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Pioneer High

Whittier Union HighWhittierLos Angeles County90606
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
500 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,072 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
90%
Teachers
57 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic95.8%
White2.4%
Asian0.4%
Black0.7%
Other0.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pioneer High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.4%
Met Standard26.8%
Below Standard55.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "44% proficient" for Pioneer High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Whittier Union High district average of 17.3%. Compared to the 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 5.2 points higher (vs 12.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Chronic absenteeism is 22.0%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.4%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
44.1%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
22.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.1%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
500
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th25126.3%35.5%23.9%14.3%61.8%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th2498.4%18.1%27.3%46.2%26.5%

Nearby schools

7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.9

Santa Fe High
Whittier Union High · 2.3 mi
54.9
Whittier High
Whittier Union High · 2.1 mi
47.7
El Rancho High
El Rancho Unified · 1 mi
45.9
Applied Technology Center
Montebello Unified · 3.1 mi
40.6
Sierra Vista High (Alternative)
Whittier Union High · 2.4 mi
22.6
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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score