Pioneer Drive Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.6% |
| Below Standard | 76.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "23% proficient" for Pioneer Drive Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 8.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 4.6% | 24.6% | 29.2% |
| 4th | 74 | 6.8% | 18.9% | 25.7% |
| 5th | 76 | 14.5% | 25.0% | 39.5% |
| 6th | 69 | 4.3% | 15.9% | 20.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 23.1% |
| 4th | 77 | 3.9% | 14.3% | 18.2% |
| 5th | 79 | 6.3% | 12.7% | 19.0% |
| 6th | 69 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 11.6% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.2