Pioneer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 17.9% |
| Below Standard | 73.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Pioneer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 17.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Pioneer Union district average of 9.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.7% 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 3.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 19.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 22 | 13.6% | 4.5% | 18.2% |
| 4th | 26 | 15.4% | 26.9% | 42.3% |
| 5th | 19 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 26.3% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 22 | 9.1% | 18.2% | 27.3% |
| 4th | 26 | 3.9% | 15.4% | 19.2% |
| 5th | 19 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 26.3% |
Nearby schools
1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.3