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Best Public Schools in Pittsburg, CA

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At a glance

Schools

11,358

Students

Districts

Top rankedPittsburg Senior High1319^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Highlands Elementary up 303 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Black Diamond High (Continuation) 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Pittsburg-area families can choose among 15 schools serving elementary through high-school grades: nine elementary, three middle and three high schools, including a 6–12 community school; 13 are in Pittsburg Unified, with the others in Mt. Diablo Unified and the Contra Costa County Office of Education. Across elementary, middle and regular high schools, average proficiency in English, math and science is below state results. The largest average gap is regular high-school English: 24% proficient, compared with 49% statewide, a 25-point difference.

Results vary notably among schools in the same grade span. Los Medanos Elementary leads elementary English at 37%, while Delta View Elementary leads math at 29% and Foothill Elementary leads science at 20%. Rancho Medanos Junior High leads the middle schools in all three subjects; its math result is 15%, versus 14% at Martin Luther King Junior Junior High. Among regular high schools, Pittsburg Senior High exceeds Black Diamond High (Continuation) by 24 points in English, 20 in math and 18 in science. At the lower end, Stoneman Elementary has the lowest elementary English, math and science results.

Recent changes are mixed: elementary averages fell in all three subjects, including a 5-point decline in science, while middle-school math and science rose 2 and 3 points; regular high-school math increased 4 points. Fifth-grade math is a particular concern: elementary proficiency averages 11%, compared with 28% in third grade. SchoolDigger rankings add context: Willow Cove Elementary is at the 7th statewide percentile, while Pittsburg Senior High rose from the 27th to the 38th percentile between 2023–24 and 2025–26. Attendance also stands out: chronic absenteeism is 85% at Black Diamond and 68% at Golden Gate Community. The schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–25; for example, Delta View is 66% and Rancho Medanos 83%, but these are context, not explanations of results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)							CSA Spanish Listening (2026)							CSA Spanish Writing (2026)							CSA Spanish Reading (2026)							CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Delta View Elementary	Public	K-5	2916 Rio Verde	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 261-0240	656	24	27.3	66.2%	40 (6.1%)	79 (12.0%)	228 (34.8%)	216 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	69 (10.5%)	28	4151^st of 5804 public elementary schools	28.5%		41.9	3074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%	1077																													17.2				17.2	41.9	29.2	31.4					34.3	39.4	27.5	17.7					28.5							$387	$86	$301
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Public	6-8	2301 Range Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2480	812	37	21.7	82.5%	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	591 (72.8%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	40 (4.9%)	21.7	2114^th of 2703 public middle schools	21.8%		20.3	2214^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%	100				7.3	7.0	6.4	6.9				17.1	25.6	25.5	22.9				12.2	20.9	10.6	14.5				9.8	4.7	6.4	6.9		21.7			21.7				34.1	33.1	32.1		33.1				16.3	18.5	11.8		15.5							$22,485	$21,508	$977
Foothill Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Jensen Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2450	551	26	21.1	72.6%	37 (6.7%)	58 (10.5%)	363 (65.9%)	45 (8.2%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (7.3%)	27.5	4179^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.0%		33.6	3677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%	502	14.6	14.6	10.3				13.6	37.5	14.6	24.1				25.6	16.7	31.3	6.9				20.0	12.5	10.4	0.0				8.8	19.8				19.8	28.4	38.1	40.7					36.1	32.4	29.9	12.4					25.0	94.6	95.7			95.7	96.7	$27,871	$27,262	$609
Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	163 Alturas Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2410	547	23	23.7	83.4%	17 (3.1%)	57 (10.4%)	395 (72.2%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	23 (4.2%)	25.3	4351^st of 5804 public elementary schools	25.0%		28.2	4121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%	230																													10.3				10.3	27.1	44.3	25.0					33.0	21.1	36.8	16.2					25.6	94.0		97.0		95.0		$25,045	$24,304	$741
Highlands Elementary	Public	K-5	4141 Harbor St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2440	480	21	22.8	76.0%	37 (7.7%)	74 (15.4%)	284 (59.2%)	49 (10.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.0%)	18.8	4909^th of 5804 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.6	5212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%	303																													16.9				16.9	28.6	23.7	29.5					27.0	25.7	26.9	12.8					22.0	96.6	96.6			96.6		$25,769	$25,026	$743
