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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 31. 163 West Blvd. Pittsburg, CA 94565 Student Enrollment: 374 County Name : Contra Costa District Name: Pittsburg Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: ELEMENTARY Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 11 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Joseph Canciamilla Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 07 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Tom Torlakson Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 07 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : George Miller Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat Latitude: 38.00832 Longitude: -121.89793 The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5 Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 7 (720 to 727) Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (70 tested out of 71) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (71 tested out of 71) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (8 tested out of 8) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (8 tested out of 8) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (14 tested out of 14) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (14 tested out of 14) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (217 tested out of 222) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (220 tested out of 222) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (14 tested out of 14) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (14 tested out of 14) ELA Participation Rate White: 98% (42 tested out of 43) Math Participation Rate White: 100% (43 tested out of 43) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (297 tested out of 301) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (299 tested out of 301) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (161 tested out of 166) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (164 tested out of 166) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 84% (35 tested out of 42) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 96% (40 tested out of 42) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.3% Here:   36% State average from 2398 schools:   47% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 47.4% Here:   47% State average from 2398 schools:   58% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 38.1% (24 proficient out of 63) Heights Elementary:   38% State average from 1316 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 43.8% (28 proficient out of 64) Here:   44% State average from 1324 schools:   43% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 57.1% (8 proficient out of 14) Here:   57% State average from 630 schools:   65% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 78.6% (11 proficient out of 14) Heights Elementary:   79% State average from 630 schools:   74% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.5% (65 proficient out of 200) Here:   33% State average from 2298 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 42.9% (87 proficient out of 203) Heights Elementary:   43% State average from 2300 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 42.9% (6 proficient out of 14) Here:   43% State average from 80 schools:   37% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 71.4% (10 proficient out of 14) Here:   71% State average from 79 schools:   51% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 46.2% (18 proficient out of 39) Here:   46% State average from 1879 schools:   61% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 65.0% (26 proficient out of 40) Here:   65% State average from 1880 schools:   68% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 31.3% (85 proficient out of 272) Here:   31% State average from 2283 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 44.5% (122 proficient out of 274) Heights Elementary:   45% State average from 2283 schools:   48% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 28.7% (45 proficient out of 157) Here:   29% State average from 2213 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 38.8% (62 proficient out of 160) Heights Elementary:   39% State average from 2213 schools:   49% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 41.2% (14 proficient out of 34) Here:   41% State average from 2260 schools:   24% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 38.5% (15 proficient out of 39) Here:   39% State average from 2278 schools:   32% ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4% Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5% Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 347 2006 API (Base) : 726 Here:   726.0 State average from 2396 schools:   771.8 Statewide Rank: 4 Similar Schools Rank: 8 2007 API Target: 731 2006 African American API (Base) : 697 (64 students included) Here:   697 State average from 358 schools:   674 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 708 (206 students included) Heights Elementary:   708 State average from 1781 schools:   713 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 277 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 708 (277 students included) Here:   708 State average from 1906 schools:   710 Number of English Learners included in API : 162 2006 English Learner API (Base) : 688 (162 students included) Here:   688 State average from 1437 schools:   691 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 41 Percent African American : 19% Percent American Indian : 0% Percent Asian : 2% Percent Filipino : 4% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 59% Percent Pacific Islander : 4% Percent White : 11% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 79% Here:   79.0% State average from 2399 schools:   54.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0% Heights Elementary:   0.0% State average from 2399 schools:   7.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Heights Elementary:   0.0% State average from 2399 schools:   2.2% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 39% Heights Elementary:   39.0% State average from 2399 schools:   31.1% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11% Here:   11.0% State average from 2399 schools:   11.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19 Heights Elementary:   19.0 State average from 2394 schools:   19.6 Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30 Heights Elementary:   30.0 State average from 2387 schools:   28.8 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 83% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 25% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 39% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 22% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 11% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3% Average Parent Education Level : 2.29 Here:   2.3 State average from 2399 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 97% Here:   97.0% State average from 2399 schools:   97.0% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 26% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 74% School Characteristic Index : 163.4735472 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 347 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 166.560 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 347 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 111.040 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 93 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 18.600 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 82 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 4.920 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 82 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.460 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 82 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.460 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 82 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 6.560 2006 API (Growth) : 727 2005 API (Base): 720 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No 2006 African American API (Growth) : 699 Here:   699 State average from 352 schools:   677 2005 African American API (Base) : 698 Heights Elementary:   698 State average from 364 schools:   664 2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 1 (failed to meet target) 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 709 Here:   709 State average from 1787 schools:   712 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 685 Here:   685 State average from 1773 schools:   698 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 24 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 708 Heights Elementary:   708 State average from 1913 schools:   710 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 690 Heights Elementary:   690 State average from 1917 schools:   698 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 18 (met target) 2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 690 Here:   690 State average from 1436 schools:   693 2005 English Learners API (Base) : 662 Here:   662 State average from 1399 schools:   677 2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 28 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 712 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 706

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