Summary:
ZIP code 95843 has one middle school, Antelope Crossing Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 1,051 students. With no other middle schools listed, there is no local school-to-school comparison. The key finding is that Antelope Crossing scored above the state in all three reported subjects in 2025–2026, with its biggest advantage in science and its smallest in math.
Antelope Crossing Middle stands out most in science: 53% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide, a 17-point advantage. In English language arts, the school had 58% proficiency versus 49% statewide, a 9-point lead. Math was its comparatively weaker subject: 42% were proficient, versus 38% statewide, a 3-point lead; the school was also 4 points below Dry Creek Joint Elementary in math. It was essentially level with the district in ELA and 4 points above it in science. Within the school, math’s advantage over the state grew from 2 points in grade 6 to 8 points in grade 8; ELA’s state advantage was steadier, at about 8–10 points across grades.
Scores improved in every subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 8 points, math 3 points, and science 9 points. The school also widened its lead over the state in each subject, by 7 points in ELA, 2 in math, and 6 in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from 879th of 2,783 schools (68th percentile) to 682nd of 2,703 (75th percentile), and its rating rose from 3 to 4 stars. Other context includes a 23.9:1 student-teacher ratio and 55% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, chronic absenteeism was 15%, below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 13%; these figures describe the school and do not explain its test results.
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