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Arthur S. Dudley Elementary

Public Grades K-6
4876th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of California elementary schools
Summary

Arthur S. Dudley Elementary serves 521 students in grades K–6 in Antelope, California, and is part of Center Joint Unified. SchoolDigger places the school at the 16th statewide percentile and gives it 1 star for 2025–26, below the district’s 33rd percentile and 2 stars. The most important finding for families is that Dudley’s proficiency was below both state and district results in ELA, math, and science, with ELA the clearest weakness.

Math is Dudley’s strongest subject compared with the state and district, while science is closest to nearby K–6 peers. In 2025–26, Dudley’s proficiency was 22% in math, compared with 38% statewide and 27% in the district; in science, it was 17%, versus 36% statewide and 27% in the district. ELA was 25%, compared with 49% statewide and 38% in the district. The five nearby K–6 schools averaged 35% in ELA, 27% in math, and 19% in science, putting Dudley 10, 5, and 2 percentage points below those averages, respectively. Among the six K–6 schools, including Dudley, its ELA result was second-lowest, math lowest, and science third-lowest.

Results have risen over the four supplied years, especially in math, but remain well below state levels: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, Dudley’s proficiency increased by 5 percentage points in ELA, 9 in math, and 7 in science, while the gaps with the state narrowed by 2, 5, and 1 point, respectively. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 49% in 2021–22 to 25% in 2025–26, though the latest rate remained 6 points above the state and 2 above the district. Context includes a 24.8 student–teacher ratio in 2024–25—the highest among nearby schools with data—and a free/reduced lunch eligible measure of 72% in 2024–25, around the middle of nearby schools with that measure. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students percentile swung from 2 in 2021–22 to 39 in 2022–23 and 14 in 2023–24, compared with Dudley’s overall percentiles of 17, 8, and 14, indicating substantial year-to-year variation in its relative measure of how well it serves that group. For African American Students, the subgroup percentile also shifted, from 24 in 2023–24 to 9 in 2024–25 and 22 in 2025–26, versus overall percentiles of 14, 14, and 16.

521
Students ?
24.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,940
Per pupil spending ?
71.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 8000 Aztec Way
       Antelope, CA  95843-4486

(916) 338-6470

District: Center Joint Unified


Students who attend Arthur S. Dudley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wilson C. Riles Middle
High:    Center High
Racial breakdown:

White:
29.6%
Hispanic:
28.0%
African American:
21.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2023 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 24 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg32%
California avg42%
4,876th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 33 pts since 2016
From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5Elementary Schools in the Center Joint Unified
652nd of 968Center Joint 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.24876 of 580416.0%★☆☆☆☆
202517.95021 of 585714.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.95043 of 586914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.25371 of 58598.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.94883 of 588317.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.54061 of 578929.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.43576 of 566236.8%★★☆☆☆
201740.83055 of 569246.3%★★☆☆☆
201643.62850 of 561449.2%★★☆☆☆
201541.42942 of 561147.6%★★☆☆☆
201342.53147 of 553043.1%★★☆☆☆
201245.72899 of 539046.2%★★☆☆☆
201148.22714 of 537749.5%★★☆☆☆
201060.51955 of 531463.2%★★★☆☆
200962.91770 of 519365.9%★★★☆☆
200848.12488 of 511351.3%★★★☆☆
200759.71842 of 511364.0%★★★☆☆
200664.91549 of 481867.8%★★★☆☆
200564.81551 of 482267.8%★★★☆☆
200462.31610 of 480966.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.5397 of 50621.5%★☆☆☆☆
202518.7515 of 5699.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.5449 of 59324.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.4446 of 66132.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.1431 of 66335.0%★★☆☆☆
201941.9396 of 74747.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.3477 of 70031.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20264.01154 of 12074.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.51148 of 11903.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202227.41617 of 222727.4%★☆☆☆☆
201942.41214 of 258553.0%★★★☆☆
201839.71047 of 212850.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202427.52726 of 316213.8%★☆☆☆☆
202337.41985 of 324538.8%★★☆☆☆
202219.33229 of 33112.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201940.91731 of 327547.1%★★☆☆☆
201840.51739 of 324646.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.34469 of 556919.8%★☆☆☆☆
202518.14851 of 559713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.64836 of 561213.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.44852 of 560913.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.34588 of 563518.6%★☆☆☆☆
201923.54336 of 549221.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.63862 of 541328.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.94423 of 508513.0%★☆☆☆☆
202528.63845 of 510724.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.04112 of 510719.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.34971 of 50872.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.74142 of 508418.5%★☆☆☆☆
201937.83110 of 496337.3%★★☆☆☆
201841.82749 of 483043.1%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202318.8316 of 3355.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202621.84554 of 541215.9%★☆☆☆☆
202516.64955 of 54609.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.54971 of 55179.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.45004 of 53636.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.04571 of 526413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.73873 of 517325.1%★☆☆☆☆
201834.63429 of 508432.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202618.34811 of 559013.9%★☆☆☆☆
202519.24772 of 562815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.84833 of 564314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202312.45341 of 56385.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.84732 of 566316.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.23452 of 551037.4%★★☆☆☆
201838.53133 of 543142.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.82072 of 292029.0%★☆☆☆☆
202529.12048 of 284728.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.31748 of 263533.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.61671 of 242031.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202614.32242 of 253211.5%★☆☆☆☆
20258.42437 of 25986.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.62538 of 26514.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.62568 of 26613.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.62586 of 27265.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.32684 of 28345.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.92374 of 273713.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school
Disabled (2022)27th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school
Male (2026)14th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school
Homeless (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state
Mathematics22%-16 vs state
Science17%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Arthur S. Dudley Elementary.

Arthur S. Dudley Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.0% of California elementary schools.

Students at Arthur S. Dudley Elementary are 30% White, 28% Hispanic, 21% African American, 18% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Arthur S. Dudley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson C. Riles Middle
High : Center High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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