Is Los Medanos Elementary a good school?

Los Medanos Elementary ranks 3696 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Los Medanos Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 658 students attended Los Medanos Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Medanos Elementary?

Students at Los Medanos Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Los Medanos Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Medanos Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rancho Medanos Junior High High : Pittsburg Senior High

Los Medanos Elementary

Summary:

Los Medanos Elementary is a public elementary school in Pittsburg, California, serving 626 students in grades K-5. Despite facing challenges such as high poverty rates and increasing chronic absenteeism, the school has maintained consistent academic performance, outperforming the Pittsburg Unified School District and the state of California in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency.

In the 2023-2024 school year, 35.42% of Los Medanos students were proficient or better in ELA End of Course, compared to 28.45% for Pittsburg Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, 28.17% of Los Medanos students were proficient or better in End of Course, compared to 15.17% for Pittsburg Unified and 35.54% for California. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.2% in 2018-2019 to 43.6% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Highlands Elementary (42.9%) and Stoneman Elementary (47.4%).

Los Medanos Elementary also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than nearby schools like Foothill Elementary (66.29%) and Bel Air Elementary (59.22%). Despite these challenges, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 20.9 students per teacher, lower than some nearby schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

610 Crowley Ave.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-4798

(925) 473-2460

District: Pittsburg Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3696^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,309

Students who attend Los Medanos Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rancho Medanos Junior High
High:	Pittsburg Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.9

Number of students: 658

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

Asian:

10.8%

African American:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Los Medanos Elementary ranks worse than 63.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.85. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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

Compare Details Los Medanos Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Pittsburg Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.1%), Asian (10.8%), African American (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Los Medanos Elementary is 21.9, which is the 3^rd best among 8 elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Los Medanos Elementary employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Los Medanos Elementary is $7,309. 4 elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Los Medanos Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Los Medanos Elementary 3696^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Los Medanos Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Pittsburg Unified:

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

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Rank History for Los Medanos Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	37.31	2789^th	4809	42.0%
2005	30.65	3238^th	4822	32.8%
2006	54.07	2004^th	4818	58.4%
2007	70.32	1361^st	5113	73.4%
2008	56.46	2029^th	5113	60.3%
2009	58.42	2009^th	5193	61.3%
2010	70.48	1435^th	5314	73.0%
2011	78.17	1097^th	5377	79.6%
2012	68.53	1604^th	5390	70.2%
2013	70.37	1559^th	5530	71.8%
2015	77.13	1229^th	5611	78.1%
2016	65.04	1763^rd	5614	68.6%
2017	61.49	1946^th	5692	65.8%
2018	53.69	2357^th	5662	58.4%
2019	51.89	2499^th	5789	56.8%
2022	35.22	3443^rd	5883	41.5%
2023	34.53	3538^th	5874	39.8%
2024	32.85	3696^th	5862	36.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.11	926^th	3246	71.5%
2019	52.38	1129^th	3275	65.5%
2022	40.87	1747^th	3311	47.2%
2023	43.83	1567^th	3250	51.8%
2024	55.94	885^th	3160	72.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.17	2390^th	2420	1.2%
2024	25.74	2074^th	2634	21.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.59	1321^st	5084	74.0%
2019	64.47	1481^st	5173	71.4%
2022	44.36	2655^th	5264	49.6%
2023	43.68	2792^nd	5374	48.0%
2024	41.48	3022^nd	5511	45.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.84	2334^th	5413	56.9%
2019	53.83	2285^th	5492	58.4%
2022	35.24	3306^th	5635	41.3%
2023	44.02	2752^nd	5617	51.0%
2024	39.24	3121^st	5605	44.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.99	1496^th	2128	29.7%
2019	29.74	1811^th	2585	29.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.21	2268^th	5431	58.2%
2019	48.57	2525^th	5510	54.2%
2022	36.23	3251^st	5663	42.6%
2023	26.83	4054^th	5650	28.2%
2024	28.29	3969^th	5636	29.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.00	197^th	700	71.9%
2019	56.84	264^th	747	64.7%
2022	31.96	440^th	663	33.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Los Medanos Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.90	1285^th	4830	73.4%
2019	67.45	1272^nd	4963	74.4%
2022	44.69	2547^th	5084	49.9%
2023	39.73	2928^th	5098	42.6%
2024	36.44	3229^th	5102	36.7%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Los Medanos Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	169	237	77	110	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1989	180	197	126	122	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
1990	166	201	144	125	4	n/a	n/a	0	640
1991	169	166	148	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	634
1992	197	181	139	163	0	n/a	n/a	0	680
1993	193	161	142	194	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
1994	174	148	139	190	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1995	128	151	125	184	2	n/a	n/a	0	590
1996	128	151	125	184	2	n/a	n/a	0	590
1997	147	158	130	193	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1998	141	182	135	199	3	n/a	n/a	0	660
1999	165	187	125	222	5	n/a	n/a	0	704
2000	131	195	95	257	4	n/a	n/a	0	682
2001	114	206	101	312	5	n/a	n/a	7	745
2002	85	143	94	342	5	n/a	n/a	13	682
2003	85	143	94	342	5	n/a	n/a	13	682
2004	56	133	93	363	4	n/a	n/a	33	682
2005	44	123	77	377	7	n/a	n/a	39	667
2006	25	103	60	350	3	n/a	n/a	57	598
2007	24	98	73	391	2	n/a	n/a	45	633
2008	29	101	56	374	1	n/a	n/a	0	561
2009	35	89	43	400	0	14	71	0	652
2010	25	114	63	424	1	14	14	0	655
2011	32	121	73	470	1	22	16	0	735
2012	30	114	63	497	1	10	24	0	739
2013	29	131	69	479	1	19	24	0	752
2014	37	105	72	518	2	24	25	0	783
2015	34	97	68	506	1	18	23	0	747
2016	38	89	68	507	0	18	31	0	751
2017	39	96	64	492	1	19	38	0	749
2018	39	95	66	488	1	11	35	0	735
2019	42	86	71	462	3	16	31	0	711
2020	46	85	63	462	2	6	34	0	698
2021	38	67	63	441	2	4	40	0	655
2022	35	63	67	423	3	2	39	0	632
2023	30	53	64	446	2	2	29	0	626
2024	37	55	71	455	3	5	32	0	658

