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Marina Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of California elementary schools

Summary

Marina Vista Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 612 students in the Pittsburg Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where academic performance faces significant challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, and its statewide ranking has recently declined. However, it performs slightly better than the district average and shows notable strengths in teaching science and in supporting specific student groups, including African American students and those in special education. A concerning issue is chronic student absenteeism, though the rate has improved dramatically from previous years. The school also shows an interesting pattern where fifth graders perform significantly better than students in lower grades, suggesting effective upper-grade instruction.

When compared to other schools in Pittsburg Unified, Marina Vista ranks in the middle of the district's eight elementary schools. It performs better than Stoneman Elementary, Highlands Elementary, Willow Cove Elementary, and Parkside Elementary, similarly to Heights Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Foothill Elementary and Los Medanos Elementary.

612

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,755

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 East Eighth St.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-2442

(925) 473-2490

District: Pittsburg Unified

Students who attend Marina Vista Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

African American:

19.9%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,425^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	24.8	4425 of 5857	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4015 of 5869	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3833 of 5859	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4232 of 5883	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4369 of 5789	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	4027 of 5662	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	3622 of 5692	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	3207 of 5614	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.3	3305 of 5611	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.9	4408 of 5530	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	4218 of 5390	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	3623 of 5377	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.3	4347 of 5314	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	199 of 569	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	179 of 593	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	313 of 661	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	207 of 663	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	346 of 747	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	239 of 700	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	1809 of 2227	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	2180 of 3162	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2204 of 3245	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	2620 of 3311	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2992 of 3275	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1638 of 3246	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4304 of 5597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3537 of 5612	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3142 of 5609	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	4169 of 5635	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3902 of 5492	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3736 of 5413	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	4005 of 5107	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3621 of 5107	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2792 of 5087	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	3579 of 5084	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3613 of 4963	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3321 of 4830	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3641 of 5460	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3438 of 5517	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	3257 of 5363	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3784 of 5264	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	4054 of 5173	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	3319 of 5084	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	4159 of 5628	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4199 of 5643	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4329 of 5638	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3916 of 5663	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4400 of 5510	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4126 of 5431	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	114 of 153	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	78 of 118	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	128 of 130	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	1178 of 2847	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	1127 of 2635	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)65th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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 (2024)
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
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	$18,755	$1,825	$16,930
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	$20,854	$2,159	$18,695
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	$19,901	$1,696	$18,205
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		$20,252	$1,643	$18,609
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%)	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							$20,241	$2,053	$18,188
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		$19,466	$1,795	$17,671
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	$20,037	$1,957	$18,080
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	$21,090	$1,575	$19,515
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							$19,011	$2,633	$16,378
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			$2,076	$624	$1,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Marina Vista Elementary

What district is Marina Vista Elementary in?

Pittsburg Unified

What is the racial makeup of Marina Vista Elementary?

Students at Marina Vista Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 20% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Marina Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marina Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Marina Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Marina Vista Elementary.

Is Marina Vista Elementary a good school?

Marina Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.4% of California elementary schools.

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