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Pioneer Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary is a K–5 school serving 598 students in Escondido Union School District. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were 19% in English language arts, 22% in math and 14% in science—below the district and state in all three subjects. The most important finding is that learning results are low across subjects, with the largest gap in English language arts.

Math is the school’s strongest subject relative to nearby schools, while English language arts is its weakest. The math rate was 6 points below the district and 16 below the state; the English language arts gaps were 17 and 30 points, respectively. Compared with same-district K–5 schools, Pioneer was 5 points below the math average, versus 11 below average in English language arts and 7 below in science. Fourth grade stands out as a concern: Pioneer had the lowest fourth-grade English language arts and math rates among nearby same-district schools, at 16% and 18%. There is a more encouraging, grade-specific result in third-grade math: 34%, just 2 points below the district and 6 above the peer average.

Math has improved over the four-year series, rising 4 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, while English language arts gained 3 points and science fell 3. Chronic absenteeism also declined substantially, from 51% in 2021–2022 to 19% in 2025–2026. SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer in the 10th percentile statewide, with 0 stars; its percentile rose from 5 the prior year, but it remains near the bottom of the local group. In 2024–2025, 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-highest share among nearby schools; the student–teacher ratio was 19.2, close to the peer average. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner subgroup ranking was notably stronger than its overall ranking in some earlier years: the group ranked in the 50th percentile in 2021–2022, versus 17th overall, and the 37th percentile in 2023–2024, versus 12th overall.

598

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,940

Per pupil spending ?

93.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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 — 18th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg31%

California avg42%

5,244^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Escondido Union

1025^th of 1,530Escondido 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
2026	14.7	5244 of 5817	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.7	5004 of 5581	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.9	4497 of 5094	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.0	4833 of 5423	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.1	5089 of 5603	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	27.7	2212 of 2927	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)24th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-30 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	14.7	5244^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.9%		11.3	5552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%	308	13.8		13.8	20.4	16.5	19.5				18.9	34.0	17.6	13.8				22.4	97%	0%	$18,940	$1,616	$17,324
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%)	34.9	3591^st of 5817 public elementary schools	38.3%		28.5	4091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%	500	13.1		13.1	46.6	44.0	35.4				41.3	36.0	43.4	21.2				32.4	≥ 99%		$19,557	$1,563	$17,994
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%)	27.1	4221^st of 5817 public elementary schools	27.4%		28.2	4116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%	105	31.8		31.8	16.7	31.8	40.9				29.1	25.3	30.9	24.2				26.8	98%	0%	$19,320	$1,535	$17,785
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%)	33.6	3692^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	36.5%		43.9	2960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%	732	37.0		37.0	21.3	27.0	50.7	44.8			35.1	15.0	32.9	34.3	22.4			26.1	97%	0%	$18,447	$1,487	$16,960
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%)	15.2	5202^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	10.6%		22.9	4606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%	596	13.0		13.0	17.7	21.8	19.7				19.9	23.2	31.0	11.7				22.3	93%	0%	$20,010	$1,635	$18,375
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%)	81.5	1064^th of 5817 public elementary schools	81.7%		85	922^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.3%	142	45.7	41.9	43.5	58.7	67.4	62.3	68.2	66.3	61.7	64.1	55.6	65.1	56.5	63.1	63.5	51.1	59.0	97%	0%	$11,320	$00	$11,320
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%)	29.1	4077^th of 5817 public elementary schools	29.9%		31.1	3872^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%	205	24.6		24.6	32.5	22.9	41.2				31.6	37.4	21.7	31.9				30.2	97%	0%	$19,770	$1,553	$18,217
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%)	13.6	5345^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.1%		13	5425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%	80	15.7		15.7	11.0	23.6	26.5				20.0	14.4	27.3	12.8				17.6	97%	0%	$18,317	$1,575	$16,742
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%)	20.3	4788^th of 5817 public elementary schools	17.7%		18.5	4962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%	174	17.8		17.8	18.8	19.2	37.8				24.5	25.9	26.9	24.7				25.9	93%	0%	$21,224	$1,606	$19,618
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%)	22.3	4609^th of 5817 public elementary schools	20.8%		25.5	4355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%	254	14.7		14.7	25.6	40.6	22.1				29.3	27.5	27.1	20.6				25.2	97%	0%	$22,067	$1,502	$20,565

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended 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

What district is Pioneer Elementary in?

Escondido Union

Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.9% of California elementary schools.

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