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Pinole Valley High

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Pinole Valley High ranks 567 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Pinole Valley High is a public high school serving 1,292 students in grades 9-12 in Pinole, California. The school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, which is ranked 1110 out of 1543 districts in the state.

Pinole Valley High consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 57.96% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 22.85% proficient or better in Science, compared to 33.39% and 20.31% for the district, respectively. The school also excels in supporting certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of California high schools for African American students and the top 25-50% for Hispanic students. Additionally, Pinole Valley High maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.9% to 90.1% in recent years, and a lower dropout rate than the district average.

While Pinole Valley High outperforms other high schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, such as John F. Kennedy High and Richmond High, the nearby Middle College High, a public charter school, consistently ranks among the top 5% of California high schools and significantly outperforms Pinole Valley High in academic measures. Additionally, Pinole Valley High faces challenges with relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 31.8% in recent years, which the school and district may need to address to improve student engagement and academic outcomes.

1,245

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,207

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 Pinole Valley Rd.
Pinole, CA 94564-1499

(510) 231-1442

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Feeder schools for Pinole Valley High:

Elementary:	Collins Elementary
	Ellerhorst Elementary
	Montalvin Manor Elementary
	Shannon Elementary
	More...
	Stewart Elementary
	Tara Hills Elementary
Middle:	Pinole Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

Asian:

18.3%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg30%

California avg43%

567^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	567 of 2162	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	818 of 2159	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	965 of 2170	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	1037 of 2123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1068 of 2133	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1162 of 2017	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	968 of 2021	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.7	1189 of 2039	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	1193 of 1994	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1391 of 2426	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.3	1247 of 2354	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1341 of 2367	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1316 of 2281	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	1234 of 2238	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	1032 of 2117	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.3	866 of 2063	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.8	781 of 1968	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.6	653 of 1901	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.5	754 of 1653	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	142 of 523	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.7	282 of 517	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	274 of 521	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	310 of 522	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	362 of 592	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	484 of 582	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	418 of 585	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	460 of 573	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	536 of 591	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	539 of 581	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	517 of 582	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	507 of 581	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	732 of 1161	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	419 of 1117	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	670 of 1052	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	137 of 1085	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	239 of 1064	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	84 of 1044	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	53.7	240 of 941	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	462 of 938	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	385 of 1906	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	746 of 1915	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	930 of 1915	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	996 of 1858	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	776 of 1833	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1178 of 1760	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	436 of 1900	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	776 of 1902	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	888 of 1917	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	1040 of 1861	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	977 of 1814	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1136 of 1742	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	488 of 2013	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	761 of 2026	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	820 of 2030	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	1149 of 1943	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	978 of 1937	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1086 of 1862	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	725 of 1942	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	797 of 1948	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	903 of 1963	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	970 of 1916	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1178 of 1880	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1017 of 1834	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	276 of 574	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	346 of 1252	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	23.3	1017 of 1216	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	977 of 1197	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	363 of 1155	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	493 of 1173	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	634 of 1193	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	748 of 1204	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	662 of 1222	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	659 of 1173	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

African American (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinole Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1442	1,245	50	24.7	61.8%	126 (10.1%)	181 (14.5%)	639 (51.3%)	228 (18.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.7%)	71.6	567^th of 2162 public high schools	73.8%		57.9	818^th of 2159 public high schools	62.1%	251										58.0	58.0					38.4	38.4	$6,207	$1,616	$4,591
De Anza High	Public	9-12	5000 Valley View Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1440	1,047	46	22.9	86.1%	70 (6.7%)	182 (17.4%)	563 (53.8%)	179 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	43 (4.1%)	28.9	1504^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%		22.1	1646^th of 2159 public high schools	23.8%	142			15.2		15.2					37.0	37.0					12.3	12.3	$6,955	$1,707	$5,248
Hercules High	Public	9-12	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	767	32	23.7	41.7%	49 (6.4%)	110 (14.3%)	204 (26.6%)	330 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (8.2%)	76.7	468^th of 2162 public high schools	78.4%		75.9	472^nd of 2159 public high schools	78.1%	4			41.8		42.1					64.5	64.5					38.8	38.8	$6,194	$1,621	$4,573
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)	42.8	1192^nd of 2162 public high schools	44.9%		39.1	1262^nd of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	70		12.0	20.9		15.7		26.9	24.0	25.3	52.2	30.6		21.5	21.1	6.7	16.4	16.6	$18,213	$1,406	$16,807
Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	629	25	24.8	78.2%	16 (2.5%)	43 (6.8%)	491 (78.1%)	56 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	39.8	1263^rd of 2162 public high schools	41.6%		46.5	1086^th of 2159 public high schools	49.7%	177		17.4		27.5	22.0			27.0	32.7	37.1	32.1			24.8	13.6	6.4	15.3	$15,659	$911	$14,748
Making Waves Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4123 Lakeside Dr.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Making Waves Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 262-1511	1,078	56	19.1	79.9%	15 (1.4%)	73 (6.8%)	944 (87.6%)	42 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69.1	618^th of 2162 public high schools	71.4%		70.4	561^st of 2159 public high schools	74.0%	57	30.2	23.5	48.2		32.9	42.5	37.8	52.7	36.8	67.9	47.2	28.6	21.8	38.0	25.8	19.6	27.4	$24,148	$1,167	$22,981
Middle College High	Public	9-12	2600 Mission Bell Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-3881	294	10	30.6	65.0%	17 (5.8%)	29 (9.9%)	147 (50.0%)	84 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	96.7	63^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.1%		97.2	63^rd of 2159 public high schools	97.1%				62.3		62.3					94.2	94.2					59.4	59.4	$4,660	$1,439	$3,221
Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1450	1,280	57	22.3	96.8%	18 (1.4%)	59 (4.6%)	1,144 (89.4%)	39 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	29.7	1493^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.9%		21.8	1659^th of 2159 public high schools	23.2%	166			18.1	9.5	17.5					39.6	39.6					8.6	8.6	$6,035	$1,768	$4,267
Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	554	25	22.1	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	418 (75.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)	61.3	787^th of 2162 public high schools	63.6%		53.9	907^th of 2159 public high schools	58.0%	120		6.3	43.4		22.7			17.1	18.2	60.0	31.0			20.0	8.5	16.5	14.5	$18,234	$918	$17,316
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	740	38	19.2	59.9%	8 (1.1%)	108 (14.6%)	557 (75.3%)	35 (4.7%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%		16.2	1783^rd of 2159 public high schools	17.4%	92			1.8	0.0	1.5					15.7	15.7					8.8	8.8	$6,942	$2,144	$4,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinole Valley High

What district is Pinole Valley High in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Pinole Valley High a good school?

Pinole Valley High ranks 567^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pinole Valley High?

Pinole Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Collins Elementary
Elementary : Ellerhorst Elementary
Elementary : Montalvin Manor Elementary
Elementary : Shannon Elementary
Elementary : Stewart Elementary
Elementary : Tara Hills Elementary
Middle : Pinole Middle

How many students attend Pinole Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,245 students attended Pinole Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Pinole Valley High?

Students at Pinole Valley High are 51% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

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