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Pinole Valley High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2900 Pinole Valley Rd.
Pinole, CA 94564
Phone
(510) 231-1442
District
West Contra Costa Unified
County
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1280
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Pinole Valley High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
41%
52%
55%
17%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 322 25.2%
Grade 10 342 26.7%
Grade 11 329 25.7%
Grade 12 287 22.4%
Total 1280 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 13.1% 11.2% 23.2%
Black 15.7% 13.3% 5.1%
Hispanic 49.9% 57.8% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 20.8% 16.8% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.8% 53.1% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 37.3% 47.9% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 5.2% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 258,022 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,157.7 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 89,142 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.6% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 7.2% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,307 $213,790,000 42.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,297 $33,386,000 6.6%
Staff $1,429 $36,772,000 7.3%
General Administration $301 $7,734,000 1.5%
School Administration $938 $24,149,000 4.8%
Operation $1,351 $34,762,000 6.9%
Transportation $289 $7,436,000 1.5%
Other $957 $24,620,000 4.9%
Total Support $6,561 $168,859,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,760 $122,501,000 24.3%
Total Expenditures $19,627 $505,150,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.3%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%