Is Turner Elementary a good school?

Turner Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Turner Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 436 students attended Turner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Turner Elementary?

Students at Turner Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 20% African American, 19% Asian, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Turner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Turner Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Antioch Middle High : Antioch High

Turner Elementary

Summary:

Turner Elementary is a public elementary school located in Antioch, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school is part of the Antioch Unified School District, which is ranked 1374 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Turner Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and achievement gaps among student subgroups. The school has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.3% in 2017-2018 to 30.8% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Turner Elementary consistently performs below the Antioch Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.86% of Turner Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 24.97% in the district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, only 8.91% of Turner Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 14.02% in the district and 35.54% statewide.

The data suggests that Turner Elementary and the Antioch Unified School District could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the chronic absenteeism, low academic achievement, and achievement gaps among student subgroups. Nearby schools in the district, such as Marsh Elementary, Fremont Elementary, and Sutter Elementary, also struggle with similar challenges. However, the Antioch Charter Academy and Antioch Charter Academy II, which are public charter schools in the area, consistently outperform the traditional public schools in both academic achievement and attendance.

Detail:

Public K-5

4207 Delta Fair Blvd.
Antioch, CA 94509-3944

(925) 779-7430

District: Antioch Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5715^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,567

Students who attend Turner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Antioch Middle
High:	Antioch High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.9

Number of students: 436

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

African American:

20.2%

Asian:

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Turner Elementary ranks worse than 97.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Antioch Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.19. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Turner Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.7%), African American (20.2%), Asian (18.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Turner Elementary is 19.9, which is the 5^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Antioch Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Turner Elementary employs 21.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Turner Elementary is $7,567, which is the 3^rd highest among 14 elementary schools in the Antioch Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Turner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Turner Elementary 5715^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Turner Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Antioch Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Antioch Unified 1374^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Turner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	21.55	3827^th	4809	20.4%
2005	25.62	3586^th	4822	25.6%
2006	22.58	3818^th	4818	20.8%
2007	17.42	4480^th	5113	12.4%
2008	25.10	3961^st	5113	22.5%
2009	24.74	4087^th	5193	21.3%
2010	20.47	4567^th	5314	14.1%
2011	10.61	5181^st	5377	3.6%
2012	13.77	5032^nd	5390	6.6%
2013	13.37	5142^nd	5530	7.0%
2015	13.06	5273^rd	5611	6.0%
2016	12.63	5250^th	5614	6.5%
2017	11.17	5425^th	5692	4.7%
2018	8.78	5492^nd	5662	3.0%
2019	11.07	5505^th	5789	4.9%
2022	13.32	5507^th	5883	6.4%
2023	9.93	5712^th	5874	2.8%
2024	9.19	5715^th	5862	2.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.69	3068^th	3246	5.5%
2019	29.13	2558^th	3275	21.9%
2022	25.52	2909^th	3311	12.1%
2023	21.49	3076^th	3250	5.4%
2024	24.98	2842^nd	3160	10.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	20.29	2185^th	2420	9.7%
2024	27.66	1956^th	2634	25.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.44	4936^th	5084	2.9%
2019	12.51	4969^th	5173	3.9%
2022	14.37	5001^st	5264	5.0%
2023	10.89	5257^th	5374	2.2%
2024	9.42	5420^th	5511	1.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.77	5238^th	5413	3.2%
2019	16.89	4881^st	5492	11.1%
2022	16.68	5024^th	5635	10.8%
2023	14.47	5196^th	5617	7.5%
2024	11.28	5403^rd	5605	3.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	37.36	1186^th	2227	46.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.90	5321^st	5431	2.0%
2019	8.10	5417^th	5510	1.7%
2022	11.91	5451^st	5663	3.7%
2023	8.20	5583^rd	5650	1.2%
2024	8.84	5542^nd	5636	1.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	0.48	1190^th	1203	1.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.70	656^th	700	6.3%
2019	23.47	614^th	747	17.8%
2023	12.97	654^th	662	1.2%
2024	21.75	515^th	593	13.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Turner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.41	4534^th	4830	6.1%
2019	15.65	4631^st	4963	6.7%
2022	16.50	4725^th	5084	7.1%
2023	14.17	4840^th	5098	5.1%
2024	13.28	4864^th	5102	4.7%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Turner Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	620	20	30	94	7	n/a	n/a	0	771
1989	642	24	49	125	8	n/a	n/a	0	848
1990	674	35	64	157	4	n/a	n/a	0	934
1991	669	32	72	161	4	n/a	n/a	0	938
1992	637	37	68	190	8	n/a	n/a	0	940
1993	424	47	51	174	10	n/a	n/a	0	706
1994	427	41	56	170	10	n/a	n/a	0	704
1995	366	67	47	207	8	n/a	n/a	0	695
1996	366	67	47	207	8	n/a	n/a	0	695
1997	316	69	43	198	8	n/a	n/a	0	634
1998	330	75	45	215	11	n/a	n/a	0	676
1999	323	73	41	241	10	n/a	n/a	0	688
2000	315	80	54	252	10	n/a	n/a	0	711
2001	288	56	47	235	7	n/a	n/a	20	653
2002	198	89	57	241	2	n/a	n/a	45	632
2003	198	89	57	241	2	n/a	n/a	45	632
2004	156	104	50	253	6	n/a	n/a	38	607
2005	127	93	50	282	7	n/a	n/a	41	600
2006	130	108	51	317	9	n/a	n/a	36	651
2007	99	125	55	290	5	n/a	n/a	37	611
2008	80	112	53	297	3	n/a	n/a	0	545
2009	76	98	40	299	5	16	28	0	562
2010	71	114	33	309	4	9	11	0	551
2011	75	104	28	281	3	3	31	0	525
2012	60	114	22	293	5	4	34	0	532
2013	64	114	31	306	7	3	36	0	561
2014	61	122	29	314	5	3	35	0	569
2015	70	140	35	313	4	13	38	0	613
2016	55	134	43	336	3	7	33	0	611
2017	52	127	40	302	3	8	20	0	552
2018	48	107	41	302	2	6	20	0	526
2019	43	99	52	291	2	6	13	0	506
2020	46	104	52	278	1	10	20	0	511
2021	45	83	72	230	2	6	18	0	456
2022	32	71	59	208	3	6	18	0	397
2023	29	88	82	208	4	8	17	0	436

