| Pinole Valley High School | |
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2901 Pinole Valley Road , 94564 | |
| Coordinates | 37°59′28″N122°17′10″W / 37.9910°N 122.2860°W /37.9910; -122.2860 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Opened | 1967 |
| School district | West Contra Costa Unified School District |
| Principal | Todd Irving |
| Teaching staff | 55.54 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,292 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 23.26[1] |
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| Athletics conference | CIFNorth Coast Section - BSC - TCAL |
| Mascot | Spartan |
| Website | www |
Pinole Valley High School is ahigh school inPinole, California,United States, inContra Costa County. First opened in 1967, the school is part of theWest Contra Costa Unified School District. Pinole Valley High serves grades 9–12, and has approximately 1,200 students from Pinole, northwestRichmond and the unincorporated communities ofBayview,Montalvin Manor andTara Hills. The school is noted for its girls'basketball team. Coach Dan O'Shea was named "Coach of the Year" in May 2006 by theOakland Tribune.[2]
Pinole Valley High offers several programs for students, such asAdvanced Placement classes, CPA Career Academy classes offered through its Health and Engineering academies, Jazz Band, Choir, Piano, American Sign Language, and award-winning Performing and Visual Arts programs.
In 2019, Pinole Valley High School gained status as anInternational Baccalaureate World School.[3] Pinole Valley High School was the only high school inWest Contra Costa Unified School District to have the International Baccalaureate program and the second high school in Contra Costa County, withYgnacio Valley High School being first.[4] The PVHSIB Diploma Programme began offering IB class selections in the 2020–2021 school year, but ended with the 2025-2026 school year.
The school has a notable music program as well. The Spartan Marching Band performs in several Pinole events and used to, on a larger scale, in venues such as theSan Francisco Chinese New Year Parade andDisneyland in Anaheim, California.
Pinole Valley High School was dubbed "Portable Valley High" by the students and community as the high school had been housed in temporary portables at the site of Creekside Park. The temporary campus served high-school students in Pinole and surrounding areas for over five years from 2014 until 2019. The temporary campus was plagued with problems such as rodent infestations, constant disrepair and flooding, which came to an end as the new campus came into fruition.
After five years, a temporary campus, and over $200 million, Pinole Valley High School opened its new campus on August 12, 2019, with Principal Kibby Kleiman in tow to cut the ribbon.[5]
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