Synergy School: Full Guide

Location: Pittsburg, CA

Are you a student or parent at Synergy School? Want to understand how to get the most out of high school?

We've written the best guide to Synergy School available. Here we'll cover:

Breakdowns of student ethnicity, gender, and family income
How safe Synergy School is to attend
SAT/ACT/AP scores earned by Synergy School students
Which AP/IB classes you can take at Synergy School
Every sports team you can join at Synergy School

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Basic Information

Synergy School is a public school, supporting grades 6 to 12 . It's located in Pittsburg, CA in Contra Costa County.

Based on its location, Synergy School is classified as a school in a large suburb. Here's the location on a map:

Contact Information

Mailing address:

Synergy School
355 E. Leland Rd.
Pittsburg, CA 94565

Phone number: 9252521900

Synergy School homepage: http://kron4.com/2015/10/28/video-parents-outraged-as-pittsburg-charter-school-set-to-close/

Principal: Lawrence Rasheed
Email the principal: [email protected]

Student Demographics

Student Enrollment

The total enrollment at Synergy School is 201 students, making it a somewhat small high school, in the bottom half of all California high schools by size.

As a smaller-sized high school, Synergy School will feel like a cozy learning environment. With fewer than 100 students in your class, you'll likely get to know most other students and your teachers well. This will give you the feeling of a small liberal arts college.

But with a smaller student body, you won't have as many activities and clubs to choose from. If you find Synergy School lacking for your interests, consider looking to your local community to supplement your interests.

Growth in Student Body Size

Is Synergy School growing or shrinking? This will help you see trends in where the school is headed.

From our calculations, the enrollment at Synergy School has increased over the past few years. We calculate this by comparing enrollment in grades 9 to 12.

	Male Students	Female Students	All Students
9^th grade	14	12	26
10^th grade	0	0	0
11^th grade	0	0	0
12^th grade	0	0	0

As you can see in the table above, the freshman class is 26 students larger than the senior class. This suggests that the school is growing in size and taking on more students.

There are a few reasons this could be happening. The city of Pittsburg could be growing in population, thus sending more students into Synergy School. Alternatively, Synergy School could be relaxing its student policies and taking in more students.

Gender Split

Are there more boys or girls at Synergy School?

From our statistics, Synergy School has a 54:46 split between male and female students in the high school grades.

Synergy School has a balanced male-female ratio that's largely representative of the general population in Contra Costa County. Since the student body is roughly half and half, it should feel like there are equal numbers of boys and girls in your classes.

This usually means that Synergy School doesn't strongly select for either males or females, unlike other schools that have a large majority of males or females.

Ethnicity Breakdown

What's the racial diversity at Synergy School? Does one ethnicity make up most of the student body, or is it fairly balanced?

From our statistics, Synergy School has a diverse student body. No single ethnicity composes more than 50% of all students, which means you'll be surrounded by a diverse set of students in class. Only a third of California schools show this much diversity.

The most common ethnicity at Synergy School is Hispanic. In California, 51.5% of all students are Hispanic, making it the most common ethnicity. Even though Synergy School is relatively diverse, students of Hispanic descent are the most common ethnicity here.

	Percentage	Number
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.9%	2
Asian	4.9%	10
Hispanic	41.7%	84
Black	34.3%	69
White	15.4%	31
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0.9%	2
Two or more races	1.4%	3

High schools usually reflect the population in the surrounding area, so the ethnicities of students likely resembles those of Pittsburg. If you'd like to see how other nearby schools look in diversity, just google "[name of school] prepscholar" to find our guide to that specific school.

Income Level of Synergy School Families

What are the family incomes of students at Synergy School? To determine this, we look at the number of students who qualify for free or reduced lunches, a classification by the US federal government.

To qualify for a reduced price meal, family income needs to be below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $45,000 or below.

To qualify for a free meal, family income needs to be below 130% of the federal poverty guidelines. For a family of 4, this means an income of around $32,000 or below.

The lower the percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced price meals, the higher the income levels are likely to be.

At Synergy School, 17.9% of students qualify for reduced-price lunches, and 59.2% qualify for free lunches.

This means Synergy School has a high percentage of students at or near poverty. Almost a third of all schools in California show this level of poverty, and by National Center for Education Statistics standards, Synergy School can be classified as a high poverty school. The income level of families in Pittsburg is thus likely to be low.

	Number	Percent
Reduced-price lunches	36	17.9%
Free lunches	119	59.2%
Do not qualify for reduced-price or free lunches	46	22.8%

As with ethnicity, this likely reflects the surrounding community in Pittsburg and doesn't speak much about the school itself.

Unfortunately, schools in areas of lower income levels are likely to be more poorly funded. As a result, they might feature less advanced coursework like AP/IB classes, and you may not have a full range of sports and extracurriculars to draw from. Because Synergy School is an especially high poverty-level school, it might not have the resources you need to meet your full potential.

You definitely don't have control over the city, the school, or other families, but you can structure your own learning to be more productive. If you'd like to open yourself to more opportunities, you can look into whether it's possible to transfer to a nearby school with higher income levels.

If not, don't be alarmed - it's possible that Synergy School has all that you need for your ambition. And you can definitely be proactive about learning outside of your school, looking to your community or to the Internet to find more resources.

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