Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 66762 include six schools in Pittsburg: four elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. In 2025–26, their average proficiency was about 46% in English, 40% in math and 51% in science, compared with state figures of 46%, 41% and 38%. The strongest area-wide result is science, but that strength is not shared by every school or grade: the clearest takeaway is that achievement varies widely from one school to another.
Geo E Nettels Elementary is the broadest academic standout, leading in English at 58% and math at 57%—15 and 21 percentage points above the other five schools’ averages. Lakeside Elementary leads science at 74%, 36 points above the state. At the other end, Pittsburg High has the lowest English and science results, at 37% and 28%, while Westside Elementary is lowest in math at 28%. The gap between the highest and lowest schools is 21 points in English, 29 in math and 46 in science.
Average English and math results improved over the two reported years: English rose 5 points, compared with a 1-point state increase, and math rose 4 points, versus 2 points statewide. For the five schools with two years of science results, the average climbed 16 points while the state result fell 3 points. Gains were not universal: Meadowlark Elementary’s math result slipped by about 1 point. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose for Nettels, from the 57th to the 76th percentile, and Meadowlark, from the 21st to the 33rd. The two schools have similar student-teacher ratios—13 at Nettels and 12.5 at Meadowlark—and nearly tied science results, yet Nettels scored 15 points higher in English and 28 higher in math. Their reported free/reduced-lunch rates were 64% and 82%, respectively; these figures describe different school contexts, not reasons for the score differences.
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