Pioneer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 30.3% |
| Met Standard | 20.6% |
| Below Standard | 49.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Pioneer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
30.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points above the New Haven Unified district average of 24.8%. The 8 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.9% exceeded — 4.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 30.8% | 21.1% | 51.9% |
| 4th | 98 | 32.6% | 25.5% | 58.2% |
| 5th | 105 | 30.5% | 24.8% | 55.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 104 | 26.9% | 18.3% | 45.2% |
| 4th | 101 | 30.7% | 23.8% | 54.5% |
| 5th | 105 | 30.5% | 10.5% | 41.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.2