Is Marina Vista Elementary a good school?

Marina Vista Elementary ranks 4009 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marina Vista Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 592 students attended Marina Vista Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marina Vista Elementary?

Students at Marina Vista Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Marina Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marina Vista Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Junior High High : Pittsburg Senior High

Marina Vista Elementary

Summary:

Marina Vista Elementary is a public elementary school in Pittsburg, California, serving 587 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Pittsburg Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marina Vista Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's students consistently perform below the Pittsburg Unified and California state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33.67% of Marina Vista students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to 28.45% for Pittsburg Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, only 26.94% of Marina Vista students were proficient or better, compared to 15.17% for Pittsburg Unified and 35.54% for California. The school's performance in CAST Science assessments is also below the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Marina Vista Elementary's African American and Hispanic students perform better relative to their peers at the school compared to the state, suggesting the school may be providing more support for these subgroups. However, the school's English Language Learner and Special Education students perform worse than their counterparts at the state level. Additionally, the school has seen a decline in the performance of its military-connected students, ranking 78th out of 118 California elementary schools in 2023-2024, down from 103rd out of 140 in 2022-2023 and 128th out of 130 in 2021-2022.

Detail:

Public K-5

50 East Eighth St.
Pittsburg, CA 94565-2442

(925) 473-2490

District: Pittsburg Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4009^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,831

Students who attend Marina Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Junior High
High:	Pittsburg Senior High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.6

Number of students: 592

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

African American:

19.3%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marina Vista Elementary ranks worse than 68.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.02. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (59.6%), African American (19.3%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marina Vista Elementary is 23.6. 6 elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Marina Vista Elementary employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marina Vista Elementary is $6,831, which is the lowest among 8 elementary schools in the Pittsburg Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marina Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Marina Vista Elementary 4009^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Marina Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Marina Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2010	23.34	4347^th	5314	18.2%
2011	34.94	3623^rd	5377	32.6%
2012	26.42	4218^th	5390	21.7%
2013	24.86	4408^th	5530	20.3%
2015	35.28	3305^th	5611	41.1%
2016	38.15	3207^th	5614	42.9%
2017	32.78	3622^nd	5692	36.4%
2018	27.59	4027^th	5662	28.9%
2019	24.85	4369^th	5789	24.5%
2022	26.22	4232^nd	5883	28.1%
2023	30.49	3842^nd	5874	34.6%
2024	29.02	4009^th	5862	31.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.50	1638^th	3246	49.5%
2019	23.24	2992^nd	3275	8.6%
2022	29.84	2620^th	3311	20.9%
2023	34.45	2207^th	3250	32.1%
2024	35.02	2178^th	3160	31.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	44.92	1126^th	2634	57.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.98	3319^th	5084	34.7%
2019	27.58	4054^th	5173	21.6%
2022	30.60	3784^th	5264	28.1%
2023	37.70	3260^th	5374	39.3%
2024	36.27	3434^th	5511	37.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.42	3736^th	5413	31.0%
2019	29.03	3902^nd	5492	29.0%
2022	25.45	4169^th	5635	26.0%
2023	38.00	3144^th	5617	44.0%
2024	33.40	3531^st	5605	37.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	23.78	1809^th	2227	18.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	5.79	128^th	130	1.5%
2023	27.21	103^rd	140	26.4%
2024	33.97	78^th	118	33.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.82	4126^th	5431	24.0%
2019	22.76	4400^th	5510	20.1%
2022	28.56	3916^th	5663	30.8%
2023	24.18	4338^th	5650	23.2%
2024	25.81	4193^rd	5636	25.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.25	239^th	700	65.9%
2019	46.61	346^th	747	53.7%
2022	56.53	207^th	663	68.8%
2023	44.27	313^th	662	52.7%
2024	59.87	179^th	593	69.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marina Vista Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.30	3321^st	4830	31.2%
2019	31.14	3613^th	4963	27.2%
2022	31.43	3579^th	5084	29.6%
2023	41.48	2795^th	5098	45.2%
2024	31.49	3617^th	5102	29.1%

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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 Marina Vista Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2009	23	142	37	284	0	0	39	525
2010	28	149	36	337	1	0	12	563
2011	29	163	36	361	3	0	21	613
2012	37	140	52	399	3	1	12	644
2013	32	140	48	428	3	4	10	665
2014	31	142	44	418	2	6	15	658
2015	33	139	47	435	3	5	20	682
2016	39	141	49	434	1	3	25	692
2017	40	139	45	441	1	5	30	701
2018	33	128	41	441	0	10	41	694
2019	40	123	42	391	2	13	38	649
2020	35	126	39	375	1	13	43	632
2021	34	106	39	357	1	10	42	589
2022	24	119	31	351	1	10	39	575
2023	31	116	36	349	1	12	42	587
2024	27	114	39	353	1	8	50	592

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 Marina Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	525	25.0	20.2	85
2010	563	25.0	22.5	90.1
2011	613	n/a	n/a	86.8
2012	644	25.5	25.2	n/a
2013	665	26.5	25.0	88.1
2014	658	23.6	27.8	87.4
2015	682	27.0	25.2	83.4
2016	692	28.0	24.7	81.9
2017	701	28.0	25.0	77.3
2018	694	28.0	24.7	78.8
2019	649	28.0	23.1	78.3
2020	632	n/a	n/a	74.4
2021	589	27.0	21.8	76.6
2022	575	26.6	21.5	71.3
2023	587	25.3	23.2	80.6
2024	592	25.0	23.6	79.4

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 Marina Vista Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2009	525	25.0	20.2	85
2010	563	25.0	22.5	90.1
2011	613	n/a	n/a	86.8
2012	644	25.5	25.2	n/a
2013	665	26.5	25.0	88.1
2014	658	23.6	27.8	87.4
2015	682	27.0	25.2	83.4
2016	692	28.0	24.7	81.9
2017	701	28.0	25.0	77.3
2018	694	28.0	24.7	78.8
2019	649	28.0	23.1	78.3
2020	632	n/a	n/a	74.4
2021	589	27.0	21.8	76.6
2022	575	26.6	21.5	71.3
2023	587	25.3	23.2	80.6
2024	592	25.0	23.6	79.4

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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