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If you could change one rule at Dallas Ranch Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
795
Middle
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTIOCH UNIFIED·NCES 060285011275
Dallas Ranch Middle
1401 Mount Hamilton Dr., Antioch, CA 94531 · (925) 779-7485 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
622 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 270 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 32% |
Student demographics
71%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
29.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.0pp since 2014
Math
11.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.3pp 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 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady 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 | 5.2% | 23.8% | 27.7% | 43.4% |
| Math | 4.3% | 7.4% | 20.9% | 67.4% |
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 | 29.0% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 11.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.9% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.1% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 29.2% | 14.2% |
| 2017-18 | 31.5% | 19.9% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 23.7% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Dallas Ranch Middle
Dallas Ranch Middle's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Ranch Middle this school | 795 | 78.2% | 19.9% |
| Natomas Middle Sacramento | 672 | 81.3% | 16.4% |
| Endeavour Middle Lancaster | 805 | 81.7% | 12.2% |
| Palms Middle Los Angeles | 1,081 | 71.5% | 49.6% |
| Mesa Linda Middle Victorville | 735 | 73.2% | 7.8% |
| Amargosa Creek Middle Lancaster | 859 | 85.9% | 19.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Dallas Ranch Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,051 of 1,224 | #30 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #1,106 of 1,227 ▼ 31 | #35 of 42 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,013 of 1,227 ▼ 25 | #33 of 42 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #328 of 1,214 | #10 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #445 of 1,377 | #23 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,062 of 1,279 | #33 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #121 of 1,278 | #11 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #577 of 1,329 | #14 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #402 of 930 | #11 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
795
-52 (-6%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 1,360
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 795 | 33.3 | 23.9:1 | 78% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 32.7 | 23.0:1 | 68% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 31.1 | 22.8:1 | 72% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 847 | 36 | 23.5:1 | 60% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 970 | 42.3 | 22.9:1 | 63% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 1,100 | 45 | 24.4:1 | 59% (645) |
| 2010-11 | 1,360 | N/A | N/A | 46% (623) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas Ranch Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (970 to 795); teachers down 21% (42.3 to 33.3).
About Dallas Ranch Middle
Families in Antioch, California, are served by Dallas Ranch Middle, a medium-sized middle school. A total of 795 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in California is about 659 students, so this school is 21% above average.
A total of 25 schools make up Antioch Unified, with 15,111 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dallas Ranch Middle. The largest is Hispanic students, at 41%. The next largest groups are 29% Black, 17% Asian, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. In Contra Costa County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.9:1. On average, middle schools in California have 20.7:1, compared with 23.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Dallas Ranch Middle is 78%. The 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 33 points lower.
Measured against California public middle schools, Dallas Ranch Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Dallas Ranch Middle, the prediction is 33.7% and the result is 19.9%.
In Contra Costa County (population about 1,165,012), the median household income is $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Dallas Ranch Middle is one of 280 public schools in the county.
Muir (John) Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Dallas Ranch Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Dallas Ranch Middle's average proficiency of 19.9% compares with 24.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Dallas Ranch Middle is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment declined 6% from its 2020-21 level of 847.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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
- Antioch HighHigh · 1,776 students
- Park MiddleMiddle · 1,055 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
- Antioch HighHigh · 1,776 students
- Park MiddleMiddle · 1,055 students
- Dozier-Libbey Medical HighHigh · 681 students
- Antioch MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Muir (John) ElementaryElementary · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Muir (John) Elementary0.6 mi · 660
- Lone Tree Elementary0.6 mi · 518
- Jack London Elementary1.2 mi · 446
- Deer Valley High1.3 mi · 1,812
- Sutter Elementary1.4 mi · 450
- Diablo Vista Elementary1.7 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas Ranch MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Dallas Ranch Middle?
Dallas Ranch Middle enrolls approximately 795 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dallas Ranch Middle serve?
Dallas Ranch Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dallas Ranch Middle?
Approximately 23.9:1 students per teacher at Dallas Ranch Middle.
How diverse is Dallas Ranch Middle?
Dallas Ranch Middle reports a student body of 6% White, 41% Hispanic, 29% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dallas Ranch Middle public or private?
Dallas Ranch Middle 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.