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Pinole Valley High — Rating & test scores

2900 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole · 1,245 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 72

DevelopingScope Score · 32nd percentile. Higher than 32 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 87% of the class graduated in four years (267 of 306); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 306
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Pinole Valley a good high school?

Developing. Pinole Valley is higher than most California high schools on math test results and attendance. Pinole Valley is lower than most on English test results.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced4858%
Math, Proficient or Advanced7138%
English, Advanced4322%
Math, Advanced6614%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5719 in 100
Pinole Valley’s place among California high schools, out of 100West Contra Costa Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 14% of students tested in English (reading and writing) scored Advanced, about half California’s rate (27%). Advanced is the top of the state’s four levels.

Each bar is Pinole Valley’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English tested).

In its own words

What does Pinole Valley say about itself?

We haven’t read Pinole Valley’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open pinolevalley.wccusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

6 of the 9 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Pinole Valley. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

10 high schools within 4.8 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Middle CollegeMagnet · by applicationScope Score 9195th
  2. HerculesNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7968th
  3. Summit Public School K2Charter · its own lotteryScope Score 7656th
  4. Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7655th
  5. Making Waves AcademyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7654th
  6. Summit Public School: TamalpaisCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7338th
  7. Pinole ValleyScope Score 7232nd
  8. De AnzaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6712th
  9. Vista Independent Study / Virtual AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 624th
  10. RichmondNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 602nd
West Contra Costa UnifiedCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

5 of 10 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Pinole Valley compare with schools like it?

Pinole Valley’s Scope Score is 72. 212 California high schools, counting Pinole Valley, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Pinole Valley’s result is higher than 73 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 212

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 57%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 97th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 59%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

212 California public high schools where 56% to 68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 56% to 68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Pinole Valley’s share. The count includes Pinole Valley. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were lower than in 2025. English went from 58% to 48% and math from 38% to 33%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202643%51%57%CaliforniaCalifornia48%Pinole ValleyThis school46%West Contra Costa UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202618%24%33%Pinole ValleyThis school32%CaliforniaCalifornia26%West Contra Costa UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. West Contra Costa Unified’s line combines its 11 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. West Contra Costa Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringPinole ValleyWest Contra Costa UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201751%43%60%272
201842%45%56%278
201950%46%57%262
202250%47%55%248
202352%52%55%275
202457%46%56%234
202558%47%57%245
202648%46%57%217
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringPinole ValleyWest Contra Costa UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201724%18%32%270
201818%19%31%277
201921%22%32%260
202216%19%27%214
202318%18%27%276
202420%18%28%231
202538%24%30%224
202633%26%32%228

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; near it in math.

English

48%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24283414
West Contra Costa Unified43%California57%

Math

33%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

46211518
West Contra Costa Unified25%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 48% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school14%34%28%24%217
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · West Contra Costa Unified17%26%23%34%1,698
Math, grade 11 · This school18%15%21%46%228
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · West Contra Costa Unified12%13%19%56%1,751

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 217 tested in English, 228 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 53% of students. 455 of 1,257 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

36in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (455 of 1,257 students).

At the average West Contra Costa Unified high school: 30 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 6.1% of students were suspended at least once (79 of 1,289). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,245

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 53%Black or African American 16%Asian 9%White 9%Filipino 8%Two or more races 5%

Family income

62%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 770 of 1,245. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

54

teachers, with 12 years of experience on average.

9% were in their first year.

75% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

34%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (44 of 129 students).

West Contra Costa Unified: 37%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino53%
Black or African American16%
Asian9%
White9%
Filipino8%
Two or more races5%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 45.7 of 60.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Black or African American students here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Black or African American36 tested36%California 19%
  • Low-income137 tested29%California 23%
  • Hispanic or Latino108 tested27%California 21%
  • Students with disabilities30 tested20%California 8%

36% of Black or African American students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 19% for the same group across California. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs West Contra Costa Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 129 tested in English, 137 in math
English45%+1134%−449%
Math29%+920%+623%
Hispanic or Latino · 109 tested in English, 108 in math
English46%+1432%−349%
Math27%+819%+621%
Black or African American · 34 tested in English, 36 in math
English38%+1226%−442%
Math36%+1521%+1719%
Students with disabilities · 32 tested in English, 30 in math
English16%−218%−319%
Math20%+119%+128%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in West Contra Costa Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian, Filipino and White students and English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

87% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 44% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 74% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

44%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

53%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

87%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 267 of 306 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

44%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 135 of 306 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

53%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 142 of 267 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

74% enrolled in college within 12 months · 261 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓25 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓27 · 10%
  • California community college125 · 48%
  • In-state private6 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year11 · 4%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled67 · 26%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
74%enrolled in college within a year

