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Heights Elementary

Q: Is Heights Elementary a good school?

Heights Elementary ranks 4362 nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

4362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of California elementary schools

Summary

Heights Elementary serves 547 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Pittsburg, within Pittsburg Unified, and its results are mixed compared with nearby schools and the state. SchoolDigger places it at the 25th statewide percentile with one star, though that is the third-highest percentile among the 11 nearby schools compared. The most important academic concern is science: Heights had the lowest science proficiency in the nearby group.

Math is Heights’ clearest relative strength: 26% of students were proficient in 2025–26, about 6 percentage points above the nearby average and 7 points above the district, but 13 points below the state. ELA proficiency was 33%, about 5 points above the nearby average and 3 points above the district, while 16 points below the state. Science proficiency was 10%—about 5 points below the nearby average, 8 below the district and 26 below the state. Results also varied by grade: fourth grade had the group’s highest ELA and math scores, at 44% and 37%; fifth-grade ELA was 25%, ranking ninth among the 11 schools, while fifth-grade math was the group’s highest at 16%.

Over time, ELA improved from 29% in 2022–23 to 33% in 2025–26, but has fallen from its 34% peak in 2023–24. Math was nearly unchanged across the four years, while science declined from 13% to 10%. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 46% in 2021–22 to 33% in 2025–26, but remains above the state’s 18% and rose from 30% the prior year. Context includes a 23.7 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and 83% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a notably stronger assessment for English Language Learner Students: the group ranked at the 73rd percentile in 2023–24, compared with 32nd percentile overall. For Military Connected Students, the 2025–26 ranking was notably lower, at the 7th percentile versus 25th overall.

547

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,045

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

89%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

163 Alturas Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5883

(925) 473-2410

District: Pittsburg Unified

Students who attend Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillview Junior High
High:	Pittsburg Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.2%

African American:

10.4%

Asian:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg23%

California avg42%

4,362^nd of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Pittsburg Unified

1379^th of 1,530Pittsburg 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
2026	25.3	4362 of 5817	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	4121 of 5857	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3973 of 5869	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	4293 of 5859	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4415 of 5883	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	5005 of 5789	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4568 of 5662	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	4388 of 5692	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	4162 of 5614	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	4172 of 5611	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	50.7	2645 of 5530	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.6	2580 of 5390	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.7	2497 of 5377	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.8	3245 of 5314	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	3354 of 5193	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	3123 of 5113	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	3050 of 5113	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.5	3486 of 4818	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.1	3213 of 4822	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.4	3458 of 4809	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	25.9	529 of 661	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	1823 of 2227	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	852 of 3162	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	1321 of 3245	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1670 of 3311	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2755 of 3275	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	2122 of 3246	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3978 of 5581	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	4270 of 5597	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3802 of 5612	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4075 of 5609	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3895 of 5635	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4233 of 5492	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	4036 of 5413	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	3315 of 5094	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	3679 of 5107	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3204 of 5107	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	3194 of 5087	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3630 of 5084	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4417 of 4963	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	3903 of 4830	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	4119 of 5423	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	3699 of 5460	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3483 of 5517	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3839 of 5363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	4041 of 5264	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4555 of 5173	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3882 of 5084	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	4431 of 5603	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	3695 of 5628	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	3872 of 5643	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4201 of 5638	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4545 of 5663	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	5258 of 5510	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4754 of 5431	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)20th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Science10%-26 vs state

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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)				Vaccination (2024-25)		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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	4362^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.0%		28.2	4121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%	241																	10.3	10.3	27.1	44.3	25.0	33.0	21.1	36.8	16.2	25.6	89%	0%	$25,045	$24,304	$741
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	4160^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.5%		33.1	3717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%	443																	13.7	13.7	42.5	39.8	29.4	36.8	36.8	33.3	9.8	25.8	96%	1%	$24,706	$24,108	$598
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	4921^st of 5817 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.6	5212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%	291																	16.9	16.9	28.6	23.7	29.5	27.0	25.7	26.9	12.8	22.0	96%	0%	$25,769	$25,026	$743
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	5022^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	13.7%		20	4830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%	192																	18.3	18.3	29.9	24.1	28.0	27.4	27.6	20.5	6.6	18.0	97%	0%	$25,985	$25,120	$865
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	4189^th of 5817 public elementary schools	28.0%		33.6	3677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%	512	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	97%	0%	$27,871	$27,262	$609
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	5624^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.3%		17.1	5093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%	531																	8.4	8.4	17.4	19.8	19.6	19.0	17.4	14.8	7.5	13.1	96%	0%	$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	4530^th of 5817 public elementary schools	22.1%		24.8	4425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%	105																	16.0	16.0	33.3	29.7	41.4	35.3	33.7	16.2	10.9	20.2	94%	0%	$22,531	$21,804	$727
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	5406^th of 5817 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.1	5340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%	66	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	92%	0%	$25,744	$24,988	$756
Bel Air Elementary	Public	K-5	663 Canal Rd.	Bay Point	94565	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 458-2606	328	12	27.3	81.1%	14 (4.3%)	40 (12.2%)	223 (68.0%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.3%)	9.8	5617^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.5	5660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%	43																	11.8	11.8	12.7	23.6	7.8	14.9	14.0	16.4	11.8	14.1	95%	0%	$298	$02	$296
Turner Elementary	Public	K-5	4207 Delta Fair Blvd.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7430	436	23	19.2	73.2%	31 (7.1%)	70 (16.1%)	226 (51.8%)	80 (18.3%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	15 (3.4%)	21.3	4692^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	19.3%		14.7	5284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%	592																	21.0	21.0	28.4	22.7	37.1	29.2	21.2	28.8	16.1	22.2	91%	0%	$28,367	$26,050	$2,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Heights Elementary

Is Heights Elementary a good school?

Heights Elementary ranks 4362^nd of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heights Elementary?

Students at Heights Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Heights Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillview Junior High
High : Pittsburg Senior High

What district is Heights Elementary in?

Pittsburg Unified

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