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Turner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	33.5	23.0	n/a
1989	848	37.0	22.9	n/a
1990	934	41.0	22.7	n/a
1991	938	40.3	23.2	n/a
1992	940	41.0	22.9	29
1993	706	31.1	22.7	41.6
1994	704	31.4	22.4	46.9
1995	695	32.4	21.5	53.4
1996	695	32.4	21.5	53.4
1997	634	27.6	23.0	54.6
1998	676	35.1	19.3	63.3
1999	688	33.3	20.7	55.8
2000	711	37.8	18.8	59.9
2001	653	37.9	17.2	61.5
2002	632	37.1	17.0	68.8
2003	632	37.1	17.0	68.8
2004	607	34.1	17.8	83.8
2005	600	35.0	17.1	75.7
2006	651	35.2	18.5	76.7
2007	611	38.8	15.7	80.7
2008	545	33.0	16.5	80.4
2009	562	27.0	20.1	79
2010	551	29.8	18.4	80.2
2011	525	n/a	n/a	86.9
2012	532	19.0	28.0	n/a
2013	561	19.0	29.5	85.7
2014	569	20.0	28.4	84.2
2015	613	21.0	29.1	86.9
2016	611	22.0	27.7	90
2017	552	21.0	26.2	87.1
2018	526	21.0	25.0	82.9
2019	506	20.2	25.0	85.8
2020	511	n/a	n/a	82
2021	456	21.9	20.7	86.8
2022	397	19.9	19.9	84.4
2023	436	21.8	19.9	73.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Turner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	33.5	23.0	n/a
1989	848	37.0	22.9	n/a
1990	934	41.0	22.7	n/a
1991	938	40.3	23.2	n/a
1992	940	41.0	22.9	29
1993	706	31.1	22.7	41.6
1994	704	31.4	22.4	46.9
1995	695	32.4	21.5	53.4
1996	695	32.4	21.5	53.4
1997	634	27.6	23.0	54.6
1998	676	35.1	19.3	63.3
1999	688	33.3	20.7	55.8
2000	711	37.8	18.8	59.9
2001	653	37.9	17.2	61.5
2002	632	37.1	17.0	68.8
2003	632	37.1	17.0	68.8
2004	607	34.1	17.8	83.8
2005	600	35.0	17.1	75.7
2006	651	35.2	18.5	76.7
2007	611	38.8	15.7	80.7
2008	545	33.0	16.5	80.4
2009	562	27.0	20.1	79
2010	551	29.8	18.4	80.2
2011	525	n/a	n/a	86.9
2012	532	19.0	28.0	n/a
2013	561	19.0	29.5	85.7
2014	569	20.0	28.4	84.2
2015	613	21.0	29.1	86.9
2016	611	22.0	27.7	90
2017	552	21.0	26.2	87.1
2018	526	21.0	25.0	82.9
2019	506	20.2	25.0	85.8
2020	511	n/a	n/a	82
2021	456	21.9	20.7	86.8
2022	397	19.9	19.9	84.4
2023	436	21.8	19.9	73.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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