Each level is scored on its own scale — elementary, middle, and high are never ranked against each other.
The elementary years
The elementary schools average 26.1/100 — 12.8 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
8 elementary schools span 14 points around an average of 26.1.
Los Medanos Elementary is the strongest option at 36/100 — 13.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
28.5% of students are chronically absent (state: 17.9%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
The middle years
The middle schools average 25.4/100 — 13.2 points below the state average. Here is what that number does and doesn't say.
All 3 middle schools land within 4 points — the average is a fair summary here.
Hillview Junior High is the strongest option at 27/100 — 5.8% of its students exceed the state standard.
28.6% of students are chronically absent (state: 18.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
The high school years
The path ends on a single bet: Pittsburg Senior High at 49, then a 26-point drop to the next of 2 high schools.
2 high schools span 26 points around an average of 35.7.
1 continuation/alternative school not plotted — it ranks within its own class, not on this statewide axis.
Pittsburg Senior High is the strongest option at 49/100 — 9.3% of its students exceed the state standard.
55.5% of students are chronically absent (state: 23.1%) — chronic means missing 10% or more of the school year. Whatever the scores say, ask each school what it is doing about attendance.
What it means for your family
Compare schools at your child’s level before deciding on an address. The strongest attendance-zone candidate is Los Medanos Elementary at 36/100 — confirm the exact boundary with the district before the house.
No charters or magnets among the ranked schools here, so the main lever is an intra-district transfer — California districts run them on their own windows and criteria. If your zoned school sits low in the appendix below, ask the district office for this year's dates.
A band is a position, not a prophecy — 2 campuses here rank as On the Rise, their returning cohorts gaining more than most schools statewide. Ask your school two questions: what happens for a kid who arrives behind, and what the classroom looks like for one who arrives ahead.
The strongest-scoring run through the district:
Los Medanos Elementary 49th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 36/100Hillview Junior High 30th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 27/100Pittsburg Senior High 36th percentile · DevelopingScope Score 49/100
Top scorers at each level — not necessarily one zoned sequence. Confirm feeder patterns and enrollment zones with the district, and visit before you decide.
What this page can't see: whether a campus feels safe and glad at 8 a.m. If a path above looks workable, the next step is a visit.