Hillview Junior High

Summary:

Hillview Junior High is a public middle school located in Pittsburg, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 910 students. The school is part of the Pittsburg Unified School District, which is ranked 1357 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillview Junior High faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, which have risen from 10.2% in 2017-2018 to 32.5% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Pittsburg Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 26.76% of Hillview students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 28.45% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 10.54% of Hillview students were proficient or better, compared to 15.17% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranking in the bottom quartile of California middle schools.

Interestingly, Hillview Junior High performs similarly to other middle schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District, such as Rancho Medanos Junior High and Martin Luther King Junior Junior High, which also struggle with low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, when compared to middle schools in the neighboring Antioch Unified and Mt. Diablo Unified districts, Hillview and other Pittsburg schools lag significantly behind in academic performance. Addressing the underlying issues of chronic absenteeism and poverty at Hillview Junior High, as well as the systemic challenges within the Pittsburg Unified School District, will be crucial for improving student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 333 Yosemite Dr.
       Pittsburg, CA  94565-5285


(925) 473-2380

District: Pittsburg Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2238th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,011 Help


Students who attend Hillview Junior High usually attend:

High:    Pittsburg Senior High

Feeder schools for Hillview Junior High:

Elementary:    Foothill Elementary
    Heights Elementary
    Highlands Elementary
    Stoneman Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  22.5 Help
Number of students:  910

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.5%
African American:
18.9%
Asian:
8.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78% Help


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Compare Details Hillview Junior High ranks worse than 80.6% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.48. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Hillview Junior High has the largest middle school student body size in the Pittsburg Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60.5%), African American (18.9%), Asian (8.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillview Junior High is 22.5, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillview Junior High is $7,011. 1 middle schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillview Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillview Junior High 2238th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hillview Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Pittsburg Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburg Unified 1357th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hillview Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.69 1424th 1769 19.5%
2005 22.87 1372nd 1777 22.8%
2006 22.75 1420th 1804 21.3%
2007 22.02 1604th 1999 19.8%
2008 22.07 1630th 2005 18.7%
2009 31.87 1419th 2063 31.2%
2010 29.30 1595th 2179 26.8%
2011 30.72 1620th 2236 27.5%
2012 30.83 1610th 2259 28.7%
2013 42.22 1370th 2379 42.4%
2015 34.43 1489th 2477 39.9%
2016 29.29 1679th 2497 32.8%
2017 20.02 2025th 2508 19.3%
2018 19.62 2018th 2480 18.6%
2019 21.51 2116th 2715 22.1%
2022 22.29 2120th 2740 22.6%
2023 20.58 2238th 2802 20.1%
2024 20.48 2238th 2777 19.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.94 449th 462 2.8%
2019 4.88 533rd 554 3.8%
2022 11.93 587th 665 11.7%
2023 6.53 641st 678 5.5%
2024 13.83 615th 699 12.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.29 733rd 1364 46.3%
2019 32.46 994th 1442 31.1%
2022 30.91 1206th 1540 21.7%
2023 26.62 1421st 1529 7.1%
2024 28.88 1287th 1477 12.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.38 1168th 1538 24.1%
2024 28.35 1158th 1550 25.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.08 1805th 2230 19.1%
2019 24.43 1888th 2369 20.3%
2022 25.14 1892nd 2458 23.0%
2023 23.87 2020th 2549 20.8%
2024 22.93 2067th 2575 19.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.24 1936th 2262 14.4%
2019 21.52 1897th 2380 20.3%
2022 26.78 1769th 2509 29.5%
2023 22.91 1974th 2547 22.5%
2024 21.13 2040th 2546 19.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.24 1214th 1369 11.3%
2019 27.05 1122nd 1491 24.7%
2022 30.36 1046th 1531 31.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.98 189th 193 2.1%
2023 10.51 187th 197 5.1%
2024 13.11 170th 191 11.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.51 1799th 2273 20.9%
2019 20.58 1964th 2407 18.4%
2022 18.56 2125th 2527 15.9%
2023 18.73 2160th 2558 15.6%
2024 19.73 2092nd 2547 17.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.21 633rd 745 15.0%
2023 7.93 650th 718 9.5%
2024 17.16 620th 741 16.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.13 317th 600 47.2%
2019 39.41 371st 643 42.3%
2022 24.85 506th 637 20.6%
2023 23.89 498th 614 18.9%
2024 25.38 491st 626 21.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.58 1740th 2072 16.0%
2019 25.31 1702nd 2213 23.1%
2022 28.20 1698th 2359 28.0%
2023 26.00 1800th 2391 24.7%
2024 21.66 1952nd 2383 18.1%
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Rank History for White students at Hillview Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.24 1425th 1496 4.7%
2019 10.55 1465th 1602 8.6%
2022 24.58 1188th 1555 23.6%
2023 28.50 1106th 1552 28.7%
2024 40.12 893rd 1535 41.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Hillview Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 318 221 113 165 6 n/a n/a 0 823
1989 326 210 114 164 2 n/a n/a 0 816
1990 331 205 120 164 0 n/a n/a 0 820
1991 338 204 113 182 0 n/a n/a 0 837
1992 338 201 119 185 1 n/a n/a 0 844
1993 384 225 131 206 1 n/a n/a 0 947
1994 389 220 153 230 0 n/a n/a 0 992
1995 344 238 159 243 4 n/a n/a 0 988
1996 344 238 159 243 4 n/a n/a 0 988
1997 312 245 159 268 3 n/a n/a 0 987
1998 312 254 170 297 2 n/a n/a 0 1035
1999 271 271 162 312 2 n/a n/a 0 1018
2000 259 280 175 338 5 n/a n/a 0 1057
2001 204 241 164 355 4 n/a n/a 1 969
2002 183 262 150 465 4 n/a n/a 6 1070
2003 183 262 150 465 4 n/a n/a 6 1070
2004 159 264 140 486 4 n/a n/a 23 1076
2005 141 246 124 536 3 n/a n/a 15 1065
2006 104 223 114 539 3 n/a n/a 49 1032
2007 112 198 94 554 4 n/a n/a 56 1018
2008 101 195 85 562 4 n/a n/a 0 947
2009 87 243 84 468 0 13 98 0 993
2010 95 290 102 544 6 18 35 0 1090
2011 88 317 118 586 6 23 26 0 1164
2012 92 289 124 632 2 16 26 0 1181
2013 60 175 105 478 1 21 10 0 850
2014 72 172 89 498 0 18 10 0 859
2015 63 180 88 509 0 22 12 0 874
2016 71 193 75 532 1 22 29 0 923
2017 58 211 91 559 5 17 37 0 978
2018 57 183 92 557 3 19 51 0 962
2019 57 202 88 540 3 17 55 0 962
2020 59 194 81 550 1 13 54 0 952
2021 61 181 69 531 0 9 40 0 891
2022 59 161 81 541 0 13 50 0 905
2023 52 172 74 551 0 15 46 0 910

