Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Pittsburg High School
Public · Pittsburg · Contra Costa County · 3,485 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach · Class of 2025
15%
Higher than 42% of California high schools
-4.6 pp vs. peer median (19.9%)
· Ranked #6 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach
2021 · 10.3%
2025 · 15.3%
+20%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+23.2 pp
vs. Contra Costa County baseline (-3%)
~3469
5-yr projected enrollment (16 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach, Pittsburg High School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #6 of 11): 15% vs. a peer median of 20%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 6 points since 2018.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Pittsburg High School is admitting at roughly +6 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.857) alone would predict (27% actual vs. 20% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is up 20% (709→851 from 2018 to 2026), outpacing the peer-group median of -2%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-0.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~3469 by 2029 — about 16 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Valley Charter High | Public | 25.6% | +24% |
| Heritage High School | Public | 14.2% | +3% |
| Liberty High | Public | 9.8% | +6% |
| Freedom High School | Public | 11.1% | -6% |
| Antioch High School | Public | 4.8% | +0% |
| Deer Valley High School | Public | 5.3% | -23% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Test Prep Gurus Intelligence by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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