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Pittsburg Senior High

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Pittsburg Senior High ranks 1283 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

Pittsburg Senior High is a public high school located in Pittsburg, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,532 students. The school is part of the Pittsburg Unified School District, which is ranked 1326 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pittsburg Senior High faces significant challenges, with standardized test scores that are generally below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 42.86% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 56.96%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-grade students was 17.64%, significantly lower than the state average of 30.5%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also below the state average, with only 22.21% of 11th-grade students and 12.5% of 12th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 86.2% to 89.4% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been in the range of 7.3% to 8.9%, which is higher than the state average.

Pittsburg Senior High's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Dozier-Libbey Medical High and Clayton Valley Charter High, which have significantly higher test scores and graduation rates. However, the school performs better than some of the other nearby schools, such as Antioch High and the continuation schools, which have even lower academic performance. The school's per-student spending has increased over the years, from $11,947 in 2020-2021 to $17,014 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average, but it is unclear if this increased spending has translated into improved academic outcomes.

3,403

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,388

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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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	Marina Vista Elementary
	Parkside Elementary
	Stoneman Elementary
	Willow Cove Elementary
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: Declining — 47th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

California avg41%

1,283^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High 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	39.3	1283 of 2162	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1566 of 2159	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1464 of 2170	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1331 of 2123	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1273 of 2133	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1209 of 2017	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	1156 of 2021	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1166 of 2039	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	1311 of 1994	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.8	1296 of 2426	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.9	1184 of 2354	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	1082 of 2367	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.9	947 of 2281	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	38.3	1082 of 2238	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.2	959 of 2117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.0	922 of 2063	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.9	925 of 1968	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.0	776 of 1901	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	29.0	959 of 1653	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	365 of 523	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	362 of 517	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	346 of 521	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	343 of 522	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	404 of 592	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	394 of 582	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	445 of 585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	555 of 573	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	527 of 591	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	486 of 581	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	453 of 582	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	468 of 581	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.7	960 of 1161	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	933 of 1117	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	848 of 1052	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	748 of 1085	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	529 of 1064	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	417 of 1044	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	298 of 941	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	500 of 938	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1122 of 1906	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1437 of 1915	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1368 of 1915	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1187 of 1858	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1095 of 1833	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1177 of 1760	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	1028 of 1900	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1371 of 1902	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1229 of 1917	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1153 of 1861	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	963 of 1814	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	982 of 1742	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	217 of 410	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	282 of 328	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	184 of 299	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	206 of 290	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1084 of 2013	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1481 of 2026	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1288 of 2030	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1145 of 1943	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1108 of 1937	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1093 of 1862	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1282 of 1942	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1457 