Summary:
High schools in ZIP code 94509 include three Antioch High, Bidwell Continuation High and Live Oak High (Continuation) in Antioch Unified; Antioch serves grades 9–12, while the continuation schools serve grades 10–12. In 11th grade, the schools’ average proficiency was 29% in ELA, 5% in math and 11% in science, compared with California’s 57%, 32% and 38%. The most important finding is that all three schools fall well below state results in every tested subject.
Live Oak stands out in ELA, with 37% proficient, compared with 26% at Antioch and 23% at Bidwell; Live Oak’s lead over Antioch is 10 points. Antioch leads in math, at 6.1% versus 4.9% at Live Oak and 4.8% at Bidwell, and in science, at 13% versus 12% and 8%. Bidwell ranks lowest in all three subjects. Its other outcomes are mixed: it has the lowest dropout rate, 5%, but the highest chronic absenteeism, 50%—about 31 points above the state rate.
All-grades proficiency generally improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26: the area average rose 9 points in ELA, 3 in math and 6 in science. However, Antioch’s ELA result fell 3 points while Bidwell gained 10 and Live Oak gained 21. SchoolDigger statewide rankings also moved in different directions: Antioch went from the 29th to the 21st percentile, while Bidwell rose from the 9th to the 17th and Live Oak from the 5th to the 24th. As context, 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 90% at Antioch, 88% at Bidwell and 90% at Live Oak; student-teacher ratios were 20.8 at Antioch and 15.1–15.6 at the continuation schools. These are observations, not explanations for differences in results, and the continuation schools have small enrollments.
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