261 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California25 (10%)
  • California State University27 (10%)
  • California community college125 (48%)
  • In-state private6 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year11 (4%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled67 (26%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 267 of 306 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 135 of 306 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 142 of 267 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
75
Admitted
63
Enrolled
29

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 59 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled 4
  • UC DavisApplied 59 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled 12
  • UCLAApplied 41 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 40 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 37 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 34 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 32 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 30 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 25 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 75 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2024Applied 76 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2023Applied 77 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2022Applied 60 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2021Applied 66 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2020Applied 48 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2019Applied 57 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2018Applied 62 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2017Applied 48 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2016Applied 57 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled 28

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
111
Admitted
105
Enrolled
40

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San Francisco StateApplied 257 · Admitted 235 · Enrolled 44
  • Sacramento StateApplied 214 · Admitted 200 · Enrolled 13
  • San José StateApplied 212 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 31
  • Cal State East BayApplied 193 · Admitted 171 · Enrolled 12
  • San Diego StateApplied 173 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 126 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 98 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 82 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 66 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 59 · Admitted 57 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 59 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 49 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 36 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 35 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 32 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 29 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 24 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 22 · Admitted 21 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 14 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 14 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 12 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 7 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 111 · Admitted 105 · Enrolled 40
  • Fall 2024Applied 110 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2023Applied 125 · Admitted 117 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2022Applied 80 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2021Applied 73 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 22
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 4 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science1
  • Sciences1
  • English1
  • History & Social Science1
Every approved AP course4 courses in 4 subjects
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Computer Science Principles
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 1
  • English Language and Composition
History & Social Science 1
  • United States History

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Pinole Valley. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$6,207 for each student in 2023–24. California’s high schools spent $19,544 for each student. West Contra Costa Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $87 million.

$6,207

for each student at this school, 2023–24
Spent at the school
$2,167
The school’s share of district office costs
$4,040
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,616
  • Pinole Valley$6,207
  • West Contra Costa Unified high schools$6,185
  • California high schools$19,544

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,612 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2023–24. Funding records ↓

West Contra Costa Unified’s yearly plan

$87million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$67million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth
  • Relentless Attention to Achievement$31 million
  • Universal Systems & Accessible Support$28 million
  • Authentic Engagement$20 million
  • Students with Disabilities$5 million
  • Targeted Intervention & Support$3 million
  • LCFF Equity Multiplier$353,629

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $87 million of $520 million in total budgeted spending. Source: West Contra Costa Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Pinole Valley like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94564. They are not figures for the families at Pinole Valley.

Typical household income in a year

$127,717

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94564.

Typical home value
$718,600
People who live in this ZIP code
18,761
Typical age
44.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
39%

What you can do

Who can act on Pinole Valley’s results?

West Contra Costa Unified’s board decides Pinole Valley’s plan.

When the plan is set

West Contra Costa Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Pinole Valley in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving West Contra Costa Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for long-term English learners on two measures: English, and progress in learning English. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for West Contra Costa Unified: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Pinole Valley. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. Do families get each child’s absence count during the year, and what happens once a child starts missing school?36 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (455 of 1,257 students); average California high school: 22 in 100
  2. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?6.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (79 of 1,289 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  3. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?34% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (44 of 129 students); California: 47%
  4. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?27% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (108 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Pinole Valley, and how do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. From Montalvin Manor Elementary and Stewart Elementary.

Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Montalvin Manor Elementary
Middle · assigned
Stewart Elementary
High · this school
Pinole Valley High

Both middle schools are assigned here.

4 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2023 attendance boundaries, plus nearby estimates. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (4)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Pinole Valley?

Address
2900 Pinole Valley Road, Pinole 94564Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Todd IrvingAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated September 19, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask West Contra Costa Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Pinole Valley a good high school?

Pinole Valley High has a Scope Score of 72. It scored higher than 32 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 32nd percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 36 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 30 in 100 at the average West Contra Costa Unified high school. 6.1% of students (79 of 1,289) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 15 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 45% of low-income students in grade 11 at Pinole Valley High scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 4 AP courses in 4 subjects for 2025–26. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

74% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

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The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,014 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #7 of 11 in West Contra Costa Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate87%5125%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math18%5322%
Ready for college or career (state measure)44%5020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math48%5918%
Chronically absent18 in 100595%
Suspension rate7.1% (95 of 1,333)355%
English learners: top level8%365%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257232#1014California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1916 in 1006.0% (73 of 1,223)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2423 in 1007.5% (102 of 1,361)
2024–2518 in 1007.1% (95 of 1,333)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1121714%34%28%24%48%57%−9

