📍 2900 Pinole Valley Rd., Pinole, Contra Costa County, 94564
Pinole Valley High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pinole, Contra Costa County. The school has 1,280 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Todd Irving. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
Pinole Valley High enrolls 1,280 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Asian and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 617 | 48% |
| Asian | 257 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 194 | 15% |
| White | 162 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 1,280 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pinole Valley High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pinole Valley High is one of 54 schools in West Contra Costa Unified, based in Richmond, California. The district serves 25,244 students district-wide and employs 1,231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,280 students, Pinole Valley High is larger than the district average of about 467 students per school.