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Pittsburg Senior High School

1750 Harbor Street, Pittsburg, CA 94565View on map

  • Public
  • Pittsburg
  • 803 seniors
  • 3,485 students

Pittsburg Senior High School is a public high school in Pittsburg (Pittsburg Unified) with 803 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 135 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 74%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

99 of 135 applicants, fall 2025

County median 74%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

99 of 803 seniors

County median 26%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

135 of 803 seniors

County median 35%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

7 of 85 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

13 of 93 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Pittsburg Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 85 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.88)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    13 of 93 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    28%

    16 of 58 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    39%

    28 of 71 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara17 pts higher

    49%

    24 of 49 admitted

    This school49%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    35 of 100 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    47 of 62 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.84)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    28 of 31 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    56 of 57 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.82)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Pittsburg Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo19 pts higher

    49%

    22 of 45 admitted

    This school49%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    78%

    89 of 114 admitted

    This school78%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    92%

    130 of 141 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • San Francisco10 pts lower

    86%

    96 of 111 admitted

    This school86%Overall96%

  • East Bay6 pts lower

    91%

    87 of 96 admitted

    This school91%Overall97%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (766 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

485 of 766 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

125 graduates

Community college

42%

320 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC547%
CSU719%
CA private college142%
Out of state263%
Community college32042%
Not enrolled28137%
Enrolled in college48563%
Total766100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Filipino, Asian, Two or more races, White, Pacific Islander
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

40

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

27%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

233 of 853 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

9%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

86 of 939 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Foreign language: 9 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 15 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 36%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 75%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 41%County median 61%

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