Total enrollment
10,633
-340 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Pittsburg Unified
California · 10,633 students · 1 city
Pittsburg Unified runs 13 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 10,633 and an average school size of 818.
4-year change in Pittsburg Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Pittsburg Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #472 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,633 | #138 of 587 | #861 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #181 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #246 of 587 | #8,570 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 79.9% | #153 of 587 | #1,236 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #291 of 530 | #2,604 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Pittsburg Unified
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Los Medanos Elementary at 32.1% proficient to Willow Cove Elementary at 19.0%, a gap of 13.2 points. That is the 397th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 11,505 to 10,633 students (down 8%) and from 517 to 501 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg Senior High | Pittsburg | High | 09-12 | 3,403 |
| Hillview Junior High | Pittsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 893 |
| Rancho Medanos Junior High | Pittsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 812 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High | Pittsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 706 |
| Los Medanos Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 665 |
| Marina Vista Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 612 |
| Stoneman Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 602 |
| Willow Cove Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 592 |
| Parkside Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 565 |
| Foothill Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 551 |
| Heights Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 547 |
| Highlands Elementary | Pittsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 480 |
| Black Diamond High (Continuation) | Pittsburg | High | 09-12 | 205 |
About Pittsburg Unified
As a low-population district in California, Pittsburg Unified hosts 10,633 students across 13 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Pittsburg Unified covers 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Pittsburg Unified runs about 818 students per school, 42% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Pittsburg Unified has shrank 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 10,973 students to 10,633.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Pittsburg Unified discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.