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Pioneer High

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Pioneer High ranks 246 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

Pioneer High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to 1,393 students in San Jose, California, operating within the San Jose Unified district and demonstrating strong, consistent academic improvement in recent years.

The school is a standout for its balanced success across all student groups and its impressive upward trajectory, now ranking in the 89th percentile of California high schools. It boasts a very high graduation rate of 96.9% and achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, with per-student spending lower than several nearby schools like Gunderson High and Calero High. While the school excels in English and science, math scores, though above average, present a key area for continued focus. A concern to watch is the chronic absenteeism rate, which, while better than the district, is higher than top-performing neighbors such as Leigh High and Leland High.

Pioneer High serves a diverse community and has shown a notable ability to support students from various backgrounds effectively. Its performance is particularly impressive given the wide range of school rankings in its immediate geographic area, from top performers like Branham High to schools facing greater challenges. For parents, Pioneer represents a school on a clear path of improvement that delivers reliable, high-quality education and strong graduation prospects for its students.

1,393

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,409

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1290 Blossom Hill Rd.
San Jose, CA 95118-3126

(408) 535-6310

District: San Jose Unified

Feeder schools for Pioneer High:

Elementary:	Almaden Elementary
	Los Alamitos Elementary
	Reed Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.0%

White:

35.1%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg45%

California avg41%

246^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	246 of 2162	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	335 of 2159	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	579 of 2170	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	386 of 2123	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	158 of 1290	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	229 of 2133	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	329 of 2017	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.8	487 of 2021	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	592 of 2039	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	445 of 1994	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	64.2	439 of 2426	81.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	391 of 2354	83.4%	★★★★☆
2011	66.5	365 of 2367	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	68.5	321 of 2281	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	185 of 2238	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	71.9	237 of 2117	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.0	246 of 2063	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	304 of 1968	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	65.5	330 of 1901	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	57.0	385 of 1653	76.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	60 of 585	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	207 of 573	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	374 of 591	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	239 of 581	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	107 of 582	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	149 of 581	74.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	72.8	180 of 1161	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	55 of 555	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	94 of 1117	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	70 of 1052	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	708 of 1085	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	510 of 1064	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	479 of 1044	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	198 of 941	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	137 of 938	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	189 of 1906	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.0	380 of 1915	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	467 of 1915	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	356 of 1858	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	133 of 1054	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	296 of 1833	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	282 of 1760	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	415 of 1900	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	420 of 1902	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	843 of 1917	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	623 of 1861	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	489 of 1814	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	559 of 1742	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	557 of 2013	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	552 of 2026	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	39.2	1195 of 2030	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	683 of 1943	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	201 of 1126	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	553 of 1937	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	616 of 1862	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	314 of 1942	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	270 of 1948	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	618 of 1963	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	369 of 1916	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	169 of 1122	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	180 of 1880	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	333 of 1834	81.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	194 of 577	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	166 of 574	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	310 of 541	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.5	193 of 515	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	248 of 1252	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	19.3	1103 of 1216	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	60.3	306 of 1197	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	143 of 1155	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	228 of 1173	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	479 of 1193	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	409 of 1204	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	184 of 1222	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	262 of 1173	77.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)35th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+24 vs state

Science53%+21 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1290 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6310	1,393	64	21.6	30.8%	489 (35.1%)	31 (2.2%)	571 (41.0%)	197 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (7.1%)	88	246^th of 2162 public high schools	88.6%		84.5	335^th of 2159 public high schools	84.5%	89			57.7	18.4	53.2			72.4	72.4			49.5	49.5	$19,409	$503	$18,906
Broadway High	Public	9-12	4825 Speak Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6285	176	16	10.9	71.0%	8 (4.5%)	6 (3.4%)	156 (88.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	11.1	1964^th of 2162 public high schools	9.2%		12.4	1923^rd of 2159 public high schools	10.9%	41				2.6	2.6			3.6	3.6			0.0	0.0	$32,599	$18,800	$13,799
Branham High	Public	9-12	1570 Branham Ln.	San Jose	95118	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3407	1,820	84	21.6	31.4%	629 (34.6%)	32 (1.8%)	513 (28.2%)	435 (23.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	199 (10.9%)	93.1	144^th of 2162 public high schools	93.3%		90	226^th of 2159 public high schools	89.5%	82			56.8	15.4	55.7			80.4	80.4			58.4	58.4	$19,559	$1,689	$17,870
Liberty Alternative	Public	6-12	4849 Pearl Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6539	274	12	22.2	54.7%	32 (11.7%)	6 (2.2%)	203 (74.1%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	17.2	1740^th of 2162 public high schools	19.5%		16	1790^th of 2159 public high schools	17.1%	50			0.0	9.5	9.5			19.6	21.0			2.2	3.0	$22,194	$9,903	$12,291
Gunderson High	Public	9-12	620 Gaundabert Ln.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6340	744	45	16.5	54.6%	79 (10.6%)	34 (4.6%)	505 (67.9%)	77 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (6.0%)	34.9	1381^st of 2162 public high schools	36.1%		48.7	1032^nd of 2159 public high schools	52.2%	349			23.0	8.9	19.7			37.4	37.4			15.8	15.8	$23,769	$1,611	$22,158
Leigh High	Public	9-12	5210 Leigh Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3405	1,884	77	24.3	18.0%	758 (40.2%)	19 (1.0%)	317 (16.8%)	581 (30.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (10.8%)	92.1	164^th of 2162 public high schools	92.4%		94.9	117^th of 2159 public high schools	94.6%	47			55.1		54.7			73.8	73.8			65.7	65.7	$19,155	$1,291	$17,864
Silicon Valley Career Technical Education	Public	11-12	760 Hillsdale Ave.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Metro Education	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(408) 723-6464	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Leland High	Public	9-12	6677 Camden Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6290	1,471	58	25.5	11.3%	403 (27.4%)	11 (0.7%)	174 (11.8%)	744 (50.6%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	131 (8.9%)	97.1	51^st of 2162 public high schools	97.6%		97.8	48^th of 2159 public high schools	97.8%	3			73.1	36.4	71.6			84.7	84.7			77.8	77.8	$19,644	$806	$18,838
Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	70	4	17.2	65.7%	4 (5.7%)	1 (1.4%)	58 (82.9%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	8.6	2092^nd of 2162 public high schools	3.2%		24	1602^nd of 2159 public high schools	25.8%	490			0.0		0.0			12.2	12.2			0.0	0.0	$20,501	$701	$19,800
University Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	2315 Canoas Garden Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	University Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 723-1839	727	38	19.3	27.8%	40 (5.5%)	135 (18.6%)	129 (17.7%)	366 (50.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.3%)	96.2	74^th of 2162 public high schools	96.6%		94.4	121^st of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	47	49.2	61.7		46.4	52.6	80.0	72.5	86.9	79.4	75.8	59.1	62.2	66.2	$12,808	$218	$12,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer High

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer High?

Students at Pioneer High are 41% Hispanic, 35% White, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Pioneer High a good school?

Pioneer High ranks 246^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pioneer High?

Pioneer High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Almaden Elementary
Elementary : Los Alamitos Elementary
Elementary : Reed Elementary

How many students attend Pioneer High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,393 students attended Pioneer High.

What district is Pioneer High in?

San Jose Unified

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