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 Los Medanos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	593	26.0	22.8	n/a
1989	625	28.1	22.2	n/a
1990	640	29.1	21.9	n/a
1991	634	26.2	24.1	n/a
1992	680	26.6	25.5	53.7
1993	690	27.0	25.6	50.4
1994	651	27.0	24.1	49.9
1995	590	23.0	25.7	52.9
1996	590	23.0	25.7	52.9
1997	629	27.0	23.3	57.7
1998	660	29.6	22.3	64.5
1999	704	31.0	22.7	64.1
2000	682	34.0	20.1	66.9
2001	745	36.1	20.6	65.6
2002	682	33.0	20.7	66.7
2003	682	33.0	20.7	66.7
2004	682	34.0	20.1	76.7
2005	667	34.0	19.6	79.5
2006	598	31.0	19.3	84.7
2007	633	32.0	19.8	83.7
2008	561	35.0	16.0	88.4
2009	652	28.0	22.5	79.4
2010	655	28.0	23.3	82.4
2011	735	n/a	n/a	83.1
2012	739	31.1	23.7	n/a
2013	752	31.1	24.1	82.2
2014	783	29.0	27.0	85.4
2015	747	30.0	24.9	79.8
2016	751	31.0	24.2	78.4
2017	749	31.0	24.1	75.8
2018	735	30.4	24.1	77.6
2019	711	32.0	22.2	72.4
2020	698	n/a	n/a	72.6
2021	655	33.0	19.8	72.4
2022	632	30.6	20.6	64.9
2023	626	29.9	20.9	78.3
2024	658	30.0	21.9	75.5

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 Los Medanos Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	593	26.0	22.8	n/a
1989	625	28.1	22.2	n/a
1990	640	29.1	21.9	n/a
1991	634	26.2	24.1	n/a
1992	680	26.6	25.5	53.7
1993	690	27.0	25.6	50.4
1994	651	27.0	24.1	49.9
1995	590	23.0	25.7	52.9
1996	590	23.0	25.7	52.9
1997	629	27.0	23.3	57.7
1998	660	29.6	22.3	64.5
1999	704	31.0	22.7	64.1
2000	682	34.0	20.1	66.9
2001	745	36.1	20.6	65.6
2002	682	33.0	20.7	66.7
2003	682	33.0	20.7	66.7
2004	682	34.0	20.1	76.7
2005	667	34.0	19.6	79.5
2006	598	31.0	19.3	84.7
2007	633	32.0	19.8	83.7
2008	561	35.0	16.0	88.4
2009	652	28.0	22.5	79.4
2010	655	28.0	23.3	82.4
2011	735	n/a	n/a	83.1
2012	739	31.1	23.7	n/a
2013	752	31.1	24.1	82.2
2014	783	29.0	27.0	85.4
2015	747	30.0	24.9	79.8
2016	751	31.0	24.2	78.4
2017	749	31.0	24.1	75.8
2018	735	30.4	24.1	77.6
2019	711	32.0	22.2	72.4
2020	698	n/a	n/a	72.6
2021	655	33.0	19.8	72.4
2022	632	30.6	20.6	64.9
2023	626	29.9	20.9	78.3
2024	658	30.0	21.9	75.5

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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