of 1948	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1317 of 1963	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1282 of 1916	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1265 of 1880	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1122 of 1834	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	155 of 175	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	182 of 183	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	545 of 577	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	551 of 574	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	507 of 541	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	493 of 515	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	395 of 422	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	363 of 366	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	937 of 1252	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	871 of 1216	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	954 of 1197	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	870 of 1155	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	870 of 1173	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	967 of 1193	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	895 of 1204	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	998 of 1222	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	928 of 1173	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile+4 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2025)11th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science22%-11 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pittsburg Senior High	Public	9-12	1750 Harbor St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2390	3,403	158	21.5	79.3%	145 (4.3%)	562 (16.5%)	2,223 (65.3%)	260 (7.6%)	7 (0.2%)	43 (1.3%)	160 (4.7%)	39.3	1283^rd of 2162 public high schools	40.7%		26.4	1566^th of 2159 public high schools	27.5%	283	22.2	12.5	21.7	42.9	42.9	17.6	17.6	$20,388	$19,552	$836
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1131 Stoneman Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-4480	205	17	11.9	84.9%	6 (2.9%)	46 (22.4%)	140 (68.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.9%)	9.8	2029^th of 2162 public high schools	6.2%		9.4	2104^th of 2159 public high schools	2.5%	75	2.2		2.0	8.7	8.7	3.3	3.3	$46,058	$45,296	$762
Golden Gate Community	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Stoneman Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 427-3199	69	7	9.7	81.2%	2 (2.9%)	24 (34.8%)	37 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	9.3	2054^th of 2162 public high schools	5.0%		9.6	2097^th of 2159 public high schools	2.9%	43	0.0		3.6	15.0	10.3	0.0	0.0
Antioch High	Public	9-12	700 West 18th St	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7550	1,776	85	20.8	90.2%	151 (8.5%)	325 (18.3%)	1,118 (63.0%)	73 (4.1%)	7 (0.4%)	26 (1.5%)	74 (4.2%)	19.1	1711^th of 2162 public high schools	20.9%		28.1	1539^th of 2159 public high schools	28.7%	172	10.5	6.3	10.3	29.2	29.2	4.8	4.8	$24,500	$22,604	$1,896
Live Oak High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	1708 F St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7440	130	8	15.6	90.0%	14 (10.8%)	22 (16.9%)	87 (66.9%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	11.2	1958^th of 2162 public high schools	9.4%		10.5	2043^rd of 2159 public high schools	5.4%	85	6.0		5.7	16.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	$37,930	$35,982	$1,948
Bidwell Continuation High	Public	10-12	800 Gary Ave.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7520	147	10	15.1	87.8%	13 (8.8%)	51 (34.7%)	63 (42.9%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	10.1	2015^th of 2162 public high schools	6.8%		11.8	1964^th of 2159 public high schools	9.0%	51	3.5		3.2	12.9	12.9	1.2	1.2	$34,790	$32,724	$2,066
Concord High	Public	9-12	4200 Concord Blvd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-2030	1,137	58	19.5	69.6%	219 (19.3%)	30 (2.6%)	656 (57.7%)	114 (10.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	103 (9.1%)	36.6	1340^th of 2162 public high schools	38.0%		42.6	1183^rd of 2159 public high schools	45.2%	157	17.2	17.3	17.2	43.2	43.2	17.0	17.0	$554	$198	$356
Clayton Valley Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 Alberta Way	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Clayton Valley Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7474	2,373	94	25.1	22.3%	477 (20.1%)	68 (2.9%)	694 (29.2%)	257 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	868 (36.6%)	75.3	491^st of 2162 public high schools	77.3%		88.9	252^nd of 2159 public high schools	88.3%	239	36.9		36.9	70.1	70.1	37.3	37.3
Deer Valley High	Public	9-12	4700 Lone Tree Way	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7570	1,812	79	23.0	82.6%	168 (9.3%)	504 (27.8%)	758 (41.8%)	254 (14.0%)	8 (0.4%)	19 (1.0%)	97 (5.4%)	46.3	1110^th of 2162 public high schools	48.7%		40.3	1232^nd of 2159 public high schools	42.9%	122	21.9	0.0	21.0	50.6	50.6	22.6	22.6	$24,244	$22,380	$1,864
Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Public	9-12	4900 Sand Creek Rd.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7540	681	28	24.6	80.6%	92 (13.5%)	119 (17.5%)	326 (47.9%)	112 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	21 (3.1%)	72.7	546^th of 2162 public high schools	74.7%		86.3	300^th of 2159 public high schools	86.1%	246	43.9		43.6	72.5	72.5	25.4	25.4	$23,006	$21,238	$1,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburg Senior High

What schools feed into Pittsburg Senior High?

Pittsburg Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Foothill Elementary
Elementary : Heights Elementary
Elementary : Highlands Elementary
Elementary : Los Medanos Elementary
Elementary : Marina Vista Elementary
Elementary : Parkside Elementary
Elementary : Stoneman Elementary
Elementary : Willow Cove Elementary
Middle : Hillview Junior High
Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Junior High
Middle : Rancho Medanos Junior High

What district is Pittsburg Senior High in?

Pittsburg Unified

How many students attend Pittsburg Senior High?

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

What is the racial makeup of 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.

Is Pittsburg Senior High a good school?

Pittsburg Senior High ranks 1283^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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