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Golden Gate CommunityCharterPittsburg, CAGrades 6-1269 students

Golden Gate Community: A county community school. No Scope Score publishes here.

A Scope Score ranks schools a family can choose between. At Golden Gate Community, students are placed here by a district, a probation department, or a county office — so a comparative rank would measure something a family's choice never entered. We show what California reports and hold the rank.

Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated. Enrollment terms vary by charter — ask this school how it enrolls. Learn more

county community school

no score · no band · no rank — enrollment assigned, not chosen

69 students · placed by district, probation, or county

Every figure below is California's own, reported for this school and shown without a rank. Why we withhold a score →

Golden Gate Community is a county community school in Pittsburg, California. SchoolScope publishes no Scope Score, performance band, archetype or ranking for schools where enrollment is assigned rather than chosen, so its CDE CAASPP 2025 results appear here unranked.

29 students were tested here on last year's CAASPP. 7.5% met or exceeded the standard; 0.0% exceeded it.

Chronic absenteeism ran 52.1%; the suspension rate was 7.1%. California reports both the same way it does for every school — this page just doesn't rank them here.

If you're trying to understand this school

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  • Ask how credits earned here transfer back to a student's home school.
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CAASPP 2024–25

This school against the California average

2019–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
% Exceeded% Met+Grad rateCollege readinessAbsenceSuspension
This school0%8%36.4%0.0%52.1%7.1%
CA average · High School (for reference)20%43%92.5%43.0%23.1%3.3%
This schoolCA avg
% Exceeded0%20%
% Met+8%43%
Grad rate36.4%92.5%
College readiness0.0%43.0%
Absence52.1%23.1%
Suspension7.1%3.3%
Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

How every group of students does here

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 8% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 8%, district —, state 43%8%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 9%, district 8%, state 32%9%

12 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
ShowHide California's growth model by student group

No student-group growth record is available for this school in this data release.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here miss more school, and get suspended more, than the state average.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 52.1%, district 22.5%, state 23.1%52.1%
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 7.1%, district —, state 3.3%7.1%
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
ShowHide attendance by student group and by grade
Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 7–866.7%
Grades 9–1268.1%
2024–25

Where graduates go

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Where the class of 2023 went
16%enrolled in college within a year
  • California community college5 (16%)
  • Not enrolled27 (84%)

CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ completers, our arithmetic

See the full roll →
The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 10 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Golden Gate Community's teachers are authorized to teach 7 of the 40 AP subjects the College Board offers — including Environmental Science, Spanish Language and Culture, and English Language and Composition.

Students per teacher10 · district 21
Teaching staff8 teachers
Avg. experience12.3 years
Fully credentialed40%
PrincipalRicky Mendoza
ShowHide what the district pays
Teacher salary schedule$69,500 – $137,732
Principal salary$175,469 – $175,469
Superintendent salary$299,710

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Advanced coursework
AP subjects taught7
ShowHide the 7 AP courses by discipline
Sciences (1)Environmental Science
English (2)English Language and Composition · English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science (3)Human Geography · U.S. Government and Politics · United States History
World Languages & Cultures (1)Spanish Language and Culture

Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, 2025 - 2026 audit year (authorization, not enrollment) · IB World Schools directory, name-matched · structural depth: 2020-21 federal snapshot, table 09

What gets spent · FY 2019–20

It spends $114,766 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.

$18,599 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $114,766, CA average $14,491$114,766 · spent at this school
Federal share$18,599 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 38%Instruction support 18%Student services 14%Administration 25%Buildings & maintenance 5%Other 1%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

ShowHide the district's spending year by year
district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$173,382 per pupil
2019$150,806 per pupil
2017$13,187 per pupil
2016$13,378 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Who is enrolled

Four in five of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 69 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California high school (≈1450).

On the state's science test (CAST), 4% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino56.5% · district 55.5% · CA 56.1%
White4.3% · district 10.4% · CA 19.9%
Black34.8% · district 9.1% · CA 4.8%
Other4.3% · district 20.0% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 40.6% · Male 53.6% · Non-binary 5.8%
Free or reduced lunch81.2% · CA 64%
Nearby schools
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Everything California reports about this school, shown without a rank — grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, climate, and the nearest schools.

01Score factors (not combined)the dimensions a Scope Score would weigh, shown against California · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate36.4%92.5%25%
Exceeded standard0.0%19.8%22%
College readiness0.0%43.0%20%
Met or exceeded7.5%43.2%18%
Chronic absenteeism52.1%23.1%5%
Suspension rate7.1%3.3%5%
Graduation rate
vs CA 92.5%
Exceeded standard
vs CA 19.8%
College readiness
vs CA 43.0%
Met or exceeded
vs CA 43.2%
Chronic absenteeism
vs CA 23.1%
Suspension rate
vs CA 3.3%
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ShowHide table 02 — By grade & subgroup
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET+
Grade 74
Grade 85
Grade 11200%15%25%60%15%
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET+
Grade 74
Grade 84
Grade 11190%0%0%100%0%

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide280%4%68%29%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged1717.6%
03Nearest high schoolsnearest by distance
SchoolDistEXCMET+Susp
Golden Gate Community ←0.0%7.5%7.1%
Pittsburg Senior High1.1 mi9.3%30.3%5.5%
California average19.8%43.2%3.3%
Black Diamond High (Continuation)scored within its class, not statewide0 mi0.0%6.0%2.5%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
Graduation Rate
36.4%
AP Exam Prepared
Not offered
This school may not offer AP courses
A-G Completion
0.0%
This school may not offer A-G courses
College-Going Rate
15.6%
YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
20190.0%1.4%62.2%4.7%
20244.2%4.2%52.7%3.8%
20250.0%7.5%52.1%7.1%
NO STATEWIDE TESTING 2020–21 (COVID)
What we can't show
  • — No Scope Score, performance band, archetype, or state rank publishes for this school — enrollment here is assigned, not chosen, so a comparative rank would mean something different than it does for a neighborhood school. See the Enrollment Axiom at /methodology#peer-class.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025
Female78.8%66.0%
Male75.3%67.9%
Black/African American79.5%64.4%
Hispanic/Latino72.6%70.1%
White82.9%66.7%
Students with Disabilities80.0%69.0%
English Learners77.8%73.9%
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged76.4%73.5%
All Students76.5%67.9%
06AP course catalog2025 - 2026
ShowHide table 06 — AP course catalog
SubjectTaught by
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Human Geographythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

07Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotstructural, dated — newest published; biennial
ShowHide table 07 — Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot offered
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollmentnot reported
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections5
Chemistry sections2
Total enrollment (CRDC)103

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

08College destinationsclass of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate
ShowHide table 08 — College destinations
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00.0%
California State University00.0%
California community college515.6%
In-state private00.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year00.0%
Out-of-state, 2-year00.0%
Not enrolled2784.4%

32 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 16% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ completers), not a CDE-native rate · a missing cell is CDE suppression, never a fabricated zero · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows in tables 06-07 above.

EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 (biennial; next expected 2021-22) · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-18

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