiency is low, especially in mathematics where only 6.72% of students meet standards. While the school's per-student spending of $16,469 is moderate, outcomes are significantly weaker than those at many nearby alternative schools, such as Venture (Alternative) in the high-performing San Ramon Valley Unified district, which graduates 100% of its students.

This comparison shows that "alternative school" can mean very different things; some are high-performing programs while others, like Prospects High, serve as critical safety nets for at-risk students. The data suggests that for Prospects High to improve, targeted strategies to address chronic absenteeism and bolster core academic instruction, particularly in math, could be essential areas of focus.

304

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,469

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 West Second St.
Antioch, CA 94509-1145

(925) 779-7490

District: Antioch Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

20.4%

African American:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2017 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (49% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg20%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,597^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,791^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	2597 of 2761	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2303 of 2715	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	2125 of 2508	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	1247 of 2497	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.1	1569 of 2477	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	11.4	2197 of 2379	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.6	2157 of 2259	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.9	1834 of 2236	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.2	1691 of 2179	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	1501 of 2063	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	1350 of 2005	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	13.2	1816 of 1999	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	1523 of 1804	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	1315 of 1777	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.1	1215 of 1769	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2310 of 2542	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	2332 of 2369	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1791 of 2162	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1487 of 2159	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1731 of 2170	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1469 of 2123	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	940 of 1290	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1676 of 2133	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1377 of 2017	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.4	1292 of 2021	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.1	1358 of 2039	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.2	1408 of 1994	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.8	1297 of 2426	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1377 of 2354	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.6	1324 of 2367	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.6	1313 of 2281	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.8	958 of 2238	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.6	1180 of 2117	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	25.2	1296 of 2063	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.1	1117 of 1968	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.5	1009 of 1901	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.3	1003 of 1653	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	494 of 523	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	532 of 592	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	489 of 582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1615 of 1906	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1341 of 1915	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1630 of 1915	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1471 of 1858	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1527 of 1833	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1262 of 1760	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1527 of 1900	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1334 of 1902	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1488 of 1917	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1515 of 1861	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1636 of 1814	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1053 of 1742	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1700 of 2013	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1295 of 2026	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1616 of 2030	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1445 of 1943	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	906 of 1126	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1575 of 1937	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1219 of 1862	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1693 of 1942	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1491 of 1948	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1533 of 1963	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1253 of 1916	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	753 of 1122	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1511 of 1880	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1352 of 1834	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	395 of 1252	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	840 of 1216	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	810 of 1197	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	964 of 1173	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1113 of 1222	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2024)18th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prospects High (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	820 West Second St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7490	304	22	13.7	83.9%	62 (20.4%)	54 (17.8%)	152 (50.0%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.6%)								(n/a)		14.3	7.3	6.3	9.4			18.2	7.1	24.3	23.7				9.1	7.1	2.8	6.7							$16,469	$1,739	$14,730
CCCOE Special Education Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	4207 Delta Fair Blvd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 777-2000	116	15	7.7	33.6%	24 (20.7%)	27 (23.3%)	45 (38.8%)	17 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)
River Delta High/Elementary (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 So. Second St.	Rio Vista	94571	Solano County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-1324	18	2	9.5	66.7%	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)											33.3							8.3							$26,204	$841	$25,363
Floyd I. Marchus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2900 Avon Ave.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 602-3421	50	8	6.2	60.0%	16 (32.0%)	19 (38.0%)	11 (22.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					11.1						8.3							0.0							$206,419	$5,359	$201,060
Horizons School: Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-8000	182	17	10.4	45.6%	58 (31.9%)	8 (4.4%)	81 (44.5%)	16 (8.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)								(n/a)	25.0	47.6	34.8		35.0	54.6	17.7	50.0	63.2	48.4	46.3	36.4	18.2	31.3	71.4	47.4	34.5	39.4	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	$1,878	$428	$1,450
Central County Special Education Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	2964 Miranda Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 837-6007	15	2	7.5	20.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (53.3%)	6 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Briones (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	925 Susana St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5800	48	2	24.6	37.5%	25 (52.1%)	2 (4.2%)	18 (37.5%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)			11.1		17.4					16.7	24.1						11.1	20.7							$19,971	$988	$18,983
Venture (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	10540 Albion Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1200	61	11	5.5	9.8%	32 (52.5%)	1 (1.6%)	9 (14.8%)	8 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	10 (16.4%)								(n/a)					37.5						52.4							40.0							$56,661	$2,176	$54,485
Travis Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	2751 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8265	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Prospects High (Alternative)

Is Prospects High (Alternative) a good school?

Prospects High (Alternative) ranks in the bottom 5.9% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Prospects High (Alternative)?

Students at Prospects High (Alternative) are 50% Hispanic, 20% White, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Prospects High (Alternative) in?

Antioch Unified

How many students attend Prospects High (Alternative)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Prospects High (Alternative).

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