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Rancho Medanos Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

2214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 20% of California middle schools

Summary

Rancho Medanos Junior High is a public middle school serving about 810 students in grades 6-8 within the Pittsburg Unified district, operating in a community with significant economic need where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages and a state ranking that has declined in recent years to the 20th percentile; this low performance is consistent across its two sister schools, Hillview Junior High and Martin Luther King Junior Junior High, indicating district-wide issues. However, Rancho Medanos has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among these three schools and shows a notable strength in supporting its homeless student population, ranking significantly higher for that group.

When compared to higher-performing middle schools in neighboring districts like Diablo View Middle and Pine Hollow Middle in Mt. Diablo Unified, Rancho Medanos spends more per student but achieves weaker academic results, raising questions about how resources are used. Key areas for improvement include mathematics proficiency, which is especially low, and extending the successful support systems for some student groups to others, such as English Learners, who are struggling.

812

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,485

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 Range Rd.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5495

(925) 473-2480

District: Pittsburg Unified

Students who attend Rancho Medanos Junior High usually attend:

High:

Pittsburg Senior High

Feeder schools for Rancho Medanos Junior High:

Elementary:	Los Medanos Elementary
	Willow Cove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.8%

African American:

10.8%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

California avg41%

2,214^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Pittsburg Unified

1326^th of 1,543Pittsburg 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	20.3	2214 of 2761	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	2289 of 2783	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2154 of 2781	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1618 of 2740	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1786 of 2715	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1828 of 2480	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1826 of 2508	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	1697 of 2497	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.8	1575 of 2477	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.3	1871 of 2379	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	1713 of 2259	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	1746 of 2236	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	1715 of 2179	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	1637 of 2063	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	1680 of 2005	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	1761 of 1999	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	1627 of 1804	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.4	1567 of 1777	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.2	1439 of 1769	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	426 of 609	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	560 of 627	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	387 of 613	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	410 of 637	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	323 of 643	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	445 of 600	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	468 of 733	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	530 of 745	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	1400 of 1531	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1243 of 1491	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1157 of 1369	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	1362 of 1478	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1501 of 1521	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1025 of 1540	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	763 of 1442	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	641 of 1364	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	2170 of 2533	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2153 of 2551	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1957 of 2531	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	1339 of 2509	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1626 of 2380	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1740 of 2262	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1933 of 2395	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1851 of 2388	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1754 of 2374	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1143 of 2359	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1428 of 2213	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1515 of 2072	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	200 of 477	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	209 of 394	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	2060 of 2542	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2100 of 2579	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1869 of 2531	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	1157 of 2458	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	1435 of 2369	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1544 of 2230	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1965 of 2534	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2089 of 2552	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1998 of 2538	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1632 of 2527	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1660 of 2407	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1659 of 2273	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	163 of 192	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	189 of 197	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	662 of 726	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	682 of 701	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	614 of 677	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	549 of 665	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1243 of 1566	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1327 of 1552	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1272 of 1531	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1246 of 1520	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1120 of 1543	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+38 vs school

Asian (2022)36th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Listening15%-10 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Reading8%~ state avg

Overall6%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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/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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	20.3	2214^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		19.2	2289^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	75	2.0	8.3	8.9	6.3	12.0	20.8	13.3	15.4	4.0	16.7	6.7	9.1	2.0	6.3	15.6	7.7	14.9	14.9	29.9	34.6	33.6	32.7	11.4	14.1	11.9	12.4	$22,485	$21,508	$977
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%)	19.6	2243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		20.5	2243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%		1.9	6.3	9.1	5.2	3.8	18.8	6.1	9.7	5.7	8.3	9.1	7.5	3.8	8.3	15.2	8.2	18.3	18.3	25.1	34.3	32.7	30.6	10.6	11.0	14.0	11.8	$23,783	$23,052	$731
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%)	21.2	2178^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.1%		25.2	2026^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.2%	152																	8.9	8.9	36.6	33.3	34.8	34.9	15.9	12.9	12.0	13.5	$24,265	$23,302	$963
Riverview Middle	Public	6-8	205 Pacifica Ave.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-3216	682	32	21.2	89.3%	19 (2.8%)	76 (11.1%)	489 (71.7%)	46 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.6%)	12	2551^st of 2761 public middle schools	7.6%		11.6	2610^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.2%	59																	9.3	9.3	15.0	22.0	25.2	21.0	4.9	9.9	12.7	9.4	$876	$06	$870
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%		15.1	2474^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	206																	15.3	15.3	27.5	28.3	24.0	26.6	20.3	13.3	15.3	16.5	$407	$00	$407
Antioch Middle	Public	6-8	1500 D St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7400	665	31	21.5	93.5%	33 (5.0%)	125 (18.8%)	433 (65.1%)	35 (5.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	24 (3.6%)	8.7	2654^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.9%		8.6	2703^rd of 2783 public middle schools	2.9%	49																	8.9	8.9	13.8	15.4	19.6	16.2	6.0	6.1	6.0	6.0	$22,619	$20,760	$1,859
Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Spartan Way	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7420	1,055	48	22.2	89.3%	107 (10.1%)	218 (20.7%)	609 (57.7%)	61 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	44 (4.2%)	13.6	2493^rd of 2761 public middle schools	9.7%		15.4	2463^rd of 2783 public middle schools	11.5%	30																	15.9	15.9	17.7	21.1	25.2	21.3	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.5	$21,007	$18,948	$2,059
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%		50.4	1160^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	97																	39.9	39.9	42.8	48.3	50.6	47.3	36.5	27.7	35.3	33.5	$297	$48	$249
Diablo View Middle	Public	6-8	300 Diablo View Ln.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-0898	514	22	23.1	23.5%	258 (50.2%)	16 (3.1%)	100 (19.5%)	56 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.3%)	91.4	242^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%		85.6	375^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	133																	62.6	62.6	73.5	73.9	81.6	76.3	58.9	53.4	61.4	57.9	$219	$02	$217
Dallas Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Mount Hamilton Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7485	795	33	23.8	78.2%	44 (5.5%)	233 (29.3%)	328 (41.3%)	133 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.3%)	16.6	2372^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%		19.2	2287^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	85																	10.1	10.1	28.0	28.4	30.6	29.0	10.9	12.8	11.3	11.7	$23,120	$21,378	$1,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Medanos Junior High

What high school do graduates of Rancho Medanos Junior High attend?

Students who attend Rancho Medanos Junior High usually go on to attend Pittsburg Senior High

Is Rancho Medanos Junior High a good school?

Rancho Medanos Junior High ranks in the bottom 19.8% of California middle schools.

What district is Rancho Medanos Junior High in?

Pittsburg Unified

How many students attend Rancho Medanos Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 812 students attended Rancho Medanos Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Medanos Junior High?

Students at Rancho Medanos Junior High are 73% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

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