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Black Diamond High (Continuation) is a public high school located in Pittsburg, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 217 students. This continuation school, part of the Pittsburg Unified School District, has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California high schools over the past decade and maintains a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state.
The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized tests, is extremely low, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 4.17% of Black Diamond High (Continuation) students were proficient or better in 11th grade English Language Arts, compared to 27.85% in the Pittsburg Unified School District and 55.73% statewide. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 92.2% in 2020-2021, more than double the rate of the nearby Pittsburg Senior High School (36.0%) and significantly higher than the state average.
Interestingly, Black Diamond High (Continuation) is located just 1.08 miles away from Pittsburg Senior High, a much larger and higher-performing school within the same district. Pittsburg Senior High has significantly better performance metrics, including a 90.0% four-year graduation rate, 36.0% chronic absenteeism, and proficiency rates that are 5-10 times higher than Black Diamond High (Continuation) in core academic subjects. Furthermore, within the surrounding area, Black Diamond High (Continuation) is the lowest-performing continuation high school, with lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and worse academic performance compared to schools like Bidwell Continuation High and Live Oak High (Continuation) in the Antioch Unified School District.
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