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Pine Hollow Middle

5522 Pine Hollow Rd., Concord, CA 94521 · (925) 672-5444 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
Enrollment
538
Middle
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
307 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
180
Grade 7
160
Grade 8
198
Student demographics
White
15228%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
20438%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Black
173%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Asian
9518%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12%
Two+
6612%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
26349%
Female
27551%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
46.9%
CA avg 47.1% . -0.1pp since 2014
Math
28.6%
CA avg 35.6% . -6.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
538
-55 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 21.7:1
% White
28%
was 38%
% Hispanic
38%
was 35%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
18%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Pine Hollow Middle

Pine Hollow Middle operates as a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in Concord, California, part of Mt. Diablo Unified. Current enrollment sits at 538 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Mt. Diablo Unified, which oversees 50 schools and 29,210 students, Pine Hollow Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Pine Hollow Middle lists that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 28% White, 18% Asian, 12% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, Pine Hollow Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 37.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Contra Costa County put the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Pine Hollow Middle is one.

Highlands Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Pine Hollow Middle comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Hollow Middle has decreased 9%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 38% to 28% over that span.

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Contra Costa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Pine Hollow Middle
District
Mt. Diablo Unified
Address
5522 Pine Hollow Rd., Concord, CA 94521
Phone
(925) 672-5444
County
Contra Costa County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
538
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
21.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
307 (57%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062637003965
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Mt. Diablo Unified
Other schools in Concord
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Pine Hollow Middle
How many students attend Pine Hollow Middle?
Pine Hollow Middle enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pine Hollow Middle serve?
Pine Hollow Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pine Hollow Middle?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Pine Hollow Middle.
How diverse is Pine Hollow Middle?
Pine Hollow Middle reports a student body of 28% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 18% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Pine Hollow Middle in?
Pine Hollow Middle is part of Mt. Diablo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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