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Antelope Crossing Middle

Q: Is Antelope Crossing Middle a good school?

Antelope Crossing Middle ranks 845 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

845^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 69% of California middle schools

Summary

Antelope Crossing Middle is a public school serving about 1,050 students in grades 6-8 in Antelope, CA, operating within the well-regarded Dry Creek Joint Elementary district.

Academically, the school performs solidly, with proficiency rates in English and Math slightly above the state average and a notable strength in Science, where scores are significantly higher. The school manages student attendance relatively well, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the state average. A key finding is that Antelope Crossing is particularly effective in supporting certain student groups, achieving high rankings for its English Language Learner students and demonstrating strong outcomes for its economically disadvantaged population compared to other schools with similar challenges.

When compared to nearby middle schools like Will Rogers Middle, Sylvan Middle, and Wilson C. Riles Middle, Antelope Crossing achieves better academic results and lower absenteeism despite serving a community with substantial economic need. It also operates with greater cost-efficiency than some peers, such as Foothill Ranch Middle. Within its own district, it serves a more economically diverse population than Silverado Middle while delivering competitive outcomes, suggesting it provides strong value for its students.

1,051

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,782

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9200 Palmerson Dr.
Antelope, CA 95843-4616

(916) 745-2100

District: Dry Creek Joint Elementary

Students who attend Antelope Crossing Middle usually attend:

High:

Antelope High

Feeder schools for Antelope Crossing Middle:

Elementary:	Antelope Meadows Elementary
	Barrett Ranch Elementary
	Olive Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Asian:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

