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Pioneer Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary is a public elementary school in Escondido, California, serving 616 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Escondido Union School District, which is ranked 976 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Pioneer Elementary faces significant challenges compared to other schools in the area. Academically, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are well below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.08% of Pioneer Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.63% for the Escondido Union district and 48.81% for the state. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 93.34% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as a high rate of chronic absenteeism.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Escondido Union district, such as Rock Springs Elementary, North Broadway Elementary, and Conway Elementary, generally perform better academically than Pioneer Elementary, despite also serving high percentages of students from low-income families. Additionally, the Heritage K-8 Charter school, located within 1 mile of Pioneer Elementary, significantly outperforms both the school and the district in academic achievement.

598

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

93.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

980 North Ash St.
Escondido, CA 92027-1629

(760) 432-2412

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mission Middle
High:	Orange Glen High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

White:

1.7%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg32%

California avg41%

5,552^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Escondido Union

964^th of 1,543Escondido Union 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	11.3	5552 of 5857	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5172 of 5869	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	5252 of 5859	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4909 of 5883	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4823 of 5789	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4276 of 5662	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	4322 of 5692	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	4614 of 5614	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	4598 of 5611	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	4977 of 5530	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	4756 of 5390	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	5077 of 5377	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	4753 of 5314	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.9	5046 of 5193	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	5001 of 5113	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	4816 of 5113	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.6	4652 of 4818	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	4469 of 4822	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	4236 of 4809	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	1629 of 2227	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	2161 of 2585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.8	1981 of 3162	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2793 of 3245	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1658 of 3311	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2056 of 3275	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	2282 of 3246	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	5144 of 5597	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	5010 of 5612	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4814 of 5609	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4490 of 5635	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4892 of 5492	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	4551 of 5413	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	4830 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4384 of 5107	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4522 of 5087	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	4072 of 5084	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3791 of 4963	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3258 of 4830	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.3	227 of 335	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5177 of 5460	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	4775 of 5517	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4800 of 5363	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3927 of 5264	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3761 of 5173	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	3301 of 5084	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5442 of 5628	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4928 of 5643	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5233 of 5638	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4897 of 5663	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4297 of 5510	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	3620 of 5431	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	2202 of 2635	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2364 of 2420	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2023)32nd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2024)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science10%-22 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)							% 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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 Elementary	Public	K-5	980 North Ash St.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2412	598	31	19.2	93.8%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	567 (94.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	11.3	5552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.4	5172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	380	10.5		10.5	17.4	20.5	19.4				19.1	14.7	16.3	12.4				14.4	90.8	95.8	97.5	93.3	95.0
Farr Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	933 Farr Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 735-3049	513	28	18.3	89.5%	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	472 (92.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	28.5	4091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		23.4	4539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	448	14.0		14.0	43.7	30.5	27.2				33.0	39.4	34.0	18.3				29.8	94.6			94.6
Rose Elementary	Public	K-5	906 North Rose Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2495	498	28	18.0	89.4%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	458 (92.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	28.2	4116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		22.3	4651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	535	20.3		20.3	32.9	34.3	28.1				31.9	35.6	25.7	26.6				29.5	96.1	98.0		97.1
Conway Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Conway Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2435	547	27	20.5	81.0%	50 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	449 (82.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	43.9	2960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		35.5	3481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	521	26.0		26.0	42.3	42.1	29.9	51.9			40.7	46.0	44.2	29.9	29.1			37.8
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1029 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2466	547	30	18.4	92.0%	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	505 (92.3%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	22.9	4606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		20.4	4816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	210	14.7		14.7	24.1	23.8	32.4				26.6	32.2	28.8	24.0				28.6	93.8	94.6	95.5	93.8	94.6
Heritage K-8 Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1855 East Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Heritage K-8 Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 737-3111	1,345	60	22.3	35.9%	476 (35.4%)	24 (1.8%)	620 (46.1%)	155 (11.5%)	12 (0.9%)	7 (0.5%)	51 (3.8%)	85	922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.1	1034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.4%	112	54.3	32.9	42.7	66.4	67.9	69.3	71.1	69.9	61.1	67.6	58.8	58.4	56.4	60.4	56.3	46.7	55.9	96.0	97.6	96.8	98.4		98.4	$11,450	$00	$11,450
Glen View Elementary	Public	K-5	2201 East Mission Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2448	548	30	18.1	83.0%	30 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	462 (84.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)	31.1	3872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		33.3	3655^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	217	23.8		23.8	33.3	30.6	37.4				34.1	40.2	26.0	23.8				29.9	97.4		98.3
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1820 Oak Hill Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2483	679	34	19.9	92.2%	25 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	606 (89.2%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	13	5425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		17.5	5077^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	348	13.0		13.0	16.8	18.0	21.9				19.0	17.9	18.8	15.7				17.4	96.0	97.6		98.4	98.4
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	122 West Fourth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2431	575	28	20.9	94.3%	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	533 (92.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	18.5	4962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.3	4751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	211	13.3		13.3	20.9	13.9	29.7				21.5	30.4	24.7	21.3				26.2	94.2	94.2	98.3	95.8	96.7
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1155 Deodar Rd.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2284	498	28	18.0	87.3%	35 (7.0%)	9 (1.8%)	408 (81.9%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	25.5	4355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.9	4211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	144	11.1		11.1	43.1	26.5	28.2				32.7	34.7	17.7	25.0				25.9	95.2	97.1		97.1	97.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary?

Students at Pioneer Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mission Middle
High : Orange Glen High

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Pioneer Elementary.

Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Pioneer Elementary in?

Escondido Union

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