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Pinole Middle

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Pinole Middle ranks 1951 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 29% of California middle schools

Summary

Pinole Middle is a public school serving about 380 students in grades 7 and 8 in the West Contra Costa Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across many of its schools.

Academically, the school is in the middle of its district, performing better than some schools like Lovonya DeJean Middle and Helms Middle but lagging behind higher-performing ones such as Hercules Middle and Fred T. Korematsu Middle. Proficiency rates in English and math are below state averages, with science scores being a particular area of concern at under 10% proficient. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with over 30% of students missing significant school, which is higher than most neighboring schools and correlates with lower performance.

Performance has been inconsistent year-to-year, with notable declines across several student groups, and there is a pronounced drop in achievement between 7th and 8th grade. While the school serves a high-need population, other nearby districts like Berkeley Unified and Albany City Unified show that much higher achievement is possible in the region, with their schools Martin Luther King Middle and Albany Middle ranking in the 90th percentiles statewide.

381

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1575 Mann Dr.
Pinole, CA 94564-4042

(510) 231-1436

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Pinole Middle usually attend:

High:

Pinole Valley High

Feeder schools for Pinole Middle:

Elementary:	Collins Elementary
	Ellerhorst Elementary
	Montalvin Manor Elementary
	Shannon Elementary
	More...
	Stewart Elementary
	Tara Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

Asian:

20.2%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,951^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa 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	26.0	1951 of 2761	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2184 of 2783	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1747 of 2781	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	2019 of 2740	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	2056 of 2715	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1910 of 2480	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	1820 of 2508	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1673 of 2497	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.1	1604 of 2477	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.1	1877 of 2379	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	1620 of 2259	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	1724 of 2236	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	1759 of 2179	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	1748 of 2063	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	1538 of 2005	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.3	1212 of 1999	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.9	1043 of 1804	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	969 of 1777	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.1	958 of 1769	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	558 of 609	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	505 of 627	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	323 of 613	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	536 of 637	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	512 of 643	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	516 of 600	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	607 of 739	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	638 of 743	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	589 of 715	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	611 of 733	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	708 of 745	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	663 of 700	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	1084 of 1531	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	880 of 1491	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1027 of 1369	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	666 of 1478	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	1178 of 1521	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1341 of 1540	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	740 of 1442	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	899 of 1364	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	1682 of 2533	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1929 of 2551	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1426 of 2531	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1790 of 2509	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1886 of 2380	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1852 of 2262	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1959 of 2395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1968 of 2388	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1645 of 2374	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2119 of 2359	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1781 of 2213	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1696 of 2072	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1896 of 2542	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2082 of 2579	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1614 of 2531	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2049 of 2458	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1789 of 2369	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1859 of 2230	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2016 of 2534	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2138 of 2552	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1795 of 2538	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1920 of 2527	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1884 of 2407	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1708 of 2273	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	687 of 701	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	639 of 677	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1052 of 1566	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1411 of 1552	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1143 of 1531	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1267 of 1520	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1208 of 1537	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1045 of 1543	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1307 of 1555	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1348 of 1602	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1219 of 1496	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

Science10%-23 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)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinole Middle	Public	7-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1436	381	15	25.1	80.1%	36 (9.4%)	46 (12.1%)	199 (52.2%)	77 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.0%)	26	1951^st of 2761 public middle schools	29.3%		21.8	2184^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.5%	233									9.9	9.9		38.9	29.5	34.2		30.3	12.0	21.4
Betty Reid Soskin Middle	Public	6-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1447	372	20	18.5	55.4%	21 (5.6%)	62 (16.7%)	179 (48.1%)	76 (20.4%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.2%)	12.7	2529^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2499^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	30									9.0	9.0		25.2	13.7	19.3		18.1	5.8	11.8
Hercules Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	596	24	24.7	44.3%	45 (7.6%)	88 (14.8%)	155 (26.0%)	234 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.6%)	61.2	876^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.3%		56.5	978^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.9%	102									36.5	36.5	53.9	52.7	56.5	54.3	33.9	34.8	40.5	36.4
Helms Middle	Public	7-8	2500 Road 20	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 233-3988	558	25	22.1	81.9%	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	485 (86.9%)	28 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7.7	2685^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.8%		8	2717^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.4%	32									6.3	6.3		11.4	11.0	11.2		7.2	6.2	6.6
Manzanita Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	461 33rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Manzanita Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 222-3500	92	4	23.0	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	87 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	17.9	2322^nd of 2761 public middle schools	15.9%		30.5	1790^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.7%	532									10.0	10.0	23.5	25.0	35.0	29.2	5.9	9.7	17.5	12.5	$39,829	$35,778	$4,051
Lovonya DeJean Middle	Public	7-8	3400 Macdonald Ave.	Richmond	94805	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1430	381	19	20.3	81.9%	12 (3.1%)	51 (13.4%)	301 (79.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6.2	2713^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.7%		7.4	2728^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	15									3.7	3.7		10.1	9.9	10.0		3.9	4.2	4.1
Fred T. Korematsu Middle	Public	7-8	7125 Donal Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1449	708	30	23.6	38.6%	191 (27.0%)	83 (11.7%)	223 (31.5%)	128 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (10.6%)	58.8	933^rd of 2761 public middle schools	66.2%		61.7	845^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.6%	88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	39.0		48.2	47.6	47.9		39.3	36.6	38.0
Carquinez Middle	Public	6-8	1099 Pomona St.	Crockett	94525	Contra Costa County	John Swett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 787-1081	286	14	20.5	83.6%	40 (14.0%)	42 (14.7%)	114 (39.9%)	54 (18.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.8%)	24	2054^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.6%		20.3	2251^st of 2783 public middle schools	19.1%	197									16.7	16.7	36.3	37.7	28.6	34.5	17.8	17.0	13.1	16.1	$35,012	$34,148	$864
Richmond Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2465	296	8	36.7	82.1%	7 (2.4%)	12 (4.1%)	270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	34.1	1674^th of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		43.1	1370^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.8%	304									13.8	13.8	41.9	51.6	45.3	46.3	20.4	19.4	14.7	18.2	$35,777	$34,322	$1,455
Albany Middle	Public	6-8	1259 Brighton Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3600	911	47	19.5	30.7%	203 (22.3%)	41 (4.5%)	164 (18.0%)	304 (33.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	191 (21.0%)	94.7	164^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		95.2	143^rd of 2783 public middle schools	94.9%	21									59.7	59.7	79.6	79.4	74.4	77.9	67.5	66.2	68.0	67.2	$24,157	$23,296	$861

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinole Middle

What high school do graduates of Pinole Middle attend?

Students who attend Pinole Middle usually go on to attend Pinole Valley High

What district is Pinole Middle in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Pinole Middle a good school?

Pinole Middle ranks 1951^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pinole Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Pinole Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Pinole Middle?

Students at Pinole Middle are 52% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 12% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races.

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