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Carmen Dragon Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Carmen Dragon Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 495 students in the Antioch Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

The school's academic performance is below state averages, with particular strengths in 5th grade English and overall science compared to other Antioch Unified schools like Grant Elementary and Jack London Elementary. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, at 36.7%, which is higher than the district average and similar to Lone Tree Elementary, though it has improved from previous years.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, a sharp contrast emerges. Schools in the Oakley Union Elementary and Brentwood Union districts, such as Almond Grove Elementary and Loma Vista Elementary, perform significantly better academically and have much lower absenteeism. Within its own district, Diablo Vista Elementary is a higher-performing peer, suggesting there are effective practices to learn from locally.

495

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,930

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4721 Vista Grande Dr.
Antioch, CA 94531-8619

(925) 779-7475

District: Antioch Unified

Students who attend Carmen Dragon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Black Diamond Middle
High:	Deer Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.3%

African American:

31.3%

Asian:

17.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,067^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	17.4	5067 of 5857	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	4686 of 5869	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4780 of 5859	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	4563 of 5883	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	5286 of 5789	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4743 of 5662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	4431 of 5692	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	4918 of 5614	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.7	4764 of 5611	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4216 of 5530	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	4108 of 5390	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	4332 of 5377	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	3327 of 5314	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.5	3403 of 5193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.1	3328 of 5113	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	2473 of 5113	51.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	372 of 569	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	409 of 593	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	453 of 661	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	534 of 663	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	523 of 747	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	496 of 700	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	1979 of 2227	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1725 of 2128	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	1054 of 3311	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1555 of 3275	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	2404 of 3246	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4771 of 5597	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3824 of 5612	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	4000 of 5609	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3886 of 5635	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5218 of 5492	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	4631 of 5413	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4410 of 5107	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4125 of 5107	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3651 of 5087	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	2390 of 5084	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.9	4380 of 4963	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3553 of 4830	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	5082 of 5460	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4537 of 5517	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4926 of 5363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	3733 of 5264	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	4949 of 5173	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4589 of 5084	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4946 of 5628	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4949 of 5643	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	5109 of 5638	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4822 of 5663	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	4730 of 5510	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	4414 of 5431	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	2159 of 2847	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1654 of 2635	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1775 of 2420	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)68th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Almond Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	5000 Amaryllis St.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6270	427	19	22.4	36.3%	125 (29.3%)	36 (8.4%)	168 (39.3%)	75 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	55.6	2270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		67.3	1715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.8%	555	32.8		32.8	26.2	49.4	55.2				43.8	43.1	59.8	39.7				49.1	93.4	95.6		96.7	95.6		$15,719	$974	$14,745
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
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2110 San Jose Ave.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6390	749	30	25.3		214 (28.6%)	50 (6.7%)	195 (26.0%)	210 (28.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (10.1%)	76.7	1297^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.9%		69.4	1618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.4%	321	36.7		36.7	59.8	62.2	72.7				64.6	59.0	55.1	53.5				56.1	96.6				96.6		$16,274	$1,128	$15,146
Laurel Elementary	Public	K-5	1141 Laurel Rd.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-7090	342	16	21.3	41.2%	113 (33.0%)	11 (3.2%)	182 (53.2%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	25.6	4346^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.8%		37.4	3337^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.1%	1009	11.5		11.5	28.3	19.6	33.9				27.7	52.2	32.7	13.1				30.8							$16,854	$1,235	$15,619

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmen Dragon Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Carmen Dragon Elementary?

Students at Carmen Dragon Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 31% African American, 18% Asian, 12% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Carmen Dragon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Carmen Dragon Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carmen Dragon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carmen Dragon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black Diamond Middle
High : Deer Valley High

Is Carmen Dragon Elementary a good school?

Carmen Dragon Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Carmen Dragon Elementary in?

Antioch Unified

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