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Pittsburg Senior High

Public Grades 9-12
1319th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,137 California High Schools
Better than 38% of California high schools
Summary

Pittsburg Senior High is a large grades 9–12 school in Pittsburg, California, with 3,403 students and several nearby high schools for comparison. Its 2025–2026 results show strengths relative to its district, alongside concerns about attendance and academic performance compared with the state. The central academic finding is that proficiency was below California’s in all three tested subjects, even though it was above district results in each.

Math is a relative strength: 25% of students met proficiency, more than at nearby Deer Valley High (16%), Concord High (17%) and Antioch High (6%), though less than at Dozier-Libbey Medical High (33%). The school was 13 percentage points below California in each subject, but 6–7 points above Pittsburg Unified. Graduation and dropout rates were better than the state’s, at 89% and 5% compared with 88% and 8%. Chronic absenteeism is a notable weakness: 37%, compared with 18% statewide and 32% in the district.

Results have improved since 2022–2023, especially in math, which rose 15 percentage points; ELA rose 6 points and science 4. Math and ELA narrowed their gaps with the state, while science’s gap widened by 2 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school at the 38th percentile and gives it 2 stars; its student-teacher ratio is 21.5. In 2024–2025, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Multi-racial Students was at the 7th percentile, compared with 38th overall, indicating a much lower standing on its measure of how well the school serves that group. Its English Language Learner Students ranking also fell, from the 60th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 31st in 2023–2024.

3,403
Students ?
21.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,388
Per pupil spending ?
79.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 1750 Harbor St.
       Pittsburg, CA  94565-4615

(925) 473-2390

District: Pittsburg Unified


Feeder schools for Pittsburg Senior High:

Elementary:    Foothill Elementary
    Heights Elementary
    Highlands Elementary
    Los Medanos Elementary
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Middle:    Hillview Junior High
    Martin Luther King Junior Junior High
    Rancho Medanos Junior High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.3%
African American:
16.5%
Asian:
7.6%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% California)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg23%
California avg42%
1,319th of 2,137
California public high schools ?
Bottom 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Pittsburg Unified
882nd of 968Pittsburg 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.21319 of 213738.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.31283 of 216240.7%★★☆☆☆
202426.41566 of 215927.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.01464 of 217032.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.01331 of 212337.3%★★☆☆☆
201937.61273 of 213340.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.21209 of 201740.1%★★☆☆☆
201743.81156 of 202142.8%★★☆☆☆
201641.71166 of 203942.8%★★☆☆☆
201532.21311 of 199434.3%★★☆☆☆
201330.81296 of 242646.6%★★☆☆☆
201234.91184 of 235449.7%★★☆☆☆
201139.21082 of 236754.3%★★★☆☆
201042.9947 of 228158.5%★★★☆☆
200938.31082 of 223851.7%★★★☆☆
200838.2959 of 211754.7%★★★☆☆
200738.0922 of 206355.3%★★★☆☆
200636.9925 of 196853.0%★★★☆☆
200541.0776 of 190159.2%★★★☆☆
200429.0959 of 165342.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.6324 of 49134.0%★★☆☆☆
202530.2365 of 52330.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.8362 of 51730.0%★★☆☆☆
202330.3346 of 52133.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.2343 of 52234.3%★★☆☆☆
201930.7404 of 59231.8%★★☆☆☆
201831.7394 of 58232.3%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.7430 of 57525.2%★☆☆☆☆
202526.7445 of 58523.9%★☆☆☆☆
20243.5555 of 5733.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.1527 of 59110.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.9486 of 58116.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.4453 of 58222.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5468 of 58119.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202225.7960 of 116117.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5933 of 111716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.9848 of 105219.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202433.7748 of 108531.1%★★☆☆☆
202341.0529 of 106450.3%★★★☆☆
202244.2417 of 104460.1%★★★☆☆
201949.1298 of 94168.3%★★★☆☆
201837.7500 of 93846.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.91161 of 186537.7%★★☆☆☆
202540.21122 of 190641.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.21437 of 191525.0%★☆☆☆☆
202327.81368 of 191528.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.01187 of 185836.1%★★☆☆☆
201938.81095 of 183340.3%★★☆☆☆
201836.11177 of 176033.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202643.01081 of 188042.5%★★☆☆☆
202546.01028 of 190045.9%★★☆☆☆
202428.81371 of 190227.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.81229 of 191735.9%★★☆☆☆
202237.11153 of 186138.0%★★☆☆☆
201946.5963 of 181446.9%★★☆☆☆
201846.5982 of 174243.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202624.2285 of 35820.4%★☆☆☆☆
202542.6217 of 41047.1%★★☆☆☆
202417.2282 of 32814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202335.6184 of 29938.5%★★☆☆☆
202231.5206 of 29029.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202641.01197 of 199940.1%★★☆☆☆
202545.21084 of 201346.2%★★☆☆☆
202427.31481 of 202626.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.41288 of 203036.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.21145 of 194341.1%★★☆☆☆
201942.81108 of 193742.8%★★☆☆☆
201844.31093 of 186241.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202633.41269 of 193234.3%★★☆☆☆
202533.01282 of 194234.0%★★☆☆☆
202423.91457 of 194825.2%★☆☆☆☆
202330.61317 of 196332.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.11282 of 191633.1%★★☆☆☆
201930.91265 of 188032.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.41122 of 183438.8%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202622.2127 of 15618.6%★☆☆☆☆
202514.4155 of 17511.4%★☆☆☆☆
20243.8182 of 1830.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
20267.8548 of 5886.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.0545 of 5775.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.5551 of 5744.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.6507 of 5416.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.3493 of 5154.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.5395 of 4226.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.7363 of 3660.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202543.59 of 1540.0%★★★☆☆
202339.511 of 1942.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.19 of 1435.7%★★★☆☆
201948.511 of 2147.6%★★★☆☆
201834.211 of 2045.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202636.4708 of 123542.7%★★☆☆☆
202527.5937 of 125225.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.2871 of 121628.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9954 of 119720.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202645.3654 of 113242.2%★★☆☆☆
202527.3870 of 115524.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2870 of 117325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4967 of 119318.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.4895 of 120425.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.5998 of 122218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.3928 of 117320.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile~ school
Pacific Islander (2025)40th percentile~ school
Female (2026)38th percentile~ school
Male (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+4 vs school
Asian (2026)25th percentile-13 vs school
Homeless (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school
Military Connected (2026)19th percentile-20 vs school
Disabled (2022)17th percentile-20 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-31 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state
Science23%-13 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 3,403 students attended Pittsburg Senior High.

Students at Pittsburg Senior High are 65% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Pittsburg Senior High ranks 1319th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


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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