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Arthur S. Dudley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arthur S. Dudley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Antelope, CA, serving 552 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Center Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1026 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location, Arthur S. Dudley Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranking in the bottom 10-20% of California schools for their respective subgroups. Additionally, Arthur S. Dudley Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.3% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Center Joint Unified School District, such as Oak Hill Elementary, Cyril Spinelli Elementary, and North Country Elementary, generally outperform Arthur S. Dudley Elementary on academic measures. Additionally, schools in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District, such as Barrett Ranch Elementary and Olive Grove Elementary, also significantly outperform Arthur S. Dudley Elementary.

521

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,523

Per pupil spending ?

71.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

California avg41%

5,021^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Center Joint Unified

1013^th of 1,543Center 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	5021 of 5857	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	5043 of 5869	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5371 of 5859	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4883 of 5883	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	4061 of 5789	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3576 of 5662	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.8	3055 of 5692	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	2850 of 5614	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.4	2942 of 5611	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	3147 of 5530	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	2899 of 5390	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	2714 of 5377	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	1955 of 5314	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.9	1770 of 5193	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.1	2488 of 5113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.7	1842 of 5113	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.9	1549 of 4818	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	1551 of 4822	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	1610 of 4809	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	515 of 569	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	449 of 593	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	446 of 661	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	431 of 663	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	396 of 747	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	477 of 700	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	2.5	1148 of 1190	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	1617 of 2227	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1214 of 2585	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	1047 of 2128	50.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	2726 of 3162	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1985 of 3245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3229 of 3311	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1731 of 3275	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1739 of 3246	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	4851 of 5597	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4836 of 5612	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4852 of 5609	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4588 of 5635	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4336 of 5492	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3862 of 5413	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	3845 of 5107	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4112 of 5107	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	4971 of 5087	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4142 of 5084	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	3110 of 4963	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	2749 of 4830	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	316 of 335	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4955 of 5460	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	4971 of 5517	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5004 of 5363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	4571 of 5264	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3873 of 5173	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	3429 of 5084	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4772 of 5628	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4833 of 5643	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	5341 of 5638	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4732 of 5663	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3452 of 5510	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3133 of 5431	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	2048 of 2847	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1748 of 2635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1671 of 2420	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	2437 of 2598	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	2538 of 2651	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2568 of 2661	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	2586 of 2726	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	2684 of 2834	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2374 of 2737	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)28th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2023)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science11%-21 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
Arthur S. Dudley Elementary	Public	K-6	8000 Aztec Way	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6470	521	21	24.8	71.6%	154 (29.6%)	112 (21.5%)	146 (28.0%)	92 (17.7%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	17.9	5021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	14.3%		17.9	5043^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.1%	22	11.4		11.4	31.9	17.2	16.0	32.8			24.9	18.6	14.3	14.0	27.6			18.8	94.4	96.6	96.6		95.5		$16,523	$2,128	$14,395
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	3909 North Loop Blvd.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6460	700	29	24.1	60.7%	257 (36.7%)	84 (12.0%)	182 (26.0%)	114 (16.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (8.1%)	31	3880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.8%		27.9	4117^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	237	30.1		30.1	39.6	30.7	35.7	43.8			37.8	35.9	23.5	12.9	17.5			22.4	90.7	91.7	93.5	96.3	91.7	95.4	$15,710	$1,233	$14,477
Cyril Spinelli Elementary	Public	K-6	3401 Scotland Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6490	347	15	23.1	72.6%	101 (29.1%)	40 (11.5%)	131 (37.8%)	37 (10.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.2%)	25	4399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.9%		27.3	4173^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.9%	226	27.5		27.5	47.4	18.6	22.0	29.0			28.4	34.2	14.0	20.0	18.8			21.5	92.1	92.1					$19,831	$2,818	$17,013
North Country Elementary	Public	K-6	3901 Little Rock Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6480	563	24	23.5	61.1%	172 (30.6%)	48 (8.5%)	219 (38.9%)	66 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	49 (8.7%)	28.1	4123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		31.6	3803^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	320	20.0		20.0	45.3	40.5	28.6	27.1			34.5	43.3	23.0	12.9	20.0			23.8	92.1		96.6	96.6	93.3	96.6	$15,693	$1,684	$14,009
Sierra View Elementary	Public	K-6	3638 Bainbridge Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1960	318	14	22.1	87.4%	68 (21.4%)	22 (6.9%)	157 (49.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (9.1%)	36.6	3437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		32	3783^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	346	11.6		11.6	29.6	38.9	16.7	51.1			34.3	47.7	27.8	23.3	42.6			35.9	91.9			91.9			$20,273	$3,309	$16,964
Antelope Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	8343 Palmerson Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8816	731	31	23.5	58.7%	296 (40.5%)	33 (4.5%)	206 (28.2%)	77 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	117 (16.0%)	53.6	2392^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.2%		51.5	2474^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	82	35.8		35.8	38.7	46.6	46.3				44.0	48.3	50.0	37.1				44.5	95.9		98.4		96.7		$12,829	$953	$11,876
Village Tk-8	Public	K-8	6845 Larchmont Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1970	463	19	24.3	89.0%	78 (16.8%)	35 (7.6%)	264 (57.0%)	34 (7.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	18.7	4944^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.6%		15.1	5299^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	355	15.0	13.4	14.0	20.9	13.2	41.5	27.9	22.4	28.4	25.8	20.9	18.4	24.4	11.6	20.6	6.0	16.3	94.3			94.3			$17,959	$2,938	$15,021
Ridgepoint Tk-8	Public	K-8	4680 Monument Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1950	650	27	23.9	86.9%	182 (28.0%)	77 (11.8%)	233 (35.8%)	73 (11.2%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (10.8%)	63.3	1913^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.3%		52.7	2420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.8%	507	36.2	34.9	35.6	47.1	55.6	54.4	52.6	57.6	50.0	52.9	47.4	41.7	55.7	44.4	33.8	31.8	42.8	89.8	93.2	96.6	94.9	93.2	94.9	$16,377	$2,520	$13,857
Barrett Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	7720 Ocean Park Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Dry Creek Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 770-8839	629	29	21.7	67.9%	217 (34.5%)	48 (7.6%)	110 (17.5%)	183 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.9%)	58 (9.2%)	45.7	2844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.4%		55.4	2265^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	579	23.8		23.8	34.1	43.5	51.2				43.8	39.6	45.7	34.9				39.6	86.5	91.9	91.9		89.2		$12,278	$1,149	$11,129
Warren A. Allison Elementary	Public	K-6	4315 Don Julio Blvd.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1810	391	17	23.0	91.3%	72 (18.4%)	57 (14.6%)	167 (42.7%)	30 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	60 (15.3%)	20.2	4814^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		40.3	3160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	1654	16.0		16.0	16.1	37.3	24.0	34.6			27.4	16.1	29.4	12.2	21.2			19.6	88.3	95.0			95.0		$19,928	$3,116	$16,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur S. Dudley Elementary

Is Arthur S. Dudley Elementary a good school?

Arthur S. Dudley Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Arthur S. Dudley Elementary in?

Center Joint Unified

What is the racial makeup of Arthur S. Dudley Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Arthur S. Dudley Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Wilson C. Riles Middle
High : Center High

How many students attend Arthur S. Dudley Elementary?

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

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