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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURG UNIFIED·NCES 063060009995
Stoneman Elementary
2929 Loveridge Rd., Pittsburg, CA 94565 · (925) 473-2430 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
489 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 | 123 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
66%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
24.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
16.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.9% | 16.8% | 24.3% | 51.0% |
| Math | 4.3% | 12.4% | 23.5% | 59.8% |
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 | 24.7% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 14.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.9% | 14.9% |
| 2021-22 | 30.6% | 14.7% |
| 2018-19 | 36.3% | 18.9% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 22.5% |
| 2016-17 | 34.1% | 23.3% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Stoneman Elementary
Stoneman Elementary's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneman Elementary this school | 602 | 81.2% | 20.1% |
| Mission Elementary Antioch | 512 | 82.6% | 21.9% |
| Capitol Collegiate Academy Sacramento | 518 | 79.9% | N/A |
| La Jolla Elementary Moreno Valley | 671 | 84.1% | 27.0% |
| Solano Widenmann Leadership Academy Vallejo | 615 | 83.3% | 13.8% |
| Victoriano Elementary Moreno Valley | 608 | 83.9% | 44.4% |
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 Stoneman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #4,571 of 5,151 | #116 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #4,602 of 5,172 ▲ 86 | #118 of 153 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #4,517 of 5,172 ▼ 69 | #121 of 153 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,230 of 5,116 | #46 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #1,385 of 5,915 | #29 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,439 of 5,352 | #72 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #1,130 of 5,354 | #79 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,063 of 5,625 | #26 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #3,226 of 3,837 | #86 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
602
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 602 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 81% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 27 | 22.1:1 | 81% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 26.2 | 22.7:1 | 82% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 75% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 78% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 27 | 23.9:1 | 78% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | N/A | N/A | 88% (560) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 59% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 25 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stoneman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (639 to 602); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Stoneman Elementary
Stoneman Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, with an address in Pittsburg. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 602 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Stoneman Elementary is one school in Pittsburg Unified, a system of 13 schools with 10,633 students.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at Stoneman Elementary. Smaller groups are 25% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Contra Costa County is roughly 28% Hispanic. Stoneman Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Stoneman Elementary's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 22.3:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is about 22.3:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 81%. That is 36 points above the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Stoneman Elementary is -11.8 points: 20.1% actual, 31.9% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Contra Costa County show that median household income is about $127,229, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Stoneman Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, which together enroll about 167,423 students.
The closest public school, Golden Gate Community, is about 0.2 miles from Stoneman Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stoneman Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 587 to 602.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Marina Vista ElementaryElementary · 612 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
Nearby schools
- Golden Gate Community0.2 mi · 69
- Black Diamond High (Continuation)0.2 mi · 205
- Foothill Elementary0.7 mi · 551
- Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High0.8 mi · 706
- Highlands Elementary0.9 mi · 480
- Hillview Junior High1.0 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Stoneman ElementaryHow many students attend Stoneman Elementary?
Stoneman Elementary enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Stoneman Elementary serve?
Stoneman Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Stoneman Elementary have?
Stoneman Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
How diverse is Stoneman Elementary?
Stoneman Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 51% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Stoneman Elementary in?
Stoneman Elementary is part of Pittsburg Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.