Pioneer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.9% |
| Met Standard | 27.7% |
| Below Standard | 46.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "54% proficient" for Pioneer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.9% of students exceeded standard while 27.7% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points above the Pioneer Union Elementary district average of 20.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.9% 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.
Proficiency drops by 4.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 34.3% | 23.3% | 57.5% |
| 4th | 83 | 33.7% | 31.3% | 65.1% |
| 5th | 88 | 23.9% | 29.6% | 53.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 20.6% | 30.1% | 50.7% |
| 4th | 83 | 15.7% | 33.7% | 49.4% |
| 5th | 88 | 27.3% | 18.2% | 45.5% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.0