California avg41%

845^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary

365^th of 1,543Dry Creek Joint Elementary 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	62.3	845 of 2761	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	879 of 2783	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	960 of 2781	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	689 of 2740	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	307 of 894	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	831 of 2715	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	837 of 2480	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.1	1075 of 2508	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	915 of 2497	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	787 of 2477	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	702 of 2379	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.9	774 of 2259	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	674 of 2236	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	703 of 2179	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	621 of 2063	69.9%	★★★★☆
2008	59.3	716 of 2005	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	578 of 1999	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	68.8	474 of 1804	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	61.2	585 of 1777	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.0	684 of 1769	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	168 of 609	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	93 of 627	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	180 of 613	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	135 of 637	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	167 of 643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	178 of 600	70.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	581 of 739	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	583 of 743	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	558 of 715	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	506 of 733	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	578 of 745	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	544 of 700	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.0	713 of 1531	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	193 of 354	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	907 of 1491	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	559 of 1369	59.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	69.5	160 of 1478	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	340 of 1521	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	288 of 1540	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	29 of 363	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	66.0	234 of 1442	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	274 of 1364	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	739 of 2533	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	847 of 2551	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	792 of 2531	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	648 of 2509	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	262 of 738	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	762 of 2380	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	758 of 2262	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	745 of 2395	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	716 of 2388	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	703 of 2374	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	507 of 2359	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	675 of 2213	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	666 of 2072	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	181 of 477	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	740 of 2542	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	692 of 2579	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	741 of 2531	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	350 of 2458	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	169 of 721	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	584 of 2369	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	658 of 2230	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	864 of 2534	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	820 of 2552	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	957 of 2538	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	621 of 2527	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	259 of 763	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	768 of 2407	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	816 of 2273	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	489 of 726	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	545 of 701	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	515 of 677	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	487 of 665	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	409 of 554	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	377 of 462	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	903 of 1566	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	565 of 1552	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	635 of 1531	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	804 of 1520	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	907 of 1537	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	958 of 1543	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	721 of 1555	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	883 of 1602	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	889 of 1496	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science44%+11 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Antelope Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	9200 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 745-2100	1,051	44	23.9	55.2%	453 (43.1%)	76 (7.2%)	238 (22.6%)	158 (15.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.0%)	114 (10.8%)	62.3	845^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		60.4	879^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.4%	34	43.9	43.9	48.8	55.4	47.2	50.3	35.0	43.3	38.4	38.9	$12,782	$849	$11,933
Wilson C. Riles Middle	Public	7-8	4747 PFE Rd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 787-8100	682	34	20.0	56.0%	215 (31.5%)	89 (13.0%)	202 (29.6%)	105 (15.4%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	56 (8.2%)	34.9	1650^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.2%		32.7	1717^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.3%	67	24.8	24.8		36.7	34.6	35.7		24.9	28.8	26.7	$15,974	$801	$15,173
Silverado Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Country Club Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 780-2620	1,010	42	24.3	33.5%	486 (48.1%)	12 (1.2%)	239 (23.7%)	135 (13.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	126 (12.5%)	71.2	647^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.6%		77.3	543^rd of 2783 public middle schools	80.5%	104	48.0	48.0	53.1	58.8	57.2	56.3	46.2	36.3	48.8	43.8	$12,972	$677	$12,295
Foothill Ranch Middle	Public	7-8	5001 Diablo Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3440	509	26	19.4	92.9%	99 (19.4%)	63 (12.4%)	184 (36.1%)	103 (20.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	52 (10.2%)	20.7	2195^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.5%		20.4	2248^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	53	11.6	11.6		32.7	24.6	28.6		14.7	22.4	18.5	$20,962	$3,605	$17,357
Sylvan Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Auburn Blvd.	Citrus Heights	95621	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7873	604	27	22.3	64.1%	276 (45.7%)	29 (4.8%)	218 (36.1%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.6%)	15.6	2412^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.6%		19.5	2279^th of 2783 public middle schools	18.1%	133	15.1	15.1	27.6	23.5	27.0	25.9	9.3	13.1	9.6	10.8	$17,866	$2,738	$15,128
Barbara Chilton Middle	Public	6-8	4501 Bob Doyle Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1870	1,289	54	23.9	30.3%	557 (43.2%)	49 (3.8%)	216 (16.8%)	333 (25.8%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	125 (9.7%)	87.4	327^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.2%		86.1	369^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.7%	42	49.3	49.3	65.9	70.1	63.4	66.4	66.0	61.2	56.4	61.1	$12,706	$519	$12,187
Warren T. Eich Middle	Public	6-8	1509 Sierra Gardens Dr.	Roseville	95661	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1770	939	49	19.1	50.6%	475 (50.6%)	10 (1.1%)	297 (31.6%)	75 (8.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.7%)	77	540^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.4%		68.6	709^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.5%	169	41.9	41.9	57.5	65.5	57.0	60.2	54.5	54.7	41.7	50.6	$14,389	$383	$14,006
George A. Buljan Middle	Public	6-8	100 Hallissy Dr.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1720	862	44	19.7	58.6%	371 (43.0%)	26 (3.0%)	293 (34.0%)	84 (9.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	80 (9.3%)	54.2	1068^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.3%		51.1	1140^th of 2783 public middle schools	59.0%	72	29.3	29.3	51.4	51.9	38.5	47.0	49.1	34.1	31.2	38.0	$13,277	$378	$12,899
Will Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	4924 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7889	564	29	19.5	75.9%	241 (42.7%)	39 (6.9%)	192 (34.0%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	27.1	1926^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.2%		33.5	1688^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	238	24.6	24.6	35.2	33.7	34.4	34.4	15.4	19.0	18.7	17.8	$18,210	$2,983	$15,227
Robert C. Cooley Middle	Public	6-8	9300 Prairie Woods Way	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1740	1,149	48	23.9	35.8%	524 (45.6%)	47 (4.1%)	231 (20.1%)	219 (19.1%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.9%)	111 (9.7%)	79.3	487^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.4%		82.4	431^st of 2783 public middle schools	84.5%	56	44.9	44.9	62.3	64.9	67.1	64.7	45.4	52.8	46.3	48.2	$13,101	$598	$12,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Antelope Crossing Middle

How many students attend Antelope Crossing Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,051 students attended Antelope Crossing Middle.

Is Antelope Crossing Middle a good school?

Antelope Crossing Middle ranks 845^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Antelope Crossing Middle in?

Dry Creek Joint Elementary

What high school do graduates of Antelope Crossing Middle attend?

Students who attend Antelope Crossing Middle usually go on to attend Antelope High

What is the racial makeup of Antelope Crossing Middle?

Students at Antelope Crossing Middle are 43% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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