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Pioneer Elementary

Q: Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks 1498 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary is a K–5 school in Union City, serving 623 students in New Haven Unified. Its 2025–2026 results show a clear distinction: students performed above state and district proficiency levels in ELA, math, and science, but Pioneer was below the average of its 10 nearby schools in all three subjects.

Math is Pioneer’s strongest subject compared with the state and district: its 55% proficiency was 17 points above the state and 16 above the district. Yet nearby schools averaged 61% in math, and seven scored higher than Pioneer. Science is the weakest comparison with nearby schools: Pioneer’s 43% was 10 points below their 53% average, with seven nearby schools scoring higher. ELA was closer to the middle: Pioneer’s 57% was 6 points below the nearby average of 63%. At the grade level, third-grade math stood out at 70%; fourth grade was a relative weak spot, with 45% proficiency in math and 52% in ELA.

Across the four reported years, math proficiency gained 6 points, while ELA and science were nearly flat overall; science rebounded by 13 points after a sharp dip in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism also fell, from 28% in 2021–2022 to 12% in 2025–2026—below the latest state and district rates. SchoolDigger placed Pioneer at the 74th percentile and awarded it 4 stars, up from the 67th percentile the prior year, though six nearby schools ranked higher. Its statewide standing for Hispanic-student results rose from the 35th to the 68th percentile between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, a notable improvement by that measure; its standing for Asian-student results was at the 28th percentile, well below its overall standing. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 27.0, the highest among Pioneer and the 10 nearby schools, and 49% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.

623

Students ?

27.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,881

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

32737 Bel Aire St.
Union City, CA 94587-5500

(510) 487-4530

District: New Haven Unified

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle
High:	James Logan High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.8%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg44%

California avg42%

1,498^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the New Haven Unified

579^th of 1,530New Haven 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
2026	71.7	1498 of 5817	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	1953 of 5857	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	1384 of 5869	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1483 of 5859	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1502 of 5883	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	1656 of 5789	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	2159 of 5662	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.9	1662 of 5692	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.7	1683 of 5614	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	1597 of 5611	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	65.6	1802 of 5530	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	2243 of 5390	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.9	1966 of 5377	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.2	1356 of 5314	74.5%	★★★★☆
2009	73.3	1288 of 5193	75.2%	★★★★☆
2008	66.0	1583 of 5113	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.8	1288 of 5113	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	77.8	1038 of 4818	78.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.3	913 of 4822	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	84.5	722 of 4809	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	875 of 1210	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	939 of 1203	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	890 of 1205	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	790 of 1190	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	812 of 1154	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	873 of 1149	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	921 of 1071	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	1241 of 2227	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	2090 of 2585	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1145 of 2128	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	1046 of 3162	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	2309 of 3245	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.9	411 of 3311	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	40.0	1790 of 3275	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1602 of 3246	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	1221 of 5581	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	1810 of 5597	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	1317 of 5612	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1403 of 5609	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	1345 of 5635	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	1587 of 5492	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	2202 of 5413	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	1640 of 5094	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	2500 of 5107	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	3309 of 5107	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3314 of 5087	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2541 of 5084	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	1782 of 4963	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	2483 of 4830	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	1617 of 5423	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	45.7	2741 of 5460	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	1586 of 5517	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	2148 of 5363	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	1284 of 5264	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	1358 of 5173	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	2328 of 5084	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	1744 of 5603	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	2032 of 5628	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	1389 of 5643	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	1520 of 5638	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1589 of 5663	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	1632 of 5510	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	2051 of 5431	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	574 of 718	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	359 of 445	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	281 of 339	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1864 of 2927	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.6	2616 of 2847	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1316 of 2420	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	39.8	1865 of 2834	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)67th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-38 vs school

White (2019)34th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2026)28th percentile-47 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science43%+7 vs state

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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	32737 Bel Aire St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-4530	623	23	27.0	49.1%	33 (5.3%)	26 (4.2%)	108 (17.3%)	391 (62.8%)	10 (1.6%)	7 (1.1%)	48 (7.7%)	71.7	1498^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.2%		62.2	1953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%	455	43.0	43.0	62.7	52.0	56.6	56.7	69.9	44.6	54.5	55.4	≥ 99%		$18,881	$854	$18,027
Delaine Eastin Elementary	Public	K-5	34901 Eastin Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-9630	668	25	26.5	31.7%	42 (6.3%)	10 (1.5%)	103 (15.4%)	464 (69.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.6%)	90.9	596^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.1	708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%	112	63.5	63.5	84.0	76.6	68.8	76.6	81.0	62.6	58.3	67.3	≥ 99%		$18,742	$932	$17,810
Ardenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	33955 Emilia Ln.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-0392	637	25	25.4	18.8%	29 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	50 (7.8%)	500 (78.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	95.3	303^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	94.8%		96.8	166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%	137	70.0	70.0	77.3	74.1	78.2	76.7	81.4	75.3	78.0	78.4	96%	0%	$15,415	$462	$14,953
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	90.7	609^th of 5817 public elementary schools	89.5%		90.7	617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%	8	60.5	60.5	64.0	73.9	71.1	69.6	76.6	73.0	65.8	71.7	97%	0%	$14,902	$186	$14,716
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	31100 Fredi St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-1039	667	26	25.9	56.4%	43 (6.4%)	27 (4.0%)	160 (24.0%)	342 (51.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	75 (11.2%)	59.1	2111^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.7%		55	2309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%	198	38.2	38.2	47.8	51.0	53.9	51.0	50.5	48.5	35.3	44.6	92%	0%	$19,395	$855	$18,540
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	79.3	1164^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.0%		68.6	1663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%	499	49.4	49.4	63.6	65.1	55.8	61.0	69.1	63.5	50.7	60.0	97%	0%	$17,700	$234	$17,466
Tom Kitayama Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Sunsprite Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-3982	653	25	26.1	53.3%	38 (5.8%)	20 (3.1%)	202 (30.9%)	325 (49.8%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	53 (8.1%)	80.3	1118^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.8%		80	1153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%	35	53.8	53.8	57.0	58.5	70.8	62.6	59.3	55.3	60.4	58.4	≥ 99%		$18,438	$917	$17,521
Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	700	26	26.9	27.1%	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	84 (12.0%)	503 (71.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.1%)	94.5	365^th of 5817 public elementary schools	93.7%		95.6	270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%	95	66.4	66.4	81.2	75.2	76.6	77.8	78.1	77.0	69.4	74.9	94%	0%	$15,114	$337	$14,777
Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	558	22	25.3	27.2%	37 (6.6%)	16 (2.9%)	66 (11.8%)	376 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.7%)	87.2	793^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	86.4%		89.8	672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%	121	62.9	62.9	57.7	59.3	81.6	65.9	62.2	72.5	74.2	70.0	96%	0%	$16,042	$1,046	$14,996
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	36111 Bettencourt St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3500	286	12	23.8	37.8%	26 (9.1%)	6 (2.1%)	138 (48.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.5%)	57.2	2200^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.2%		69.4	1628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%	572	32.6	32.6	51.9	52.2	50.0	51.4	51.9	50.0	28.9	44.1	≥ 98%		$20,135	$1,007	$19,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary

What district is Pioneer Elementary in?

New Haven Unified

Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks 1498^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle
High : James Logan High

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary?

Students at Pioneer Elementary are 63% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Pioneer Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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