Park Middle

Summary:

Park Middle is a public middle school located in Antioch, CA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 996 students. The school is part of the Antioch Unified School District, which is ranked 1374 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Park Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, ranking between 2,254 and 2,457 out of around 2,700-2,800 middle schools in the state over the past several years.

Park Middle faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, consistently low test scores across all subjects and grade levels, and particularly poor performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students. For example, in 2023-2024, only 9.77% of Park Middle students were proficient or better in math, compared to 14.02% for the Antioch Unified district and 35.54% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.05% to 84.94% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Park Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Antioch Unified district, such as Black Diamond Middle and Dallas Ranch Middle, Park Middle consistently performs worse across key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. Expanding the comparison to middle schools in neighboring districts, such as Brentwood Union and Pittsburg Unified, reveals an even starker contrast, with schools like William B. Bristow Middle and Adams (J. Douglas) Middle significantly outperforming Park Middle across all academic measures.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1 Spartan Way
       Antioch, CA  94509-4882


(925) 779-7420

District: Antioch Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2457th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,729 Help


Students who attend Park Middle usually attend:

High:    Antioch High

Feeder schools for Park Middle:

Elementary:    Belshaw Elementary
    Mission Elementary
    Sutter Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  1,025

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.6%
African American:
20.3%
White:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Park Middle ranks worse than 88.5% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Antioch Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.41. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Park Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Antioch Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.6%), African American (20.3%), White (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Park Middle is 22.3. 2 middle schools in the Antioch Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Park Middle is $6,729. 2 middle schools in the Antioch Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Park Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Park Middle 2457th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Park Middle in the ranking list.)

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Antioch Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Antioch Unified 1374th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Park Middle

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Rank History for all students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.60 996th 1769 43.7%
2005 38.20 1035th 1777 41.8%
2006 36.06 1114th 1804 38.2%
2007 42.17 1072nd 1999 46.4%
2008 30.85 1403rd 2005 30.0%
2009 34.51 1340th 2063 35.0%
2010 27.47 1646th 2179 24.5%
2011 31.74 1595th 2236 28.7%
2012 29.42 1659th 2259 26.6%
2013 32.88 1617th 2379 32.0%
2015 33.30 1520th 2477 38.6%
2016 25.25 1824th 2497 27.0%
2017 26.32 1795th 2508 28.4%
2018 23.91 1861st 2480 25.0%
2019 18.42 2254th 2715 17.0%
2022 18.46 2284th 2740 16.6%
2023 17.56 2404th 2802 14.2%
2024 15.41 2457th 2777 11.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.43 415th 462 10.2%
2019 13.36 484th 554 12.6%
2022 5.83 635th 665 4.5%
2023 6.20 647th 678 4.6%
2024 7.10 661st 699 5.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.44 799th 1364 41.4%
2019 34.88 879th 1442 39.0%
2022 32.53 1116th 1540 27.5%
2023 38.20 837th 1529 45.3%
2024 34.37 993rd 1477 32.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.75 1193rd 1538 22.4%
2024 29.69 1106th 1550 28.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.99 1652nd 2230 25.9%
2019 21.13 1990th 2369 16.0%
2022 18.72 2153rd 2458 12.4%
2023 20.65 2146th 2549 15.8%
2024 19.94 2187th 2575 15.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.90 1709th 2262 24.4%
2019 17.10 2040th 2380 14.3%
2022 18.56 2130th 2509 15.1%
2023 17.88 2182nd 2547 14.3%
2024 15.12 2284th 2546 10.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.21 948th 1369 30.8%
2019 26.36 1153rd 1491 22.7%
2022 29.03 1092nd 1531 28.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 9.69 183rd 193 5.2%
2023 13.10 181st 197 8.1%
2024 19.45 156th 191 18.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.62 1732nd 2273 23.8%
2019 19.13 2019th 2407 16.1%
2022 18.99 2105th 2527 16.7%
2023 17.81 2201st 2558 14.0%
2024 16.17 2231st 2547 12.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.63 714th 745 4.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.00 433rd 600 27.8%
2019 22.05 536th 643 16.6%
2022 22.06 539th 637 15.4%
2023 27.38 466th 614 24.1%
2024 22.68 515th 626 17.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.06 1387th 2072 33.1%
2019 27.20 1632nd 2213 26.3%
2022 23.73 1871st 2359 20.7%
2023 20.10 2035th 2391 14.9%
2024 18.88 2049th 2383 14.0%
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Rank History for White students at Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.81 1212th 1496 19.0%
2019 8.64 1498th 1602 6.5%
2022 14.42 1369th 1555 12.0%
2023 12.82 1386th 1552 10.7%
2024 11.08 1400th 1535 8.8%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Park Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 945 16 31 121 3 n/a n/a 0 1116
1989 963 23 45 127 7 n/a n/a 0 1165
1990 1021 27 53 147 11 n/a n/a 0 1259
1991 1093 26 61 172 13 n/a n/a 0 1365
1992 1137 36 76 206 17 n/a n/a 0 1472
1993 1137 63 96 242 19 n/a n/a 0 1557
1994 1157 86 121 271 25 n/a n/a 0 1660
1995 1195 151 163 288 26 n/a n/a 0 1823
1996 1195 151 163 288 26 n/a n/a 0 1823
1997 834 53 64 200 16 n/a n/a 0 1167
1998 920 94 67 237 18 n/a n/a 0 1336
1999 932 117 81 263 11 n/a n/a 0 1404
2000 915 139 91 276 12 n/a n/a 0 1433
2001 925 158 100 305 16 n/a n/a 0 1504
2002 789 194 105 383 21 n/a n/a 87 1579
2003 789 194 105 383 21 n/a n/a 87 1579
2004 629 161 77 363 26 n/a n/a 58 1314
2005 614 171 72 364 15 n/a n/a 61 1297
2006 541 173 74 408 16 n/a n/a 59 1271
2007 475 156 62 393 15 n/a n/a 61 1162
2008 420 192 62 410 13 n/a n/a 0 1097
2009 352 174 53 404 15 17 91 0 1106
2010 301 187 56 325 10 17 138 0 1034
2011 279 198 53 400 9 10 53 0 1002
2012 237 202 52 409 16 15 11 0 942
2013 209 192 54 429 9 17 17 0 927
2014 222 175 53 454 7 19 29 0 959
2015 238 178 45 467 10 15 44 0 997
2016 226 208 45 523 10 21 44 0 1077
2017 207 220 53 524 6 19 40 0 1069
2018 182 224 68 564 4 17 43 0 1102
2019 171 218 71 579 4 15 50 0 1108
2020 157 218 66 606 7 16 53 0 1123
2021 136 217 56 605 5 24 59 0 1102
2022 119 198 55 541 3 17 49 0 982
2023 110 192 54 563 4 23 50 0 996
2024 105 208 49 601 5 18 39 0 1025

