Is Antelope Meadows Elementary a good school?

Antelope Meadows Elementary ranks 2470 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Antelope Meadows Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 725 students attended Antelope Meadows Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Antelope Meadows Elementary?

Students at Antelope Meadows Elementary are 40% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Antelope Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Antelope Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Antelope Crossing Middle High : Antelope High

Antelope Meadows Elementary

Summary:

Antelope Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school serving 716 students in grades K-5 in Antelope, CA. It is part of the Dry Creek Joint Elementary District, which is ranked 353 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Antelope Meadows Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.84% to 50.35% over the past few years, the school's performance lags behind its Dry Creek Joint Elementary District peers, such as Creekview Ranch, Barrett Ranch, and Olive Grove. Antelope Meadows Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math around 4-12 percentage points below the district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for Asian and White student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% and bottom 35% of California elementary schools, respectively.

Another concerning trend at Antelope Meadows Elementary is the sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.2% in 2017-2018 to 26.6% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the Dry Creek Joint Elementary District average of around 21% in 2022-2023. Addressing the root causes of this issue, as well as the specific needs of the school's underperforming student subgroups, should be a key priority for the school and district to improve overall student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

8343 Palmerson Dr.
Antelope, CA 95843-5195

(916) 770-8816

District: Dry Creek Joint Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2470^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,726

Students who attend Antelope Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Antelope Crossing Middle
High:	Antelope High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 725

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

Hispanic:

28.0%

Two or more races:

16.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Antelope Meadows Elementary ranks better than 57.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.52. (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 Antelope Meadows Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40%), Hispanic (28%), two or more races (16.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Antelope Meadows Elementary is 23.4, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District! (See more...)

Compare Antelope Meadows Elementary employs 30.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Antelope Meadows Elementary is $6,726. 4 elementary schools in the Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Antelope Meadows Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Antelope Meadows Elementary 2470^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Antelope Meadows Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Dry Creek Joint Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dry Creek Joint Elementary 353^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Antelope Meadows Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	74.01	1156^th	4809	76.0%
2005	80.44	907^th	4822	81.2%
2006	76.20	1094^th	4818	77.3%
2007	70.50	1348^th	5113	73.6%
2008	72.11	1320^th	5113	74.2%
2009	72.11	1343^rd	5193	74.1%
2010	61.25	1914^th	5314	64.0%
2011	55.01	2287^th	5377	57.5%
2012	73.83	1335^th	5390	75.2%
2013	75.03	1322^nd	5530	76.1%
2015	74.49	1333^rd	5611	76.2%
2016	64.15	1804^th	5614	67.9%
2017	51.13	2485^th	5692	56.3%
2018	51.22	2501^st	5662	55.8%
2019	62.06	1967^th	5789	66.0%
2021	62.42	481^st	1417	66.1%
2022	55.41	2282^nd	5883	61.2%
2023	56.35	2221^st	5874	62.2%
2024	51.52	2470^th	5862	57.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	11.27	316^th	339	6.8%
2019	12.67	403^rd	445	9.4%
2022	12.11	555^th	610	9.0%
2023	23.06	554^th	669	17.2%
2024	12.66	613^th	669	8.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.47	532^nd	3246	83.6%
2019	68.20	581^st	3275	82.3%
2021	85.14	40^th	602	93.4%
2022	82.19	268^th	3311	91.9%
2023	71.25	461^st	3250	85.8%
2024	60.09	716^th	3160	77.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.27	1545^th	2420	36.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.53	2264^th	5084	55.5%
2019	72.71	1046^th	5173	79.8%
2021	76.21	179^th	1110	83.9%
2022	61.72	1585^th	5264	69.9%
2023	61.72	1654^th	5374	69.2%
2024	53.85	2127^th	5511	61.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.94	2599^th	5413	52.0%
2019	55.68	2194^th	5492	60.1%
2021	59.71	454^th	1267	64.2%
2022	61.70	1866^th	5635	66.9%
2023	66.13	1672^nd	5617	70.2%
2024	56.17	2120^th	5605	62.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.04	1764^th	2128	17.1%
2019	36.32	1456^th	2585	43.7%
2021	27.19	206^th	293	29.7%
2022	36.59	1212^th	2227	45.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.12	2276^th	5431	58.1%
2019	66.41	1667^th	5510	69.7%
2021	62.19	430^th	1272	66.2%
2022	46.85	2614^th	5663	53.8%
2023	44.77	2758^th	5650	51.2%
2024	45.72	2709^th	5636	51.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	16.08	1037^th	1203	13.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	40.65	351^st	663	47.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	49.03	2289^th	4830	52.6%
2019	66.76	1304^th	4963	73.7%
2022	56.08	1836^th	5084	63.9%
2023	60.88	1614^th	5098	68.3%
2024	62.49	1539^th	5102	69.8%