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1122818%15%21%46%33%32%+1

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English21714%48%
2026 · Math22818%33%
2025 · English24522%58%
2025 · Math22414%38%
2024 · English23421%57%
2024 · Math2315%20%
2023 · English27519%52%
2023 · Math2763%18%
2022 · English24818%50%
2022 · Math2144%16%
2019 · English26221%50%
2019 · Math2605%21%
2018 · English27813%42%
2018 · Math2775%18%
2017 · English27218%51%
2017 · Math2707%24%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English24558%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math22438%
2024 · Grade 11 · English23457%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math23120%
2023 · Grade 11 · English27552%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math27618%
2022 · Grade 11 · English24850%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math21416%
2019 · Grade 11 · English26250%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math26021%
2018 · Grade 11 · English27842%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math27718%
2017 · Grade 11 · English27251%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math27024%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide2002%10%58%30%

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.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income12945%+11−4
Hispanic or Latino10946%+14−3
Black or African American3438%+12−4
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 18 in 100 → 2025–26 · 36 in 100 · +18 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 7.1% (95 of 1,333) → 2025–26 · 6.1% (79 of 1,289) · −1.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female14 in 10041 in 100+27 in 100
Male17 in 10031 in 100+14 in 100
Asian8 in 10024 in 100+16 in 100
Black or African American16 in 10039 in 100+23 in 100
Filipino14 of 9820 of 99—
Hispanic or Latino17 in 10039 in 100+22 in 100
Two or more races7 of 2625 of 59—
White12 in 10037 in 100+25 in 100
Students with disabilities26 in 10049 in 100+23 in 100
English learners19 in 10052 in 100+33 in 100
Foster youth6 of 23——
Homeless7 of 3826 of 37—
Low-income18 in 10041 in 100+23 in 100
All students16 in 10036 in 100+20 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 44% · numerator 135 students classified Prepared · denominator 306 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 0% · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 135 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 135 of 306 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
87%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
0%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
53%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
74%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20257563293.873.924.01
20247657333.803.913.96
20237747253.743.984.11
20226052333.954.004.14
20216642203.653.814.01
20204838253.803.924.00
20195727183.723.984.01
20186235233.784.014.08
20174833273.773.964.01
20165738283.653.863.89

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20255964
Berkeley2024581410
Berkeley202350105
Berkeley202246108
Berkeley202147118
Davis2025592112
Davis202457203
Davis202366259
Davis202248228
Davis202143145
Irvine202540under 3under 3
Irvine2024398under 3
Irvine20233910under 3
Irvine2022337under 3
Irvine2021225under 3
Los Angeles202541under 3under 3
Los Angeles2024465under 3
Los Angeles2023405under 3
Los Angeles2022364under 3
Los Angeles2021364under 3
Merced20253737under 3
Merced20242017under 3
Merced202322214
Merced20221313under 3
Merced20211514under 3
Riverside20253028under 3
Riverside2024106under 3
Riverside2023187under 3
Riverside20221510under 3
Riverside2021145under 3
San Diego2025344under 3
San Diego202435126
San Diego2023339under 3
San Diego2022272210
San Diego2021309under 3
Santa Barbara202525103
Santa Barbara2024247under 3
Santa Barbara2023167under 3
Santa Barbara2022208under 3
Santa Barbara2021206under 3
Santa Cruz202532253
Santa Cruz202443357
Santa Cruz20234727under 3
Santa Cruz20223018under 3
Santa Cruz202129154
Universitywide2025756329
Universitywide2024765733
Universitywide2023774725
Universitywide2022605233
Universitywide2021664220

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
United States Historythis school

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

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationoffered · 450 enrolled
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections11
Chemistry sections6
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,285

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California2510%
California State University2710%
California community college12548%
In-state private62%
Out-of-state, 4-year114%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled6726%

261 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 74% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · 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 above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,242 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 27,383 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$323 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 1,292

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,293 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2023–24 (2024) · source denominator: 1,292

District current expense · FY 2024–25$22,102 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 55%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 7%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 5%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$282,708,28554.79%55%
Instruction support$62,800,88812.17%12%
Student services$58,968,07511.43%11%
Administration$34,426,7876.67%7%
Buildings & maintenance$51,790,59710.04%10%
Other$25,261,9554.90%5%
Total$515,956,588100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $515,956,588 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,242 per pupil
2020$13,839 per pupil
2019$14,231 per pupil
2018$12,364 per pupil
2017$11,254 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders3.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94564 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94564 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$127,717
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)39%
ZIP-area population18,761
Median age44.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94564 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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