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Pittsburg, CA
Public School Ratings




Pittsburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Pittsburg Unified School District details

Pittsburg Unified School District
2000 Railroad Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565

10,709 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

22 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Pittsburg Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.9% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
41%
28%
47%
15%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Black Diamond High (continuation) School
1131 Stoneman Ave.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
09-12
Foothill Elementary School
1200 Jensen Dr.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
KG-05
Heights Elementary School
163 Alturas Ave.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
KG-05
Highlands Elementary School
4141 Harbor St.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
KG-05
Hillview Junior High School
333 Yosemite Dr.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
06-08
Los Medanos Elementary School
610 Crowley Ave.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
KG-05
Marina Vista Elementary School
50 East Eighth St.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
KG-05
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High School
2012 Carion Ct.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
06-08
Parkside Elementary School
985 West 17th St.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
KG-05
Pittsburg Senior High School
1750 Harbor St.
Pittsburg, CA, 94565
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.4% 22.0%
Black 16.3% 5.2%
Hispanic 69.6% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.1% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.2% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 69.7% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,492 $101,650,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,188 $12,726,000 6.3%
Staff $616 $6,600,000 3.3%
General Administration $234 $2,502,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,117 $11,961,000 5.9%
Operation $1,570 $16,814,000 8.4%
Transportation $255 $2,732,000 1.4%
Other $525 $5,620,000 2.8%
Total Support $5,505 $58,955,000 29.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,784 $40,518,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $18,781 $201,123,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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