Marina Vista Elementary

Marina Vista Elementary is a mid-tier K-5 school in Pittsburg, California, one of the schools within Pittsburg Unified. The school teaches 612 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Marina Vista Elementary sits 32% above that benchmark.

Pittsburg Unified runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 10,633 students. Marina Vista Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Marina Vista Elementary shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Marina Vista Elementary lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Marina Vista Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marina Vista Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Contra Costa County put median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Marina Vista Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Pittsburg Senior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Marina Vista Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.2%.

Marina Vista Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marina Vista Elementary has declined 12%, going from 694 students in 2018 to 612 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 64% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Marina Vista Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.