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What advice would you give to incoming students at Marina Vista Elementary?
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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURG UNIFIED·NCES 063060012268
Marina Vista Elementary
50 East Eighth St., Pittsburg, CA 94565 · (925) 473-2490 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
20.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
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 | 154 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (154) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
60%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
34.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.3pp since 2014
Math
20.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.2% | 22.1% | 24.4% | 41.3% |
| Math | 8.0% | 12.0% | 29.9% | 50.0% |
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 | 34.3% | 20.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 25.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 21.6% |
| 2018-19 | 34.6% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.1% | 28.6% |
| 2016-17 | 34.5% | 29.8% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Marina Vista Elementary
Marina Vista Elementary's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marina Vista Elementary this school | 612 | 81.2% | 28.8% |
| Victoriano Elementary Moreno Valley | 608 | 83.9% | 44.4% |
| Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy Vallejo | 615 | 83.3% | 13.8% |
| La Jolla Elementary Moreno Valley | 671 | 84.1% | 27.0% |
| John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary Lancaster | 697 | 81.2% | 33.8% |
| Summerwind Elementary Palmdale | 569 | 81.5% | 16.3% |
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 Marina Vista Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #3,658 of 5,151 | #100 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,300 of 5,172 ▼ 908 | #111 of 153 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,514 of 5,172 ▼ 133 | #101 of 153 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #1,758 of 5,116 | #70 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #1,297 of 5,915 | #28 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,401 of 5,352 | #30 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #1,785 of 5,354 | #103 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,064 of 5,625 | #27 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #2,460 of 3,837 | #63 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
612
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 612 | 29.4 | 20.8:1 | 81% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 25 | 23.7:1 | 79% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 25.3 | 23.2:1 | 81% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 27 | 21.8:1 | 77% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 28 | 24.8:1 | 79% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 28 | 24.7:1 | 82% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | N/A | N/A | 87% (532) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marina Vista Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (694 to 612); teachers up 5% (28 to 29.4).
About Marina Vista Elementary
Marina Vista Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Pittsburg, California. Enrollment stands at 612 students, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Pittsburg Unified has 13 schools and 10,633 students, and Marina Vista Elementary is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Marina Vista Elementary is 59%, a majority. Smaller groups are 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Contra Costa County is roughly 28% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Marina Vista Elementary has 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.8:1. The school's 20.8:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 81%. That rate is above the 45% average among public schools in Contra Costa County.
On the allk12 Grade, Marina Vista Elementary lands at C, ahead of 25% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Marina Vista Elementary, the prediction is 32.0% and the result is 28.8%.
In Contra Costa County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $127,229 a year, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Contra Costa County number 280, with about 167,423 students.
Marina Vista Elementary's nearest public school is Pittsburg Senior High (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Marina Vista Elementary. Marina Vista Elementary places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% gain, from 589 to 612.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Marina Vista Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Los Medanos ElementaryElementary · 665 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
- Los Medanos ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Delta View ElementaryElementary · 656 students
Other Marina Vista Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Marina Vista Elementary. Marina Vista Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Marina Vista ElementaryMarina, CA · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Pittsburg Senior High0.7 mi · 3,403
- Parkside Elementary0.9 mi · 565
- Los Medanos Elementary1.2 mi · 665
- Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High1.3 mi · 706
- Rancho Medanos Junior High1.7 mi · 812
- Hillview Junior High1.8 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Marina Vista ElementaryHow large is Marina Vista Elementary?
Marina Vista Elementary enrolls approximately 612 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Marina Vista Elementary serve?
Marina Vista Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marina Vista Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marina Vista Elementary is approximately 20.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marina Vista Elementary?
Student demographics at Marina Vista Elementary are roughly 4% White, 59% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Marina Vista Elementary in?
Marina Vista Elementary is part of Pittsburg Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.