How does Antelope Crossing Middle compare to other middle schools in Antelope?

Antelope Crossing Middle has a Scope Score of 56.2/100, ranked #702 among California middle schools. 18% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,060 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Antelope Crossing Middle?

18.3% of students at Antelope Crossing Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Antelope Crossing Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Antelope Crossing Middle's proficiency rate increases by 0.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Antelope Crossing Middle?

16.6% of students at Antelope Crossing Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Antelope Crossing Middle

Middle School

Dry Creek Joint Elementary AntelopePlacer County95843

📍 9200 Palmerson Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,058 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

56%

Teachers

43 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 193 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.5%

White41.5%

Asian14.4%

Black7.2%

Other13.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Antelope Crossing Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.3%
Met Standard	26.3%
Below Standard	55.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 18.3%

1.0pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 44.7%

5.2pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

✓Growth (G6→G8): +0.9pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 16.6%

2.7pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 44.7%

Above state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Suspension rate: 5.7%

1.6pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Antelope Crossing Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.3% of students exceeded standard while 26.3% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.8 points below the Dry Creek Joint Elementary district average of 24.1%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 22.8% exceeded — 4.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 0.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 28.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

44.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+0.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,060

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	320	17.2%	31.6%	27.5%	23.8%	48.8%
7th	327	20.2%	35.2%	25.1%	19.6%	55.4%
8th	377	15.1%	32.1%	26.0%	26.8%	47.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	323	16.1%	18.9%	30.6%	34.4%	35.0%
7th	330	21.5%	21.8%	27.3%	29.4%	43.3%
8th	383	19.8%	18.5%	25.3%	36.3%	38.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Olive Grove Elementary

68.5# in state

Barrett Ranch Elementary

58.9# in state

Antelope Meadows Elementary

54.5# in state

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Middle

Antelope Crossing Middle

56.2# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.