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Alumni: what's one memory from College Park High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,948
High
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637003941
College Park High
201 Viking Dr., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · (925) 682-7670 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,948 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
789 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 498 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 484 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 489 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 477 | 24% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.0pp since 2014
Math
43.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.4% | 29.6% | 23.2% | 15.8% |
| Math | 21.8% | 22.1% | 23.4% | 32.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.2% | 47.6% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 45.5% |
| 2020-21 | 69.7% | 56.4% |
| 2018-19 | 74.4% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 72.9% | 54.5% |
| 2016-17 | 77.7% | 47.5% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like College Park High
College Park High's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Park High this school | 1,948 | 40.5% | 52.5% |
| Capistrano Valley High Mission Viejo | 1,991 | 40.5% | 59.7% |
| Trabuco Hills High Mission Viejo | 2,475 | 37.3% | 59.7% |
| Henry High San Diego | 2,485 | 41.6% | 60.4% |
| Buchanan High Clovis | 2,551 | 35.2% | 69.2% |
| Simi Valley High Simi Valley | 1,910 | 36.5% | 35.3% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where College Park High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #287 of 1,052 | #12 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #228 of 1,056 ▲ 14 | #11 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #449 of 1,056 ▼ 94 | #14 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #253 of 1,044 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,948 | #317 of 2,093 | #10 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #979 of 1,352 | #27 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #84 of 1,351 | #6 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #1,281 of 1,575 | #28 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #680 of 802 | #20 of 27 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,948
-102 (-5%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,386
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 26.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,948 | 85 | 22.9:1 | 41% (789) |
| 2023-24 | 1,997 | 82.1 | 24.3:1 | 20% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 1,956 | 78.3 | 25.0:1 | 17% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 2,050 | 77 | 26.6:1 | 22% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 2,022 | 82.8 | 24.4:1 | 22% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 2,013 | 84 | 24.0:1 | 22% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 1,993 | N/A | N/A | 14% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 1,828 | 76 | 24.1:1 | 6% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 1,386 | 58 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Park High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (2,022 to 1,948); teachers up 3% (82.8 to 85).
About College Park High
College Park High is a high-enrollment high school in Pleasant Hill, California. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,948 students enrolled. That is 132% larger than the average of about 838 students for high schools in California.
College Park High is run by Mt. Diablo Unified, whose 50 schools enroll 29,210 students.
At College Park High, White students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 2% Black. Contra Costa County residents are about 41% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at College Park High are from different groups.
With 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.9:1. The average for high schools in California is 18.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at College Park High, 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
College Park High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of California public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, College Park High is 3.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 52.5% actual, 55.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census data for Contra Costa County show median household income comes to about $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 280 public schools in the county, enrolling about 167,423, College Park High among them.
Valley View Middle, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, College Park High is 5th among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%. By 2024-25, the school had 22.9 students per teacher, compared with 26.6 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at College Park High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt. Diablo Unified
- Northgate HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Mt. Diablo HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Ygnacio Valley HighHigh · 1,059 students
- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 882 students
Other schools in Pleasant Hill
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 819 students
- Pleasant Hill MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Valhalla ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryElementary · 652 students
- Strandwood ElementaryElementary · 596 students
Other College Park High schools
One other US public school is named College Park High. College Park High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- College Park High SchoolTHE WOODLANDS, TX · 3,313 students
Nearby schools
- Valley View Middle0.1 mi · 819
- Gregory Gardens Elementary0.3 mi · 409
- Valhalla Elementary0.6 mi · 721
- Strandwood Elementary1.1 mi · 596
- Sequoia Middle1.4 mi · 882
- Sequoia Elementary1.4 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About College Park HighWhat is the total enrollment at College Park High?
College Park High enrolls approximately 1,948 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does College Park High serve?
College Park High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does College Park High have?
College Park High employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at College Park High?
At College Park High, the student body is approximately 39% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is College Park High in?
College Park High is part of Mt. Diablo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.