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Rank History for White students at Antelope Meadows Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.99	2052^nd	2737	25.0%
2019	39.38	1873^rd	2834	33.9%
2022	43.04	1657^th	2726	39.2%
2023	36.27	1822^nd	2662	31.6%
2024	30.94	1928^th	2647	27.2%

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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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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Enrollment information for Antelope Meadows Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	289	52	39	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	406
1993	450	72	78	34	9	n/a	n/a	0	643
1994	563	92	84	59	6	n/a	n/a	0	804
1995	700	115	126	75	7	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1996	700	115	126	75	7	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1997	645	110	115	81	8	n/a	n/a	0	959
1998	743	94	108	94	10	n/a	n/a	0	1049
1999	767	82	80	86	4	n/a	n/a	0	1019
2000	694	93	76	79	4	n/a	n/a	38	984
2001	641	85	67	88	7	n/a	n/a	74	962
2002	616	106	90	94	10	n/a	n/a	23	939
2003	616	106	90	94	10	n/a	n/a	23	939
2004	567	109	92	95	9	n/a	n/a	14	886
2005	573	101	92	106	7	n/a	n/a	17	896
2006	564	83	99	103	7	n/a	n/a	23	879
2007	510	70	97	100	7	n/a	n/a	84	868
2008	457	58	87	91	3	n/a	n/a	0	696
2009	444	54	77	87	2	8	96	0	768
2010	423	57	69	126	3	6	59	0	743
2011	411	48	74	130	5	8	69	0	745
2012	395	39	71	136	9	7	82	0	739
2013	371	46	65	139	7	6	73	0	707
2014	402	51	70	172	9	4	81	0	789
2015	419	51	95	174	9	4	73	0	825
2016	450	46	83	195	5	4	80	0	863
2017	431	52	75	207	7	5	81	0	858
2018	421	43	71	193	4	5	81	0	818
2019	416	39	74	195	3	5	86	0	818
2020	419	29	75	213	3	7	92	0	838
2021	335	36	72	185	2	5	88	0	723
2022	315	34	71	210	1	6	106	0	743
2023	285	29	70	217	0	9	106	0	716
2024	290	26	80	203	1	5	120	0	725

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 Antelope Meadows Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	406	n/a	n/a	13.5
1993	643	24.0	26.8	0
1994	804	31.0	25.9	21.3
1995	1023	36.0	28.4	13.1
1996	1023	36.0	28.4	13.1
1997	959	35.5	27.0	18.8
1998	1049	46.0	22.8	21.2
1999	1019	49.0	20.8	25.1
2000	984	46.0	21.4	19.3
2001	962	46.0	20.9	21.5
2002	939	45.0	20.9	21.3
2003	939	45.0	20.9	21.3
2004	886	44.0	20.1	24.5
2005	896	44.0	20.4	26.7
2006	879	44.5	19.8	25.6
2007	868	42.0	20.7	28.4
2008	696	46.0	15.1	29.9
2009	768	37.6	17.6	31.9
2010	743	35.5	20.9	40.8
2011	745	n/a	n/a	43.8
2012	739	31.9	23.1	n/a
2013	707	28.8	24.5	51.5
2014	789	31.8	24.7	46.8
2015	825	34.0	24.2	47.2
2016	863	37.0	23.3	48.6
2017	858	37.2	23.0	48.4
2018	818	35.4	23.0	55.6
2019	818	35.2	23.2	53.8
2020	838	n/a	n/a	54.9
2021	723	33.0	21.9	50.3
2022	743	33.0	22.5	46.8
2023	716	30.9	23.1	48.7
2024	725	30.9	23.4	58.9

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 Antelope Meadows Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	406	n/a	n/a	13.5
1993	643	24.0	26.8	0
1994	804	31.0	25.9	21.3
1995	1023	36.0	28.4	13.1
1996	1023	36.0	28.4	13.1
1997	959	35.5	27.0	18.8
1998	1049	46.0	22.8	21.2
1999	1019	49.0	20.8	25.1
2000	984	46.0	21.4	19.3
2001	962	46.0	20.9	21.5
2002	939	45.0	20.9	21.3
2003	939	45.0	20.9	21.3
2004	886	44.0	20.1	24.5
2005	896	44.0	20.4	26.7
2006	879	44.5	19.8	25.6
2007	868	42.0	20.7	28.4
2008	696	46.0	15.1	29.9
2009	768	37.6	17.6	31.9
2010	743	35.5	20.9	40.8
2011	745	n/a	n/a	43.8
2012	739	31.9	23.1	n/a
2013	707	28.8	24.5	51.5
2014	789	31.8	24.7	46.8
2015	825	34.0	24.2	47.2
2016	863	37.0	23.3	48.6
2017	858	37.2	23.0	48.4
2018	818	35.4	23.0	55.6
2019	818	35.2	23.2	53.8
2020	838	n/a	n/a	54.9
2021	723	33.0	21.9	50.3
2022	743	33.0	22.5	46.8
2023	716	30.9	23.1	48.7
2024	725	30.9	23.4	58.9

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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