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Pittsburg Unified School District

2000 Railroad Ave., Pittsburg, CA 94565

11.4K Students | 508 Teachers | 13 Schools

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Black Diamond High (Continuation)
Foothill Elementary
Heights Elementary
Highlands Elementary
Hillview Junior High
Los Medanos Elementary
Marina Vista Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High
Parkside Elementary
Pittsburg Senior High
Rancho Medanos Junior High
Stoneman Elementary
Willow Cove Elementary

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.2x

White students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

No students of Two or More Races are enrolled at least one AP class, so we cannot calculate a comparison with White students

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

1.4x

Black students are 1.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

White students are 2.4 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Low

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively even.

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively even.

Achievement Gap

1.1 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.1 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 0.7 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

This District

State

Students

95% Nonwhite Students

76% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

89% High School Graduation Rate

16% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

538 students

0% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

13% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

424 students

8% Students Enrolled in Physics

282 students

20% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

669 students

23% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

759 students

29% Students Enrolled in Biology

968 students

27% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

902 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

86 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

109 students

Teachers & Resources

22.5 Students for Every Teacher

12% Inexperienced Teachers

40% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

17 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.2 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

0 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

782 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

129 Total In-School Suspended Students

1% of all students in this district

2 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

196 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.8Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

16 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

164 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

12 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.8 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Rejois Frazier-Myers
925-473-2346
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Anthony Molina
925-473-2312
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Rejois Frazier-Myers
925-473-2346
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Pittsburg	97%	74%	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Heights Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hillview Junior High	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Los Medanos Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marina Vista Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside Elementary	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg	95%	69%	93%	2.5x	5.8x
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stoneman Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willow Cove Elementary	Pittsburg	97%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Pittsburg	97%	74%	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Heights Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Highlands Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hillview Junior High	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Los Medanos Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marina Vista Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside Elementary	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg	95%	69%	93%	2.3x	0 Not available
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Stoneman Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willow Cove Elementary	Pittsburg	97%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Pittsburg	97%	74%	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students suspended
Heights Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hillview Junior High	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Los Medanos Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marina Vista Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside Elementary	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg	95%	69%	93%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stoneman Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willow Cove Elementary	Pittsburg	97%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Pittsburg	97%	74%	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Heights Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hillview Junior High	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Los Medanos Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marina Vista Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside Elementary	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	15.5x
Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg	95%	69%	93%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stoneman Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willow Cove Elementary	Pittsburg	97%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Pittsburg	97%	74%	Between 60% and 64%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Foothill Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Heights Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highlands Elementary	Pittsburg	92%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hillview Junior High	Pittsburg	92%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Los Medanos Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marina Vista Elementary	Pittsburg	95%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside Elementary	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg	95%	69%	93%	.5 No students of Two or More Races enrolled	7.5x
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Pittsburg	96%	82%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stoneman Elementary	Pittsburg	94%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willow Cove Elementary	Pittsburg	97%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →