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Parkside Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4830^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Parkside Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 565 students in the Pittsburg Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school operates in a difficult context, with most students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the state average. Academically, proficiency rates in English, math, and science are below state averages, though the school has shown a steady, multi-year improvement in its statewide ranking. Notably, Parkside's mathematics performance is a relative strength, exceeding the district average and outperforming nearby schools like Highlands Elementary and Stoneman Elementary. The school also invests more per student than other elementary schools in its district.

Interesting variations exist within the district, with Foothill Elementary and Los Medanos Elementary performing significantly better, while Willow Cove Elementary performs worse. Similar challenges are seen in nearby districts at schools like Bel Air Elementary in Mt. Diablo Unified and Turner Elementary in Antioch Unified, indicating broader regional factors. At Parkside, performance varies greatly by student group and grade level, with fifth grade showing stronger English scores but a notable drop in math proficiency.

565

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,985

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

985 West 17th St.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-3716

(925) 473-2420

District: Pittsburg Unified

Students who attend Parkside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Junior High
High:	Pittsburg Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.3%

African American:

13.5%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,830^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	20.0	4830 of 5857	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5251 of 5869	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	5105 of 5859	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5371 of 5883	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	4983 of 5789	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	4721 of 5662	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	4865 of 5692	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	4692 of 5614	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	4268 of 5611	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4208 of 5530	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	4078 of 5390	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.6	4641 of 5377	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	4519 of 5314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	4298 of 5193	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	4942 of 5113	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	4787 of 5113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.6	4099 of 4818	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	4315 of 4822	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	4156 of 4809	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	166 of 569	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	301 of 593	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	397 of 661	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	211 of 663	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.4	649 of 700	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	43.0	954 of 2128	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	2843 of 3162	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	2315 of 3245	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2817 of 3311	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	3245 of 3275	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	2620 of 3246	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4972 of 5597	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4850 of 5612	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5092 of 5609	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	4919 of 5635	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	4604 of 5492	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4603 of 5413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4190 of 5107	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4609 of 5107	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4321 of 5087	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4690 of 5084	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4460 of 4963	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3828 of 4830	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	4290 of 5460	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4798 of 5517	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	4554 of 5363	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4742 of 5264	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	4330 of 5173	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3955 of 5084	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4285 of 5628	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	5180 of 5643	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	4577 of 5638	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	5305 of 5663	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4850 of 5510	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	4474 of 5431	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	21.5	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	2379 of 2847	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1513 of 2635	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)71st percentile+53 vs school

Disabled (2018)55th percentile+39 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2023)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 vs state

Science15%-18 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Parkside Elementary

Is Parkside Elementary a good school?

Parkside Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.5% of California elementary schools.

What district is Parkside Elementary in?

Pittsburg Unified

How many students attend Parkside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Parkside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parkside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parkside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Junior High
High : Pittsburg Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Parkside Elementary?

Students at Parkside Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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