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Golden Gate Community

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

2054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 5% of California high schools

Summary

Golden Gate Community is a small, non-traditional public high school serving grades 6-12 in Pittsburg, CA, with a highly personalized environment of about 69 students under the Contra Costa County Office of Education, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional settings.

The school serves a high-need population and invests heavily in support, with per-student spending of $75,503—three to four times higher than nearby schools like Dozier-Libbey Medical High or Pittsburg Senior High. Despite this significant investment, the school faces profound challenges with student engagement, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 67.9% and a dropout rate of 40.9%, which are dramatically higher than state and local averages.

Academic proficiency rates are critically low, with 0% proficient in mathematics and 10.34% in English Language Arts, placing the school in the bottom 5% statewide. Its 36.4% graduation rate is volatile and much lower than comprehensive high schools, though similar to some other continuation schools like Black Diamond High (Continuation). This highlights the systemic difficulties in serving this specialized student population, where high resources alone have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes or consistent graduation success.

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Stoneman Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5466

(925) 427-3199

District: Contra Costa County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.6%

African American:

34.8%

Not Specified:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2010 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (36% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg4%

California avg41%

2,054^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2015	4.2	2452 of 2477	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.6	2281 of 2379	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	2210 of 2259	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	2187 of 2236	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	2130 of 2179	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	2028 of 2063	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.3	1921 of 2005	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	1982 of 1999	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.8	1737 of 1804	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.7	1749 of 1777	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.2	1742 of 1769	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	2054 of 2162	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	2097 of 2159	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1683 of 2017	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	1991 of 2021	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	1873 of 2039	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	1790 of 1994	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	2062 of 2426	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	1997 of 2354	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	1676 of 2367	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	1460 of 2281	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	1256 of 2238	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.0	1500 of 2117	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	1491 of 2063	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	1477 of 1968	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	1419 of 1901	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	1174 of 1653	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	19.2	1319 of 1742	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	1854 of 2013	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1462 of 1862	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	10.2	1681 of 1834	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2018)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2018)8th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy10%-38 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Golden Gate Community

How many students attend Golden Gate Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Golden Gate Community.

What is the racial makeup of Golden Gate Community?

Students at Golden Gate Community are 54% Hispanic, 35% African American, 6% Not Specified, 3% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Golden Gate Community a good school?

Golden Gate Community ranks in the bottom 5.0% of California high schools.

What district is Golden Gate Community in?

Contra Costa County Office of Education

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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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