Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pittsburg, CA

Delta View Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Delta View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062637010756
0/100100/10014/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
25
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Delta View Elementary earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools.

#2 of 9
elementary schools in Pittsburg · Resource Index
14
Resource Index · Lower
32.8:1
large classes for California
44.5%
free-lunch eligible

Delta View Elementary has class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Delta View Elementary ranks #2 of 9 elementary schools in Pittsburg, CA.

School address

Enrollment

656

California · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

20.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

32.8:1

vs 21.5:1 California avg

+53% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

44.5%

vs 55.5% California avg

-20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Delta View Elementary compares with California and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Delta View Elementary

Delta View Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Pittsburg, California, enrolling 656 students.

Class loads run heavy: 32.8:1 is larger than about 98% of California schools and 53% above the 21.5:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 44.5% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 656 puts it in the larger third of California schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 93% of the 9,998 California schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 1,362 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need California schools statewide, it ranks #1,218, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (35%) and Asian (33%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 74/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 1640 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Pittsburg's elementary schools, it stands alongside Los Medanos Elementary (665 students): Delta View Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (32.8:1 vs 22.9:1).

Mt. Diablo Unified also operates College Park High (1,948 students) and Northgate High (1,546 students) alongside Delta View Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Delta View Elementary compares

Delta View Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 32.8:1 ▲ 53% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 44.5% ▼ 20% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 656 top 27% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

32.8:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
656
Bigger than 77% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
44.5%
free-lunch eligible - 20% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
32.8:1
students per teacher - 53% above state mean
Top 98% in California - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
30.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,649
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $16,509
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 34.8%
Asian 32.9%
African American 12.0%
Two or More 10.5%
White 6.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 34.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 74.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 74.0, Delta View Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mt. Diablo Unified, which includes Delta View Elementary.

$13,649
Per student
-17%
vs California
Avg $16,509
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.6%
State 43.9%
Federal 9.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Delta View Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
College Park High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Northgate High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mt. Diablo High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Concord High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Ygnacio Valley High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Delta View Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mt. Diablo Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Pittsburg

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of California, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Delta View Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Delta View Elementary

How many students attend Delta View Elementary?

Delta View Elementary has 656 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pittsburg, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Delta View Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Delta View Elementary is 32.8:1, which is 53% higher than the California average of 21.5:1 and 109% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Delta View Elementary?

44.5% of students at Delta View Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Delta View Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Delta View Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 34.8% of enrollment, in Pittsburg, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Delta View Elementary?

Delta View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Delta View Elementary rank among elementary schools in Pittsburg?

By Resource Investment Index, Delta View Elementary ranks #2 of 9 elementary schools in Pittsburg, CA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Pittsburg on the city page.

Is Delta View Elementary a good school?

Delta View Elementary earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of California schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most California schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Mt. Diablo Unified?

Besides Delta View Elementary, Mt. Diablo Unified also operates College Park High (1,948 students), Northgate High (1,546 students), and Mt. Diablo High (1,397 students). See the Mt. Diablo Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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