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Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts

Public Grades K-6

3287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is a K-6 elementary school with 171 students in the rural Amador County Unified district, offering a specialized arts curriculum within a statewide academic ranking that falls below average.

The school's most pressing challenge is a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 35.4%, which is nearly double the state average and significantly higher than most nearby schools like Sutter Creek Elementary (15.2%) and Jackson Elementary (16.2%). Academically, the school performs slightly above its district average in math and science but below the state average in English Language Arts. It serves a student population with a higher level of economic need than most other schools in its district.

While its arts magnet focus is unique, it does not appear to provide an academic advantage over traditional local schools; for example, Sutter Creek Elementary outperforms it in several subjects. Performance varies greatly by grade, with 3rd-grade math being a strength but 6th-grade results showing significant decline. Compared to higher-performing schools in other districts like Hazel Fischer Elementary, the data suggests broader district-level factors may influence outcomes.

171

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,915

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24625 Highway 88
Pioneer, CA 95666

(209) 295-6500

District: Amador County Unified

Students who attend Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Junior High
High:	Amador High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Hispanic:

19.9%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg30%

California avg41%

3,287^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Amador County Unified

1052^nd of 1,543Amador County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	3287 of 5857	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	3082 of 5869	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3517 of 5859	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2885 of 5883	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	828 of 1417	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	3271 of 5789	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4580 of 5662	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.9	2071 of 5692	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.9	1994 of 5614	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.9	3083 of 5611	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	3320 of 5530	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.6	3420 of 5390	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	2613 of 5377	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	30.7	3799 of 5314	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.9	2713 of 5193	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	2102 of 5113	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.3	1809 of 5113	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.1	1959 of 4818	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.8	1751 of 4822	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	50.6	2127 of 4809	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2658 of 5597	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2489 of 5612	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	4097 of 5609	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3257 of 5635	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	719 of 1267	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	3138 of 5492	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4414 of 5413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3646 of 5460	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	2869 of 5517	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3342 of 5363	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	3103 of 5264	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	438 of 1110	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	3360 of 5173	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.9	4196 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3962 of 5628	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3506 of 5643	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	3156 of 5638	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	3223 of 5663	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	825 of 1272	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2987 of 5510	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	4099 of 5431	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	2227 of 2598	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2172 of 2651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	2266 of 2661	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2243 of 2726	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2458 of 2834	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	2576 of 2737	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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Schools Near Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts	Public	K-6	24625 Highway 88	Pioneer	95666	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 295-6500	171	7	26.1	64.9%	113 (66.1%)	1 (0.6%)	34 (19.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.7%)	39	3287^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.8	3082^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	47.5%	205	31.8	31.8	44.0	38.5	40.9	30.0	38.7	52.0	34.6	22.7	14.3	31.9	92.3						$15,915	$818	$15,097
West Point Elementary	Public	K-6	54 Bald Mountain Rd.	West Point	95255	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2255	114	4	28.5	69.3%	70 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.7%)	34.9	3588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.7%		43.6	2950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	638	16.7	16.7	42.9	45.5	23.5	50.0	39.7	30.8	18.2	23.5	35.3	27.6							$15,731	$1,929	$13,802
Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet	Public	K-6	20101 State Highway 88	Jackson	95665	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 296-2800	259	11	24.5	44.0%	180 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	29.9	3970^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.2%		29.8	3944^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.8%	26	26.3	26.3	24.0	33.3	42.1	31.4	33.6	24.0	28.2	23.7	28.6	26.3	77.8	81.5		77.8	77.8	81.5	$13,922	$838	$13,084
Indian Diggings Elementary	Public	K-8	6020 Omo Ranch Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Indian Diggings Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-6546	12	1	15.0	50.0%	10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																			$53,769	$9,611	$44,158
Mokelumne Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	8350 Highway 26	Mokelumne Hill	95245	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2140	149	7	21.2	53.0%	100 (67.1%)	2 (1.3%)	23 (15.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.8%)	45.4	2863^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.1%		48.2	2651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	54.8%	212	36.8	36.8	41.4	21.7	47.4	52.9	39.8	51.7	30.4	31.6	29.4	37.5							$16,239	$1,382	$14,857
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	220 Church St.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-5600	479	21	22.7	49.3%	252 (52.6%)	6 (1.3%)	146 (30.5%)	13 (2.7%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	35.9	3504^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		36.7	3387^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.3%	117	28.8	28.8	30.0	43.2	32.4	40.8	36.6	18.3	33.8	34.3	32.7	30.1	92.4	94.6	96.7	96.7	92.4	96.7	$14,998	$871	$14,127
Sutter Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	340 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7200	387	15	26.6	34.6%	260 (67.2%)	1 (0.3%)	73 (18.9%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.1%)	47.2	2746^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.1%		47.3	2717^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.7%	29	23.9	23.9	44.8	51.6	47.8	31.6	44.0	50.0	53.2	17.4	28.1	38.6							$15,025	$822	$14,203
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	6860 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-7210	162	5	36.0	45.7%	113 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.5%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	25.7	4339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		28.8	4034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	305	26.3	26.3	18.2	42.3	26.3		29.9	27.3	19.2	26.3		23.9	84.4	84.4		84.4	87.5	84.4	$26,176	$9,272	$16,904
Walt Tyler Elementary	Public	K-5	6860 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-7210	31	4	8.8	64.5%	18 (58.1%)	1 (3.2%)	8 (25.8%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)							42.9					14.3							$30,163	$7,314	$22,849
Plymouth Elementary	Public	K-6	18601 Sherwood	Plymouth	95669	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7800	209	10	20.8	52.6%	111 (53.1%)	1 (0.5%)	80 (38.3%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	26.8	4248^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.5%		26	4284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.0%	36	36.4	36.4	28.6	21.4	22.7	29.2	25.3	33.3	28.6	27.3	20.8	27.4							$14,843	$825	$14,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Junior High
High : Amador High

How many students attend Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

Is Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts a good school?

Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts ranks 3287^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?

Students at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts are 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

What district is Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts in?

Amador County Unified

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