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Pinole Valley High

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Pinole Valley High ranks 1157 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Pinole Valley High is a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Pinole, California, with 1,245 students; it is part of West Contra Costa Unified. Graduation outcomes are strong: in 2025–2026, 93% of students graduated, compared with 88% statewide and 89% in the district. The biggest concern is attendance: chronic absenteeism rose from 18% in 2024–2025 to 36% in 2025–2026, 18 percentage points higher than the state and 2 points above the district.

Academically, the school’s results are stronger in English and math than in science. In 2025–2026, 48% of students were proficient in English, about the state rate of 49% and 15 percentage points above the district’s 34%; math proficiency was 33%, 5 points below the state and 5 above the district. Among seven nearby schools with current-year results, Pinole Valley ranked third in both subjects. Science was a clear weakness: 11% were proficient, compared with 36% statewide and 24% in the district, placing the school sixth among those seven nearby schools.

Recent results and rankings show some setbacks. English proficiency fell from 58% in 2024–2025 to 48% in 2025–2026, and math fell from 38% to 33%; science results are available for only 2022–2023 and 2025–2026, when proficiency dropped from 23% to 11%. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking moved from the 74th percentile and 4 stars in 2024–2025 to the 46th percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, a 28-point decline. The student-teacher ratio is 24.7, and 62% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide student-group rankings show contrasting results: special education students ranked at the 66th percentile in 2025–2026, while Asian students ranked at the 6th percentile, down from the 29th percentile the year before.

1,245

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

61.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2900 Pinole Valley Rd.
Pinole, CA 94564-1499

(510) 231-1442

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Feeder schools for Pinole Valley High:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.3%

Asian:

18.3%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2025 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2025) to 46th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

California avg42%

1,157^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10High Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

689^th of 968West 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
2026	44.3	1157 of 2137	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.6	567 of 2162	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	818 of 2159	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	965 of 2170	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	1037 of 2123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1068 of 2133	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	1162 of 2017	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	968 of 2021	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.7	1189 of 2039	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	1193 of 1994	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.6	1391 of 2426	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.3	1247 of 2354	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.1	1341 of 2367	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.5	1316 of 2281	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.9	1234 of 2238	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	1032 of 2117	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.3	866 of 2063	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.8	781 of 1968	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.6	653 of 1901	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.5	754 of 1653	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	240 of 491	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	142 of 523	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	39.7	282 of 517	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	274 of 521	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	310 of 522	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	362 of 592	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	484 of 582	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	540 of 575	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	418 of 585	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	460 of 573	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	536 of 591	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	539 of 581	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	517 of 582	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	507 of 581	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.2	732 of 1161	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	419 of 1117	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	670 of 1052	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	66.8	137 of 1085	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	239 of 1064	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	84 of 1044	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	53.7	240 of 941	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	462 of 938	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1065 of 1865	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	78.1	385 of 1906	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	746 of 1915	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	930 of 1915	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	996 of 1858	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	776 of 1833	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1178 of 1760	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	1015 of 1880	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.7	436 of 1900	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	776 of 1902	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	888 of 1917	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	1040 of 1861	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	977 of 1814	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1136 of 1742	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	1094 of 1999	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.9	488 of 2013	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	761 of 2026	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	820 of 2030	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	1149 of 1943	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	978 of 1937	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1086 of 1862	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1106 of 1932	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	725 of 1942	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	797 of 1948	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	903 of 1963	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	970 of 1916	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1178 of 1880	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	1017 of 1834	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	276 of 574	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	423 of 1235	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	346 of 1252	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	23.3	1017 of 1216	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	977 of 1197	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	732 of 1132	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.3	363 of 1155	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	493 of 1173	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	634 of 1193	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	748 of 1204	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	662 of 1222	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	659 of 1173	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)52nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)6th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Total
Pinole Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1442	1,245	50	24.7	61.8%	126 (10.1%)	181 (14.5%)	639 (51.3%)	228 (18.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.7%)	44.3	1157^th of 2137 public high schools	45.9%		71.6	567^th of 2162 public high schools	73.8%	590	11.0		11.0	48.4	48.4	33.3	33.3
De Anza High	Public	9-12	5000 Valley View Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1440	1,047	46	22.9	86.1%	70 (6.7%)	182 (17.4%)	563 (53.8%)	179 (17.1%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	43 (4.1%)	33.7	1409^th of 2137 public high schools	34.1%		28.9	1504^th of 2162 public high schools	30.4%	95	22.5		22.5	25.8	25.8	22.7	22.7
Hercules High	Public	9-12	1900 Refugio Valley Rd.	Hercules	94547	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1429	767	32	23.7	41.7%	49 (6.4%)	110 (14.3%)	204 (26.6%)	330 (43.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (8.2%)	70.2	616^th of 2137 public high schools	71.2%		76.7	468^th of 2162 public high schools	78.4%	148	35.8		35.1	71.0	71.0	36.0	36.0
Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94606	Alameda County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	590	24	24.5	85.3%	8 (1.4%)	54 (9.2%)	434 (73.6%)	40 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	629	25	24.8	78.2%	16 (2.5%)	43 (6.8%)	491 (78.1%)	56 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Making Waves Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	4123 Lakeside Dr.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Making Waves Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 262-1511	1,078	56	19.1	79.9%	15 (1.4%)	73 (6.8%)	944 (87.6%)	42 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)
Middle College High	Public	9-12	2600 Mission Bell Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-3881	294	10	30.6	65.0%	17 (5.8%)	29 (9.9%)	147 (50.0%)	84 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	92.4	146^th of 2137 public high schools	93.2%		96.7	63^rd of 2162 public high schools	97.1%	83	58.6		58.6	84.1	84.1	55.7	55.7
Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1450	1,280	57	22.3	96.8%	18 (1.4%)	59 (4.6%)	1,144 (89.4%)	39 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	10 (0.8%)	17.5	1698^th of 2137 public high schools	20.5%		29.7	1493^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.9%	205	12.3		12.4	28.0	28.0	5.2	5.2
Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	554	25	22.1	81.9%	12 (2.2%)	74 (13.4%)	418 (75.5%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.8%)								(n/a)
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	740	38	19.2	59.9%	8 (1.1%)	108 (14.6%)	557 (75.3%)	35 (4.7%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	11 (1.5%)	23.1	1608^th of 2137 public high schools	24.8%		13.2	1875^th of 2162 public high schools	13.3%	267	9.2	17.7	10.3	14.0	14.0	22.7	22.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinole Valley High

What district is Pinole Valley High in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Pinole Valley High a good school?

Pinole Valley High ranks 1157^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pinole Valley High?

Pinole Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Collins Elementary
Elementary : Ellerhorst Elementary
Elementary : Montalvin Manor Elementary
Elementary : Shannon Elementary
Elementary : Stewart Elementary
Elementary : Tara Hills Elementary
Middle : Pinole Middle

How many students attend Pinole Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,245 students attended Pinole Valley High.

What is the racial makeup of Pinole Valley High?

Students at Pinole Valley High are 51% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 15% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

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