Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Summary:

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.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1131 Stoneman Ave.
       Pittsburg, CA  94565-5466


(925) 473-4480

District: Pittsburg Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2213th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,142 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  205

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
72.2%
African American:
18.0%
Two or more races:
6.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.8% Help


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Compare Details Black Diamond High (Continuation) ranks worse than 95.3% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.47. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Black Diamond High (Continuation) who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.2%), African American (18%), two or more races (6.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Black Diamond High (Continuation) is 11.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Black Diamond High (Continuation) is $17,142.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Black Diamond High (Continuation):

SchoolDigger ranks Black Diamond High (Continuation) 2213th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Black Diamond High (Continuation) 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 Black Diamond High (Continuation)

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Rank History for all students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.34 1342nd 1653 18.8%
2005 16.57 1516th 1901 20.3%
2006 16.18 1612th 1968 18.1%
2007 14.10 1754th 2063 15.0%
2008 11.96 1853rd 2117 12.5%
2009 16.70 1899th 2238 15.1%
2010 9.53 2019th 2281 11.5%
2011 13.10 1941st 2367 18.0%
2012 11.42 1962nd 2354 16.7%
2013 13.39 1968th 2426 18.9%
2015 9.35 1883rd 1994 5.6%
2016 8.29 1992nd 2039 2.3%
2017 9.10 1940th 2021 4.0%
2018 8.95 1965th 2017 2.6%
2019 10.38 2022nd 2133 5.2%
2022 10.09 2049th 2123 3.5%
2023 8.09 2194th 2348 6.6%
2024 7.47 2213th 2323 4.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.40 739th 938 21.2%
2019 30.78 737th 941 21.7%
2022 28.23 893rd 1044 14.5%
2023 36.45 570th 1323 56.9%
2024 23.03 1164th 1350 13.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.83 1441st 1547 6.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.31 1802nd 1862 3.2%
2019 10.96 1806th 1937 6.8%
2022 10.35 1879th 1943 3.3%
2023 8.57 2085th 2247 7.2%
2024 7.68 2120th 2235 5.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.07 1715th 1760 2.6%
2019 8.80 1749th 1833 4.6%
2022 8.57 1812th 1858 2.5%
2023 7.08 2064th 2118 2.5%
2024 6.44 2063rd 2098 1.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.39 1050th 1117 6.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.92 1773rd 1834 3.3%
2019 10.06 1784th 1880 5.1%
2022 10.24 1843rd 1916 3.8%
2023 8.54 2040th 2207 7.6%
2024 8.06 2022nd 2172 6.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.06 561st 582 3.6%
2019 12.63 551st 592 6.9%
2022 12.23 501st 522 4.0%
2023 10.25 702nd 720 2.5%
2024 9.90 701st 721 2.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.71 1684th 1742 3.3%
2019 11.35 1661st 1814 8.4%
2022 9.83 1799th 1861 3.3%
2023 8.62 1966th 2142 8.2%
2024 7.26 2021st 2125 4.9%
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Rank History for White students at Black Diamond High (Continuation)

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 2.97 1219th 1222 0.2%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Black Diamond High (Continuation)

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 18 20 9 16 1 n/a n/a 0 64
1989 23 38 7 25 0 n/a n/a 0 93
1990 18 29 9 21 1 n/a n/a 0 78
1991 24 26 5 23 0 n/a n/a 0 78
1992 20 24 8 32 2 n/a n/a 0 86
1993 11 45 3 27 1 n/a n/a 0 87
1994 36 72 15 55 1 n/a n/a 0 179
1995 91 124 15 109 1 n/a n/a 0 340
1996 91 124 15 109 1 n/a n/a 0 340
1997 97 147 16 131 2 n/a n/a 0 393
1998 101 126 17 116 1 n/a n/a 0 361
1999 104 115 28 96 1 n/a n/a 1 345
2000 77 103 20 92 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2001 16 72 21 66 0 n/a n/a 3 178
2002 61 104 26 104 1 n/a n/a 5 301
2003 61 104 26 104 1 n/a n/a 5 301
2004 63 119 24 128 1 n/a n/a 4 339
2005 60 140 29 120 2 n/a n/a 14 365
2006 29 101 14 96 0 n/a n/a 8 248
2007 20 91 20 120 1 n/a n/a 9 261
2008 16 84 14 97 1 n/a n/a 0 212
2009 23 77 6 103 0 6 11 0 226
2010 11 95 7 115 1 3 0 0 232
2011 10 80 3 120 1 2 0 0 216
2012 19 84 3 120 0 2 9 0 237
2013 19 88 6 121 1 4 1 0 240
2014 18 94 15 142 0 6 7 0 282
2015 19 66 6 120 0 4 8 0 223
2016 8 56 5 140 0 2 6 0 217
2017 9 55 3 143 1 1 10 0 222
2018 8 60 2 138 1 4 8 0 221
2019 18 46 2 143 0 3 6 0 218
2020 18 55 4 157 1 1 10 0 246
2021 10 50 2 140 0 2 7 0 211
2022 8 32 3 133 1 2 7 1 187
2023 7 39 2 153 1 1 13 1 217
2024 4 37 3 148 0 0 13 0 205

