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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURG UNIFIED·NCES 063060004750
Los Medanos Elementary
610 Crowley Ave., Pittsburg, CA 94565 · (925) 473-2460 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
497 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 143 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
39.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -11.2pp since 2014
Math
24.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -29.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 23.1% | 20.7% | 39.5% |
| Math | 10.3% | 14.6% | 31.9% | 43.2% |
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 | 39.8% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.9% | 27.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.6% | 25.6% |
| 2018-19 | 54.7% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 50.8% | 42.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.6% | 45.7% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Los Medanos Elementary
Los Medanos Elementary's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Medanos Elementary this school | 665 | 74.7% | 32.1% |
| Burbank Elementary Hayward | 800 | 74.0% | 28.9% |
| Kathy Binks Elementary Fontana | 567 | 77.6% | 40.7% |
| William Saroyan Elementary Fresno | 697 | 74.5% | 39.0% |
| Harder Elementary Hayward | 671 | 80.3% | 13.9% |
| Apricot Valley Elementary Patterson | 788 | 73.9% | 28.9% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Los Medanos Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,262 of 5,151 | #90 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #3,773 of 5,172 ▼ 499 | #103 of 153 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,946 of 5,172 ▲ 244 | #90 of 153 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,276 of 5,116 | #79 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #924 of 5,915 | #20 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,047 of 5,352 | #61 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #2,868 of 5,354 | #130 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #2,639 of 5,625 | #42 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #2,759 of 3,837 | #69 of 107 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
665
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 665 | 30.5 | 21.8:1 | 75% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 30 | 21.9:1 | 76% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 29.9 | 20.9:1 | 78% (490) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 72% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 30.4 | 24.2:1 | 78% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 78% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | N/A | N/A | 83% (611) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 36 | 20.7:1 | 65% (484) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 26 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Medanos Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (735 to 665); teachers unchanged (30.4 to 30.5).
About Los Medanos Elementary
Los Medanos Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Pittsburg, California. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 665 students enrolled. That is 43% bigger than the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Pittsburg Unified enrolls 10,633 students in 13 schools, including Los Medanos Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Los Medanos Elementary is 70% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 10% Asian, 8% Black, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 42 points above the 28% share among Contra Costa County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Los Medanos Elementary has 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. At Los Medanos Elementary, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 30 points.
Los Medanos Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of California public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.8%.
In Contra Costa County, home to about 1,165,012 people, median household income comes to about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Contra Costa County's 280 public schools enroll about 167,423 students and include Los Medanos Elementary.
Parkside Elementary, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Los Medanos Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Los Medanos Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 655 students in 2020-21 and 665 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.9:1 to 21.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Los Medanos Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Pittsburg Unified
- Pittsburg Senior HighHigh · 3,403 students
- Hillview Junior HighMiddle · 893 students
- Rancho Medanos Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. Junior HighMiddle · 706 students
- Marina Vista ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- Stoneman ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg Senior HighHigh · 3,403 students
- Hillview Junior HighMiddle · 893 students
- Rancho Medanos Junior HighMiddle · 812 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. Junior HighMiddle · 706 students
- Delta View ElementaryElementary · 656 students
- Marina Vista ElementaryElementary · 612 students
Nearby schools
- Parkside Elementary0.4 mi · 565
- Rancho Medanos Junior High0.7 mi · 812
- Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 547
- Pittsburg Senior High1.0 mi · 3,403
- Hillview Junior High1.1 mi · 893
- Marina Vista Elementary1.2 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Los Medanos ElementaryHow large is Los Medanos Elementary?
Los Medanos Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Los Medanos Elementary serve?
Los Medanos Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Los Medanos Elementary?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Los Medanos Elementary.
How diverse is Los Medanos Elementary?
Los Medanos Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 70% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Los Medanos Elementary in?
Los Medanos Elementary is part of Pittsburg Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.