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Enrollment
1,776
High
DISTRICT 909 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTIOCH UNIFIED·NCES 060285000207
Antioch High
700 West 18th St, Antioch, CA 94509 · (925) 779-7550 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,776 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,602 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 458 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 462 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 457 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 399 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.8pp since 2014
Math
4.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.1% | 24.1% | 27.2% | 43.6% |
| Math | 0.8% | 4.0% | 16.4% | 78.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 8.9% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 5.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 5.3% |
| 2020-21 | 58.5% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 30.9% | 7.7% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 9.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.8% | 8.8% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 49.0% | 14.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Antioch High
Antioch High's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioch High this school | 1,776 | 90.2% | 19.1% |
| Lincoln High San Diego | 1,487 | 89.8% | 19.5% |
| Victor Valley High Victorville | 2,255 | 91.0% | 23.1% |
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High Harbor City | 1,549 | 84.0% | 43.6% |
| Adelanto High Adelanto | 2,247 | 86.2% | 26.9% |
| Rancho Verde High Moreno Valley | 2,101 | 82.1% | 35.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Antioch High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,007 of 1,052 | #27 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #1,041 of 1,056 ▼ 86 | #28 of 28 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,007 of 1,056 ▼ 52 | #26 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.4pp | #148 of 1,044 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,776 | #404 of 2,093 | #12 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #669 of 1,352 | #15 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #522 of 1,351 | #25 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #289 of 1,575 | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #444 of 802 | #14 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,776
-213 (-11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 2,074
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,776 | 85.1 | 20.9:1 | 90% (1,602) |
| 2023-24 | 1,823 | 84.4 | 21.6:1 | 86% (1,563) |
| 2022-23 | 1,960 | 85.9 | 22.8:1 | 81% (1,590) |
| 2020-21 | 1,989 | 85 | 23.4:1 | 65% (1,290) |
| 2017-18 | 1,983 | 80.9 | 24.5:1 | 68% (1,348) |
| 2015-16 | 1,798 | 60 | 30.0:1 | 71% (1,275) |
| 2010-11 | 2,198 | N/A | N/A | 62% (1,371) |
| 2000-01 | 2,495 | 111 | 22.5:1 | 34% (846) |
| 1990-91 | 2,074 | 83 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Antioch High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,983 to 1,776); teachers up 5% (80.9 to 85.1).
About Antioch High
Antioch High is a high-enrollment high school with its address in Antioch, California. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,776 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 112% bigger than average.
Antioch Unified enrolls 15,111 students, and its 25 schools include Antioch High.
Hispanic students are the majority at Antioch High, with 63% of enrollment. The school is also 18% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Antioch High's 85.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.9:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 90%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 45 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Antioch High would be expected to post about 26.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.1%.
Among Contra Costa County residents, the median household income is $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Antioch High is one of 280 public schools in the county.
Live Oak High (Continuation) is the public school closest to Antioch High, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Antioch High places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Antioch High in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 1,989. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.4:1 to 20.9:1.
Discussions about Antioch High may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Antioch Unified
- Deer Valley HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Park MiddleMiddle · 1,055 students
- Dallas Ranch MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Orchard ParkElementary · 751 students
- Dozier-Libbey Medical HighHigh · 681 students
- Antioch MiddleMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in Antioch
- Deer Valley HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Park MiddleMiddle · 1,055 students
- Dallas Ranch MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Dozier-Libbey Medical HighHigh · 681 students
- Antioch MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Muir (John) ElementaryElementary · 660 students
Other Antioch High schools
One other US public school is named Antioch High. Antioch High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Antioch High SchoolAntioch, TN · 2,212 students
Nearby schools
- Live Oak High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 130
- Fremont Elementary0.3 mi · 482
- Antioch Middle0.3 mi · 665
- Antioch Charter Academy II0.4 mi · 204
- Marsh Elementary0.4 mi · 522
- Prospects High (Alternative)0.7 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Antioch HighHow many students attend Antioch High?
Antioch High enrolls approximately 1,776 students in grades 09-12.
Is Antioch High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Antioch High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Antioch High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Antioch High is approximately 20.9:1 (85 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Antioch High?
At Antioch High, the student body is approximately 9% White, 63% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Antioch High public or private?
Antioch High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Antioch Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.