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 Black Diamond High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 64 6.1 10.4 n/a
1989 93 6.7 13.8 n/a
1990 78 5.7 13.6 n/a
1991 78 5.8 13.4 n/a
1992 86 5.9 14.5 22.1
1993 87 5.8 15.0 23
1994 179 11.1 16.1 36.3
1995 340 15.9 21.4 31.8
1996 340 15.9 21.4 31.8
1997 393 17.5 22.5 37.2
1998 361 16.2 22.3 27.1
1999 345 14.9 23.2 23.3
2000 292 15.0 19.5 19.2
2001 178 12.0 14.8 73.7
2002 301 16.0 18.8 33.8
2003 301 16.0 18.8 33.8
2004 339 17.4 19.5 28.7
2005 365 19.4 18.8 29.6
2006 248 20.8 11.9 38.3
2007 261 15.0 17.4 39.7
2008 212 17.6 12.0 47.2
2009 226 18.4 10.8 48.7
2010 232 18.0 12.8 58.2
2011 216 n/a n/a 81.5
2012 237 13.5 17.4 98.7
2013 240 13.2 18.0 69.6
2014 282 19.0 14.8 80.9
2015 223 20.0 11.1 71.3
2016 217 21.0 10.3 74.2
2017 222 18.3 12.1 66.7
2018 221 17.5 12.5 67.9
2019 218 17.1 12.6 72
2020 246 n/a n/a 80.1
2021 211 16.1 13.1 80.6
2022 187 16.9 11.0 77
2023 217 17.6 12.3 86.6
2024 205 17.8 11.5 86.8

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 Black Diamond High (Continuation)

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 64 6.1 10.4 n/a
1989 93 6.7 13.8 n/a
1990 78 5.7 13.6 n/a
1991 78 5.8 13.4 n/a
1992 86 5.9 14.5 22.1
1993 87 5.8 15.0 23
1994 179 11.1 16.1 36.3
1995 340 15.9 21.4 31.8
1996 340 15.9 21.4 31.8
1997 393 17.5 22.5 37.2
1998 361 16.2 22.3 27.1
1999 345 14.9 23.2 23.3
2000 292 15.0 19.5 19.2
2001 178 12.0 14.8 73.7
2002 301 16.0 18.8 33.8
2003 301 16.0 18.8 33.8
2004 339 17.4 19.5 28.7
2005 365 19.4 18.8 29.6
2006 248 20.8 11.9 38.3
2007 261 15.0 17.4 39.7
2008 212 17.6 12.0 47.2
2009 226 18.4 10.8 48.7
2010 232 18.0 12.8 58.2
2011 216 n/a n/a 81.5
2012 237 13.5 17.4 98.7
2013 240 13.2 18.0 69.6
2014 282 19.0 14.8 80.9
2015 223 20.0 11.1 71.3
2016 217 21.0 10.3 74.2
2017 222 18.3 12.1 66.7
2018 221 17.5 12.5 67.9
2019 218 17.1 12.6 72
2020 246 n/a n/a 80.1
2021 211 16.1 13.1 80.6
2022 187 16.9 11.0 77
2023 217 17.6 12.3 86.6
2024 205 17.8 11.5 86.8

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 Black Diamond High (Continuation)

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $17,142

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Black Diamond High (Continuation)

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2022nd of 2133 High schoolsRanks 2194th of 2348 High schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Black Diamond High (Continuation))2.53.9
 1.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pittsburg Unified)30.327.1
 3.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Black Diamond High (Continuation))00
   11th Grade Mathematics (Pittsburg Unified)189
 9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
11th Grade Science (Black Diamond High (Continuation))02.9
 2.9%
   11th Grade Science (Pittsburg Unified)13.118.4
 5.3%
   11th Grade Science (California)30.431.7
 1.3%
12th Grade Science (Black Diamond High (Continuation))1.40
 1.4%
   12th Grade Science (Pittsburg Unified)15.313
 2.2%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students218217
 0.5%
African American4639
 15.2%
American Indian01
Asian22
Hispanic143153
 7%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White187
 61.1%
Two or More Races613
 116.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72%86.6%
 14.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 205 students attended Black Diamond High (Continuation).

Students at Black Diamond High (Continuation) are 72% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Black Diamond High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 4.7% of California high schools.


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