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillview Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 823 40.9 20.1 n/a
1989 816 42.4 19.2 n/a
1990 820 43.1 19.0 n/a
1991 837 42.0 19.9 n/a
1992 844 42.7 19.7 35.8
1993 947 38.5 24.6 37.7
1994 992 41.1 24.1 32.1
1995 988 41.0 24.1 47.4
1996 988 41.0 24.1 47.4
1997 987 41.0 24.1 48.6
1998 1035 42.2 24.5 53.5
1999 1018 42.6 23.9 51.2
2000 1057 44.0 24.0 47.9
2001 969 42.2 23.0 52.6
2002 1070 48.0 22.3 58.4
2003 1070 48.0 22.3 58.4
2004 1076 47.4 22.7 59.3
2005 1065 49.8 21.4 61.9
2006 1032 48.8 21.1 68.2
2007 1018 46.0 22.1 75.5
2008 947 49.8 19.0 80.9
2009 993 44.5 19.8 75.4
2010 1090 45.6 23.9 78.6
2011 1164 n/a n/a 76.6
2012 1181 49.6 23.7 n/a
2013 850 36.8 23.0 82.5
2014 859 38.5 22.3 82.2
2015 874 38.0 23.0 78.1
2016 923 39.0 23.6 75
2017 978 41.5 23.5 71.3
2018 962 42.4 22.6 73.7
2019 962 43.5 22.1 70.3
2020 952 n/a n/a 71
2021 891 41.8 21.2 74
2022 905 41.7 21.7 64.3
2023 910 40.4 22.5 78

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hillview Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 823 40.9 20.1 n/a
1989 816 42.4 19.2 n/a
1990 820 43.1 19.0 n/a
1991 837 42.0 19.9 n/a
1992 844 42.7 19.7 35.8
1993 947 38.5 24.6 37.7
1994 992 41.1 24.1 32.1
1995 988 41.0 24.1 47.4
1996 988 41.0 24.1 47.4
1997 987 41.0 24.1 48.6
1998 1035 42.2 24.5 53.5
1999 1018 42.6 23.9 51.2
2000 1057 44.0 24.0 47.9
2001 969 42.2 23.0 52.6
2002 1070 48.0 22.3 58.4
2003 1070 48.0 22.3 58.4
2004 1076 47.4 22.7 59.3
2005 1065 49.8 21.4 61.9
2006 1032 48.8 21.1 68.2
2007 1018 46.0 22.1 75.5
2008 947 49.8 19.0 80.9
2009 993 44.5 19.8 75.4
2010 1090 45.6 23.9 78.6
2011 1164 n/a n/a 76.6
2012 1181 49.6 23.7 n/a
2013 850 36.8 23.0 82.5
2014 859 38.5 22.3 82.2
2015 874 38.0 23.0 78.1
2016 923 39.0 23.6 75
2017 978 41.5 23.5 71.3
2018 962 42.4 22.6 73.7
2019 962 43.5 22.1 70.3
2020 952 n/a n/a 71
2021 891 41.8 21.2 74
2022 905 41.7 21.7 64.3
2023 910 40.4 22.5 78

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hillview Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,011

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hillview Junior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2116th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2238th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hillview Junior High)3619.7
 16.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pittsburg Unified)33.223.2
 10%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hillview Junior High)17.510.1
 7.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Pittsburg Unified)17.811.1
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hillview Junior High)31.832.6
 0.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pittsburg Unified)34.533.3
 1.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hillview Junior High)14.511
 3.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Pittsburg Unified)15.112
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hillview Junior High)32.428
 4.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pittsburg Unified)41.331.7
 9.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hillview Junior High)9.810.5
 0.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Pittsburg Unified)1612
 4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Hillview Junior High)22.119
 3.1%
   8th Grade Science (Pittsburg Unified)20.817.7
 3.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students962910
 5.4%
African American202172
 14.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian8874
 15.9%
Hispanic540551
 2%
Pacific Islander1715
 11.8%
White5752
 8.8%
Two or More Races5546
 16.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.3%78%
 7.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hillview Junior High

Students who attend Hillview Junior High usually go on to attend Pittsburg Senior High

Hillview Junior High ranks in the bottom 19.4% of California middle schools.

Students at Hillview Junior High are 61% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Asian, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 910 students attended Hillview Junior High.


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