How does Antioch High compare to other high schools in Antioch?

Antioch High has a Scope Score of 34.6/100, ranked #1241 among California high schools. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 706 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Antioch High?

3.0% of students at Antioch High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 17.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Antioch High?

34.6% of students at Antioch High 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.

Antioch High

High School

Antioch Unified AntiochContra Costa County94509

📍 700 West 18th St

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high 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

1,823 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

84 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

85.5%

AP Exam Prepared

58.7%

A-G Completion

23.3%

College-Going Rate

54.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+0.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

10.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 404 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic61.9%

White8.9%

Asian2.1%

Black18.9%

Other8.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Antioch High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.0%
Met Standard	14.0%
Below Standard	83.0%

Score Factors

Helping

✓College readiness: 58.7%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 85.5%

1.9pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

▼Exceeded standard: 3.0%

12.7pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 17.0%

17.8pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 34.6%

0.3pp above state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 17.0%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 8.0%

3.9pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% 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 high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Antioch High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.0% of students exceeded standard while 14.0% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 3.8 points below the Antioch Unified district average of 6.7%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 2.7 points higher (vs 0.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 85.5%. 23.3% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 54.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 34.6%, above the state average of 34.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

3.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

17.0%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

34.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

706

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	353	5.1%	24.1%	27.2%	43.6%	29.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	353	0.8%	4.0%	16.4%	78.8%	4.8%

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