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Jack London Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jack London Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 446 students in the Antioch Unified district, a high-need community where over three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of all California elementary schools, with only about 22% of students proficient in English and 14% in math. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a concern at 31%. The school spends more per student than the state average, but this has not translated into stronger academic outcomes compared to some nearby schools. For instance, Diablo Vista Elementary, also in Antioch Unified, performs significantly better, ranking in the 40th percentile. A stark contrast exists with Pioneer Elementary in the neighboring, higher-performing Brentwood Union district.

There are notable differences in how student groups perform at Jack London, and test scores vary widely between grade levels, suggesting areas for instructional focus. However, the school has shown progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, and its outcomes for some student groups are stronger than for others. The presence of higher-performing schools like Diablo Vista Elementary within the same district, and models like the nearby Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy, indicate that effective practices can make a difference in similar community contexts.

446

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,459

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4550 Country Hills Dr.
Antioch, CA 94531-8906

(925) 779-7455

District: Antioch Unified

Students who attend Jack London Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Diamond Middle
High:	Deer Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.5%

African American:

28.9%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,362^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Elementary 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	13.8	5362 of 5857	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5307 of 5869	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	5062 of 5859	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5260 of 5883	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4685 of 5789	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4508 of 5662	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	4364 of 5692	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	4181 of 5614	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	4412 of 5611	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4677 of 5530	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	4095 of 5390	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.9	4548 of 5377	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	3780 of 5314	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.8	3722 of 5193	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	3332 of 5113	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	3086 of 5113	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	2829 of 4818	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.0	2659 of 4822	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.2	2397 of 4809	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	391 of 569	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	368 of 593	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	329 of 661	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	517 of 663	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	395 of 747	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	328 of 700	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	1860 of 2227	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	2190 of 3162	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	2418 of 3245	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	2293 of 3311	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1153 of 3275	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1098 of 3246	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4822 of 5597	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4889 of 5612	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4730 of 5609	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	4890 of 5635	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4698 of 5492	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4824 of 5413	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	4763 of 5107	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	4414 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	4302 of 5087	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3854 of 5084	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	3404 of 4963	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3714 of 4830	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4964 of 5460	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	5200 of 5517	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4542 of 5363	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4926 of 5264	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4282 of 5173	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3934 of 5084	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	5322 of 5628	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	5190 of 5643	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4949 of 5638	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	5110 of 5663	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4261 of 5510	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3813 of 5431	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2728 of 2847	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2481 of 2635	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	2208 of 2420	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)31st percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 vs state

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	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 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
Jack London Elementary	Public	K-6	4550 Country Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7455	446	19	23.1	76.9%	42 (9.4%)	129 (28.9%)	176 (39.5%)	59 (13.2%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	22 (4.9%)	13.8	5362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.5%		15	5307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	55	14.9		14.9	10.8	28.9	26.0	23.8			22.1	13.9	15.4	12.2	14.3			13.8	76.8	78.6	92.9	78.6	76.8	78.6	$19,459	$2,961	$16,498
Thomas Gaines Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	4730 Sterling Hills Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(925) 779-7640	261	15	17.4	90.0%	27 (10.3%)	76 (29.1%)	93 (35.6%)	26 (10.0%)	5 (1.9%)	15 (5.7%)	19 (7.3%)	30.5	3920^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.2	4091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	30.3%	171	28.6	13.6	17.5	33.3	28.6	33.3	27.8	32.7	17.0	27.1	28.6	33.3	28.6	29.7	25.5	19.0	25.8							$25,468	$14,184	$11,284
Lone Tree Elementary	Public	K-5	1931 Mokelumne Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7480	518	25	20.3	72.8%	41 (7.9%)	150 (29.0%)	219 (42.3%)	66 (12.7%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.5%)	24 (4.6%)	22.7	4622^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	21.1%		18.2	5015^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.6%	393	21.8		21.8	23.3	30.3	37.2				30.7	21.6	25.8	15.1				20.9	81.2	82.6	94.2	82.6	82.6	82.6	$17,395	$2,207	$15,188
Diablo Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	4791 Prewett Ranch Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7470	496	21	23.6	61.1%	29 (5.8%)	133 (26.8%)	203 (40.9%)	98 (19.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.0%)	35.9	3508^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%		27.3	4174^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	666	29.1		29.1	44.1	30.3	42.9				39.3	42.9	18.4	22.1				28.1	94.0	96.4		96.4	95.2	96.4	$17,776	$2,636	$15,140
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	4325 Spaulding St.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7465	478	24	19.5	77.4%	35 (7.3%)	122 (25.5%)	215 (45.0%)	67 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.5%)	15.2	5250^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.4%		17	5123^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	127	14.3		14.3	6.3	30.8	21.4	38.3			22.7	7.4	21.2	14.3	13.3			13.3	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	88.2	$19,802	$2,597	$17,205
Muir (John) Elementary	Public	K-5	615 Greystone Dr.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7450	660	32	20.6	58.9%	54 (8.2%)	135 (20.5%)	368 (55.8%)	61 (9.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.2%)	26.2	4301^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.6%		19.4	4914^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	613	14.6		14.6	37.0	32.8	36.5				35.3	27.8	25.8	19.8				24.7	91.3	92.1	96.8	92.9	92.1	92.9	$17,582	$2,312	$15,270
Carmen Dragon Elementary	Public	K-6	4721 Vista Grande Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7475	495	23	21.9	61.6%	57 (11.5%)	155 (31.3%)	160 (32.3%)	87 (17.6%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	22 (4.4%)	17.4	5067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		21.9	4686^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.2%	381	21.9		21.9	15.0	21.4	37.5	33.9			26.2	13.9	13.6	15.6	13.3			14.1		80.0	89.3	74.7	78.7	78.7	$17,930	$2,886	$15,044
Belshaw Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Roosevelt Ln.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7495	431	19	22.6	83.3%	55 (12.8%)	73 (16.9%)	257 (59.6%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	19 (4.4%)	9.4	5665^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.3%		12.2	5539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	126	8.5		8.5	18.7	6.0	19.7				15.0	22.1	4.5	9.9				12.6	91.4	97.1		95.7	94.3		$20,550	$2,800	$17,750
Sutter Elementary	Public	K-5	3410 Longview Rd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7425	450	21	20.9	75.8%	68 (15.1%)	66 (14.7%)	252 (56.0%)	39 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.4%)	19.2	4905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		23.3	4550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.5%	355	22.4		22.4	20.0	16.4	39.2				25.1	22.2	16.4	18.4				19.1	98.1			98.1		98.1	$19,202	$2,549	$16,653
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	2010 Shady Willow Ln.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6410	859	33	26.3		193 (22.5%)	89 (10.4%)	215 (25.0%)	259 (30.2%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (11.2%)	60.5	2038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		65.4	1796^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.4%	242	37.4		37.4	51.7	56.1	54.8				54.3	45.6	46.2	35.5				42.4	92.0	94.0	98.0	94.7	94.0	93.3	$13,875	$842	$13,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack London Elementary

What district is Jack London Elementary in?

Antioch Unified

What is the racial makeup of Jack London Elementary?

Students at Jack London Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 29% African American, 13% Asian, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Is Jack London Elementary a good school?

Jack London Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jack London Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Jack London Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jack London Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jack London Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Diamond Middle
High : Deer Valley High

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