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 Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1116 46.7 23.8 n/a
1989 1165 49.6 23.4 n/a
1990 1259 53.9 23.3 n/a
1991 1365 60.0 22.7 n/a
1992 1472 61.0 24.1 13.9
1993 1557 65.5 23.8 15.1
1994 1660 71.0 23.4 15.4
1995 1823 76.9 23.7 16.7
1996 1823 76.9 23.7 16.7
1997 1167 54.0 21.6 31.7
1998 1336 59.2 22.6 33.2
1999 1404 60.0 23.4 28.1
2000 1433 61.9 23.2 29.1
2001 1504 65.4 23.0 27.8
2002 1579 66.4 23.8 32.6
2003 1579 66.4 23.8 32.6
2004 1314 55.6 23.6 50
2005 1297 52.5 24.7 39.8
2006 1271 52.6 24.2 41.8
2007 1162 51.9 22.4 48.4
2008 1097 57.0 19.2 51.3
2009 1106 44.7 24.2 56.1
2010 1034 45.8 22.5 66.2
2011 1002 n/a n/a 66.4
2012 942 41.1 22.9 n/a
2013 927 38.0 24.3 71.6
2014 959 37.0 25.8 67.8
2015 997 41.0 24.3 73.2
2016 1077 42.0 25.6 75.3
2017 1069 45.6 23.4 73.8
2018 1102 42.2 26.0 71.1
2019 1108 47.2 23.4 72.5
2020 1123 n/a n/a 75.1
2021 1102 47.6 23.1 70.1
2022 982 45.4 21.6 72.7
2023 996 41.8 23.7 84.9
2024 1025 45.8 22.3 86.1

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 Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1116 46.7 23.8 n/a
1989 1165 49.6 23.4 n/a
1990 1259 53.9 23.3 n/a
1991 1365 60.0 22.7 n/a
1992 1472 61.0 24.1 13.9
1993 1557 65.5 23.8 15.1
1994 1660 71.0 23.4 15.4
1995 1823 76.9 23.7 16.7
1996 1823 76.9 23.7 16.7
1997 1167 54.0 21.6 31.7
1998 1336 59.2 22.6 33.2
1999 1404 60.0 23.4 28.1
2000 1433 61.9 23.2 29.1
2001 1504 65.4 23.0 27.8
2002 1579 66.4 23.8 32.6
2003 1579 66.4 23.8 32.6
2004 1314 55.6 23.6 50
2005 1297 52.5 24.7 39.8
2006 1271 52.6 24.2 41.8
2007 1162 51.9 22.4 48.4
2008 1097 57.0 19.2 51.3
2009 1106 44.7 24.2 56.1
2010 1034 45.8 22.5 66.2
2011 1002 n/a n/a 66.4
2012 942 41.1 22.9 n/a
2013 927 38.0 24.3 71.6
2014 959 37.0 25.8 67.8
2015 997 41.0 24.3 73.2
2016 1077 42.0 25.6 75.3
2017 1069 45.6 23.4 73.8
2018 1102 42.2 26.0 71.1
2019 1108 47.2 23.4 72.5
2020 1123 n/a n/a 75.1
2021 1102 47.6 23.1 70.1
2022 982 45.4 21.6 72.7
2023 996 41.8 23.7 84.9
2024 1025 45.8 22.3 86.1

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Park Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $6,729

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Park Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2254th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2404th of 2802 Middle schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Park Middle)21.621.4
 0.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Antioch Unified)24.720.8
 3.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Park Middle)16.314.4
 1.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Antioch Unified)16.213.3
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Park Middle)37.426.1
 11.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Antioch Unified)31.627.6
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Park Middle)21.89.7
 12.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Antioch Unified)15.212.8
 2.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Park Middle)2222.6
 0.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Antioch Unified)24.620.9
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Park Middle)14.47.9
 6.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Antioch Unified)12.98.3
 4.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Park Middle)14.415.1
 0.7%
   8th Grade Science (Antioch Unified)15.413.9
 1.5%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1108996
 10.1%
African American218192
 11.9%
American Indian44
Asian7154
 23.9%
Hispanic579563
 2.8%
Pacific Islander1523
 53.3%
White171110
 35.7%
Two or More Races5050
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.5%84.9%
 12.5%


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Students at Park Middle are 59% Hispanic, 20% African American, 10% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,025 students attended Park Middle.

Park Middle ranks in the bottom 11.5% of California middle schools.

Students who attend Park Middle usually go on to attend Antioch High


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