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Los Medanos Elementary

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Los Medanos Elementary ranks 3717 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3717^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Medanos Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 665 students in the Pittsburg Unified district, operating in a high-need community where about 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's academic performance has declined over the past decade and still trails state averages, it is important for parents to know that Los Medanos Elementary consistently outperforms most other elementary schools within its own district in core subjects like English, math, and science. For example, it ranks first among its Pittsburg Unified peers in English and science proficiency. The school has also made impressive progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism significantly in recent years.

Comparisons with nearby districts reveal interesting context; a school like Delta View Elementary in the neighboring Mt. Diablo Unified district outperforms Los Medanos academically despite similar student demographics, suggesting district-level policies matter. Within Los Medanos, there are notable strengths in supporting English Learners but a critical need for improved support for Special Education students. The school's trajectory shows it is the strongest performer among a group of struggling district schools, with recent attendance gains potentially paving the way for academic recovery.

665

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,706

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 Crowley Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-4798

(925) 473-2460

District: Pittsburg Unified

Students who attend Los Medanos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho Medanos Junior High
High:	Pittsburg Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.1%

Asian:

10.4%

African American:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pittsburg Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

California avg41%

3,717^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary 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	33.1	3717 of 5857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3702 of 5869	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3532 of 5859	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	3443 of 5883	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	2499 of 5789	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	2357 of 5662	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	1946 of 5692	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	1763 of 5614	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.1	1229 of 5611	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	1559 of 5530	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	1604 of 5390	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.2	1097 of 5377	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	1435 of 5314	73.0%	★★★★☆
2009	58.4	2009 of 5193	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.5	2029 of 5113	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	1361 of 5113	73.4%	★★★★☆
2006	54.1	2004 of 4818	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.7	3238 of 4822	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	2789 of 4809	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	326 of 569	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	440 of 663	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	264 of 747	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	197 of 700	71.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	1811 of 2585	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1496 of 2128	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	55.9	886 of 3162	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	1565 of 3245	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	1747 of 3311	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1129 of 3275	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	926 of 3246	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3265 of 5597	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3127 of 5612	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2751 of 5609	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	3306 of 5635	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	2285 of 5492	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	2334 of 5413	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3052 of 5107	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	3233 of 5107	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2923 of 5087	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2547 of 5084	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	1272 of 4963	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	1285 of 4830	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	3041 of 5460	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	3026 of 5517	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	2789 of 5363	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	2655 of 5264	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	1481 of 5173	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	1321 of 5084	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3910 of 5628	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	3975 of 5643	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	4049 of 5638	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3251 of 5663	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	2525 of 5510	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	2268 of 5431	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2729 of 2847	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	2075 of 2635	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2390 of 2420	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)30th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 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)				% 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/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 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	% 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
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%)	33.1	3717^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.5%		32.8	3702^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	36.9%	15																	27.1	27.1	39.5	32.1	47.7	39.8	29.6	23.4	22.6	24.9	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%)	20	4830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%		15.6	5251^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	421																	14.9	14.9	26.3	25.3	38.4	30.0	21.3	23.5	14.0	19.5	85.6	90.7	92.8	87.6	85.6	87.6	$25,985	$25,120	$865
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%)	28.2	4121^st of 5857 public elementary schools	29.6%		29.4	3973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	32.3%	148																	14.0	14.0	31.9	29.2	40.0	34.0	30.5	31.8	26.7	29.6	94.0		97.0		95.0		$25,045	$24,304	$741
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%)	24.8	4425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.4%		29	4015^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	410																	21.2	21.2	29.9	27.1	44.9	34.3	26.0	17.4	18.2	20.1	74.2	83.2	86.5	82.0	83.2	84.3	$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%)	14.1	5340^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.8%		13.2	5459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.0%	119	10.9	15.6	5.0	10.2	43.5	25.0	37.5	36.4	10.9	31.3	10.0	16.1	6.5	12.5	5.0	7.6	9.4	9.4	25.5	21.1	25.0	24.0	23.6	14.4	11.5	16.8	89.9	96.3	95.4	95.4	96.3	95.4	$25,744	$24,988	$756
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%)	15.6	5212^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.0%		14.8	5319^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	107																	14.7	14.7	23.3	28.8	27.9	26.4	20.0	20.3	4.4	15.5	96.6	96.6			96.6		$25,769	$25,026	$743
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%)	17.1	5093^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	13.0%		15	5308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	215																	21.4	21.4	16.2	24.8	34.0	24.7	16.2	19.8	13.7	16.7							$25,386	$24,748	$638
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%)	33.6	3677^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.2%		33.1	3679^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.3%	2	20.0	18.8	9.5	16.1	44.0	25.0	26.2	33.1	24.0	25.0	4.8	17.7	18.0	15.6	7.1	13.7	28.9	28.9	40.4	29.6	39.8	37.1	33.3	32.1	20.2	28.1	94.6	95.7			95.7	96.7	$27,871	$27,262	$609
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%)	9.5	5660^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.3	5714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	54																	3.7	3.7	17.0	22.0	7.4	15.3	25.4	12.0	1.9	13.5	95.1			96.3			$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%)	14.7	5284^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.8%		9.2	5722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.5%	438																	7.4	7.4	24.2	30.7	22.4	25.6	20.0	24.6	2.9	15.7							$28,367	$26,050	$2,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Medanos Elementary

How many students attend Los Medanos Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Los Medanos Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Los Medanos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Medanos Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rancho Medanos Junior High
High : Pittsburg Senior High

What district is Los Medanos Elementary in?

Pittsburg Unified

What is the racial makeup of Los Medanos Elementary?

Students at Los Medanos Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Los Medanos Elementary a good school?

Los Medanos Elementary ranks 3717^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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

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