Hillview Junior High	Public	6-8	333 Yosemite Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2380	893	42	21.5	81.2%	41 (4.6%)	144 (16.1%)	561 (62.8%)	77 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (5.9%)	17.3	2303^rd of 2703 public middle schools	14.8%		19.6	2243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%	60				5.0	10.3	13.5	9.5				2.5	23.1	29.7	18.1				5.0	23.1	10.8	12.9				5.0	12.8	16.2	11.2		19.1			19.1				29.9	28.0	24.9		27.6				11.1	14.8	17.4		14.4							$23,783	$23,052	$731
Los Medanos Elementary	Public	K-5	610 Crowley Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2460	665	31	21.8	74.7%	35 (5.3%)	55 (8.3%)	466 (70.1%)	69 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	34 (5.1%)	28	4150^th of 5804 public elementary schools	28.5%		33.1	3717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%	433																													13.7				13.7	42.5	39.8	29.4					36.8	36.8	33.3	9.8					25.8	84.0	88.0	94.0	95.0	84.0	95.0	$24,706	$24,108	$598
Parkside Elementary	Public	K-5	985 West 17th St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2420	565	27	20.9	83.5%	18 (3.2%)	76 (13.5%)	403 (71.3%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.2%)	17.5	5010^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.7%		20	4830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%	180																													18.3				18.3	29.9	24.1	28.0					27.4	27.6	20.5	6.6					18.0	85.6	90.7	92.8	87.6	85.6	87.6	$25,985	$25,120	$865
Pittsburg Senior High	Public	9-12	1750 Harbor St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2390	3,403	158	21.5	79.3%	145 (4.3%)	562 (16.5%)	2,223 (65.3%)	260 (7.6%)	7 (0.2%)	43 (1.3%)	160 (4.7%)	38.2	1319^th of 2137 public high schools	38.3%		39.3	1283^rd of 2162 public high schools	40.7%	36																															23.7	9.1	23.3							36.2	36.2							25.0	25.0							$20,388	$19,552	$836
Willow Cove Elementary	Public	K-5	1880 Hanlon Way	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2470	592	29	20.4	76.9%	16 (2.7%)	48 (8.1%)	485 (81.9%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	12.8	5393^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.1	5340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%	53	11.4	9.1	3.1				8.3	36.4	13.6	31.3				26.7	18.2	18.2	3.1				14.2	9.1	6.8	0.0				5.8	12.6				12.6	21.6	20.6	27.7					23.2	18.5	15.5	12.6					15.6	89.9	96.3	95.4	95.4	96.3	95.4	$25,744	$24,988	$756
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1131 Stoneman Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-4480	205	17	11.9	84.9%	6 (2.9%)	46 (22.4%)	140 (68.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.9%)	10.4	1934^th of 2137 public high schools	9.5%		9.8	2029^th of 2162 public high schools	6.2%	95																															4.8		5.5							12.3	12.3							4.7	4.7							$46,058	$45,296	$762
Stoneman Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Loveridge Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2430	602	27	22.2	81.2%	23 (3.8%)	149 (24.8%)	307 (51.0%)	68 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	42 (7.0%)	9.6	5611^th of 5804 public elementary schools	3.3%		17.1	5093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%	518																													8.4				8.4	17.4	19.8	19.6					19.0	17.4	14.8	7.5					13.1							$25,386	$24,748	$638
Marina Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	50 East Eighth St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2490	612	29	20.8	81.2%	26 (4.2%)	122 (19.9%)	358 (58.5%)	43 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	52 (8.5%)	23.4	4518^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.8	4425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%	93																													16.0				16.0	33.3	29.7	41.4					35.3	33.7	16.2	10.9					20.2	74.2	83.2	86.5	82.0	83.2	84.3	$22,531	$21,804	$727
Martin Luther King Junior Junior High	Public	6-8	2012 Carion Ct.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2500	706	34	21.0	84.4%	29 (4.1%)	147 (20.8%)	436 (61.8%)	52 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	32 (4.5%)	15.7	2373^rd of 2703 public middle schools	12.2%		21.2	2178^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.1%	195																														11.0			11.0				24.0	29.9	30.3		28.2				12.8	14.0	14.8		13.9							$24,265	$23,302	$963
Golden Gate Community	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Stoneman Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 427-3199	69	7	9.7	81.2%	2 (2.9%)	24 (34.8%)	37 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	6.6	2109^th of 2137 public high schools	1.3%		9.3	2054^th of 2162 public high schools	5.0%	55																																	0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0

Cities Near Pittsburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bay Point	1.56 mi	4	867^th
Antioch	3.36 mi	30	786^th
Concord	4.51 mi	30	631^st
Clayton	5.47 mi	2	68^th
Walnut Creek	8.11 mi	16	122^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.