Hastings Adobe · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Pittsburg’s public schools outscore 55% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pittsburg, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Pittsburg’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 577 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pittsburg’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Pittsburg Unified spends $19,492 per student and Mount Diablo Unified $16,629, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Golden Gate Community and St. Peter Martyr (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Pittsburg’s grade
B: better than 55% of California school districts, #425 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pittsburg, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Pittsburg · depends on your address
Hillview Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 893 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Rancho Medanos Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 706 students · 21:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Pittsburg · depends on your address
Hillview Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 893 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Rancho Medanos Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 706 students · 21:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Pittsburg · depends on your address
Hillview Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 893 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Rancho Medanos Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 812 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Martin Luther King Jr. Junior High
Grades 6–8 · 706 students · 21:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 3,403 students · 22:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 3,403 students · 22:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 3,403 students · 22:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Pittsburg
Pittsburg Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 3,403 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Pittsburg runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pittsburg Unified School District). From grade K, students attend the Mount Diablo Unified School District, shared with Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. Parts of Pittsburg (4% of its land) are served by Antioch Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Pittsburg
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Pittsburg vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Pittsburg’s borders.
Every school in Pittsburg
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pittsburg’s schools
Are Pittsburg’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Pittsburg children attend outscore 55% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #425 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pittsburg in?
Two districts: Pittsburg Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Mount Diablo Unified School District runs grades K–12, shared with Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek.
Where do Pittsburg kids go to high school?
Pittsburg Senior High, with 3,403 students.
What is Pittsburg’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Mount Diablo Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Pittsburg spend per student?
$19,492 in Pittsburg Unified School District and $16,629 in Mount Diablo Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Pittsburg?
Yes: St. Peter Martyr (Catholic, grades PK–8, 188 students). Pittsburg also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Pittsburg families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pittsburg → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.