Highlands Elementary School in Pittsburg, CA Back to: Pittsburg, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 19. 4141 Harbor St. Pittsburg, CA 94565 Student Enrollment: 484 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: 37.99840 Longitude: -121.88713 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: 26 (668 to 694) Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (118 tested out of 118) Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (117 tested out of 118) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (10 tested out of 10) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (10 tested out of 10) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (18 tested out of 18) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (18 tested out of 18) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (248 tested out of 248) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (248 tested out of 248) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (6 tested out of 6) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (6 tested out of 6) ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (47 tested out of 47) Math Participation Rate White: 100% (47 tested out of 47) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (352 tested out of 352) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (351 tested out of 352) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (205 tested out of 205) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (205 tested out of 205) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (52 tested out of 52) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (51 tested out of 52) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 34.3% Here:   34% State average from 2398 schools:   47% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 34.9% Here:   35% State average from 2398 schools:   58% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 38.2% (39 proficient out of 102) Highlands Elementary:   38% State average from 1316 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 29.7% (30 proficient out of 101) Here:   30% State average from 1324 schools:   43% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 52.9% (9 proficient out of 17) Here:   53% State average from 630 schools:   65% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 58.8% (10 proficient out of 17) Highlands Elementary:   59% State average from 630 schools:   74% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 27.1% (62 proficient out of 229) Here:   27% State average from 2298 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 31.4% (72 proficient out of 229) Highlands Elementary:   31% State average from 2300 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 45.2% (19 proficient out of 42) Here:   45% State average from 1879 schools:   61% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 38.1% (16 proficient out of 42) Highlands Elementary:   38% State average from 1880 schools:   68% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 29.0% (91 proficient out of 314) Here:   29% State average from 2283 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.4% (89 proficient out of 313) Highlands Elementary:   28% State average from 2283 schools:   48% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.5% (49 proficient out of 192) Highlands Elementary:   26% State average from 2213 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 32.3% (62 proficient out of 192) Here:   32% State average from 2213 schools:   49% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 13.0% (6 proficient out of 46) Here:   13% State average from 2260 schools:   24% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 17.8% (8 proficient out of 45) Here:   18% 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) : 440 2006 API (Base) : 692 Here:   692.0 State average from 2396 schools:   771.8 Statewide Rank: 3 Similar Schools Rank: 5 2007 API Target: 697 2006 African American API (Base) : 661 (102 students included) Here:   661 State average from 358 schools:   674 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 667 (229 students included) Here:   667 State average from 1781 schools:   713 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 314 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 661 (314 students included) Here:   661 State average from 1906 schools:   710 Number of English Learners included in API : 192 2006 English Learner API (Base) : 673 (192 students included) Here:   673 State average from 1437 schools:   691 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 46 Percent African American : 24% Percent American Indian : 0% Percent Asian : 2% Percent Filipino : 4% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 51% Percent Pacific Islander : 1% Percent White : 10% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 72% Highlands Elementary:   72.0% State average from 2399 schools:   54.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% State average from 2399 schools:   7.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Highlands Elementary:   0.0% State average from 2399 schools:   2.2% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 34% Here:   34.0% State average from 2399 schools:   31.1% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11% Highlands Elementary:   11.0% State average from 2399 schools:   11.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 21 Highlands Elementary:   21.0 State average from 2394 schools:   19.6 Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30 Here:   30.0 State average from 2387 schools:   28.8 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 71% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 13% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 45% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 27% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 12% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3% Average Parent Education Level : 2.46 Highlands Elementary:   2.5 State average from 2399 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 90% Highlands Elementary:   90.0% State average from 2399 schools:   97.0% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 24% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 76% School Characteristic Index : 162.9270047 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 440 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 211.200 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 439 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 140.480 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 126 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 25.200 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 97 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 5.820 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 97 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.910 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 98 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.940 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 97 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 7.760 2006 API (Growth) : 694 2005 API (Base): 668 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes 2006 African American API (Growth) : 663 Here:   663 State average from 352 schools:   677 2005 African American API (Base) : 635 Here:   635 State average from 364 schools:   664 2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 28 (met target) 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 669 Highlands Elementary:   669 State average from 1787 schools:   712 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 653 Here:   653 State average from 1773 schools:   698 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 16 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 663 Here:   663 State average from 1913 schools:   710 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 639 Here:   639 State average from 1917 schools:   698 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 24 (met target) 2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 675 Highlands Elementary:   675 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 : 13 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 735 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 725

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