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Marina Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5
4518th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of California elementary schools
Summary

Marina Vista Elementary is a K–5 school in Pittsburg, California, serving 612 students as part of Pittsburg Unified. Its results are mixed: ELA is a local strength, but chronic absenteeism is high, and the most important takeaway is that proficiency remains below state rates in ELA, math and science.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools and its district: 35% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, versus 30% in Pittsburg Unified and 49% statewide; the school ranked third among 11 nearby schools. Math proficiency was 20%, just above the district’s 18% and near the nearby-school average of 20%, but below the state’s 38%. Science was 16%, slightly above the nearby-school average of 15%, but below the district’s 18% and the state’s 36%. Chronic absenteeism was 35%, compared with 32% in the district and 18% statewide; only one of the 10 comparison schools had a higher rate.

Math and science have lost ground over time: math fell from 26% proficiency in 2022–2023 to 20% in 2025–2026, while science declined from 18% to 16%; ELA edged up from 35% to 35%. SchoolDigger places the school at the 22nd percentile statewide with 1 star for 2025–2026, down from the 35th percentile in 2022–2023. Chronic absenteeism has improved, falling from 60% in 2021–2022, though it remains high. In 2024–2025, 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, about 3 percentage points above the nearby-school average; the student-teacher ratio was 20.8, among the lower ratios in the comparison group. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well it serves African American students was notably higher than its overall standing: the group ranked at the 66th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with 22nd overall. In 2024–2025, its Special Education Students ranking was at the 59th percentile, compared with 24th overall.

612
Students ?
20.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,531
Per pupil spending ?
81.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 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: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 18% California)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg23%
California avg42%
4,518th of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 8Elementary 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
202623.44518 of 580422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202524.84425 of 585724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.04015 of 586931.6%★★☆☆☆
202330.53833 of 585934.6%★★☆☆☆
202226.24232 of 588328.1%★☆☆☆☆
201924.94369 of 578924.5%★☆☆☆☆
201827.64027 of 566228.9%★☆☆☆☆
201732.83622 of 569236.4%★★☆☆☆
201638.13207 of 561442.9%★★☆☆☆
201535.33305 of 561141.1%★★☆☆☆
201324.94408 of 553020.3%★☆☆☆☆
201226.44218 of 539021.7%★☆☆☆☆
201134.93623 of 537732.6%★★☆☆☆
201023.34347 of 531418.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202656.5171 of 50666.2%★★★☆☆
202556.1199 of 56965.0%★★★☆☆
202459.9179 of 59369.8%★★★★☆
202344.3313 of 66152.6%★★★☆☆
202256.5207 of 66368.8%★★★☆☆
201946.6346 of 74753.7%★★★☆☆
201857.2239 of 70065.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202223.81809 of 222718.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202435.02180 of 316231.1%★★☆☆☆
202334.52204 of 324532.1%★★☆☆☆
202229.82620 of 331120.9%★☆☆☆☆
201923.22992 of 32758.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201842.51638 of 324649.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.73642 of 556934.6%★★☆☆☆
202524.44304 of 559723.1%★☆☆☆☆
202433.43537 of 561237.0%★★☆☆☆
202338.03142 of 560944.0%★★☆☆☆
202225.44169 of 563526.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.03902 of 549229.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.43736 of 541331.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202619.44455 of 508512.4%★☆☆☆☆
202526.54005 of 510721.6%★☆☆☆☆
202431.53621 of 510729.1%★☆☆☆☆
202341.52792 of 508745.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.43579 of 508429.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.13613 of 496327.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.33321 of 483031.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202628.14082 of 541224.6%★☆☆☆☆
202534.33641 of 546033.3%★★☆☆☆
202436.33438 of 551737.7%★★☆☆☆
202337.73257 of 536339.3%★★☆☆☆
202230.63784 of 526428.1%★☆☆☆☆
201927.64054 of 517321.6%★☆☆☆☆
201836.03319 of 508434.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202616.64946 of 559011.5%★☆☆☆☆
202526.34159 of 562826.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.84199 of 564325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.24329 of 563823.2%★☆☆☆☆
202228.63916 of 566330.8%★★☆☆☆
201922.84400 of 551020.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.84126 of 543124.0%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.896 of 12322.0%★☆☆☆☆
202526.3114 of 15325.5%★☆☆☆☆
202434.078 of 11833.9%★★☆☆☆
202327.2103 of 14026.4%★☆☆☆☆
20225.8128 of 1301.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202546.51178 of 284758.6%★★★☆☆
202444.91127 of 263557.2%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)66th percentile+44 vs school
Special Education (2025)59th percentile+34 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school
Military Connected (2026)22nd percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)19th percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-10 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state
Mathematics20%-18 vs state
Science16%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Marina Vista Elementary

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

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

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

Marina Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of California elementary schools.

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

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Latest California data All new data »
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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