Pioneer High School in San Jose CA

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Compare Details Pioneer High ranks better than 87.8% of high schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 8 ranked high schools in the San Jose Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.86. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Pioneer High is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.1%), Hispanic (33.5%), Asian (14.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer High is 23.3, which is the highest among 9 high schools in the San Jose Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pioneer High is $10,798. 6 high schools in the San Jose Unified School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Pioneer High:

SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer High 158^th of 1290 California public high schools. (See Pioneer High in the ranking list.)

San Jose Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Jose Unified 350^th of 706 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pioneer High

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	57.04	385^th	1653	76.7%
2005	65.55	330^th	1901	82.6%
2006	69.02	304^th	1968	84.6%
2007	71.00	246^th	2063	88.1%
2008	71.90	237^th	2117	88.8%
2009	75.28	185^th	2238	91.7%
2010	68.55	321^st	2281	85.9%
2011	66.48	365^th	2367	84.6%
2012	66.27	391^st	2354	83.4%
2013	64.22	439^th	2426	81.9%
2015	75.48	445^th	1994	77.7%
2016	69.10	592^nd	2039	71.0%
2017	75.75	487^th	2021	75.9%
2018	84.05	329^th	2017	83.7%
2019	87.51	229^th	2133	89.3%
2021	87.86	158^th	1290	87.8%

Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pioneer High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	809	46	179	264	12	n/a	n/a	0	1310
1989	685	59	186	357	25	n/a	n/a	0	1312
1990	607	40	151	435	21	n/a	n/a	0	1254
1991	573	44	166	552	24	n/a	n/a	0	1359
1992	544	37	159	512	17	n/a	n/a	0	1269
1993	518	43	164	460	14	n/a	n/a	0	1199
1994	518	44	152	455	10	n/a	n/a	0	1179
1995	596	32	134	429	18	n/a	n/a	0	1209
1996	596	32	134	429	18	n/a	n/a	0	1209
1997	588	22	190	383	20	n/a	n/a	0	1203
1998	609	16	168	339	19	n/a	n/a	0	1151
1999	590	25	148	342	27	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2000	589	24	152	380	30	n/a	n/a	0	1175
2001	669	25	171	376	33	n/a	n/a	0	1274
2002	706	32	208	377	31	n/a	n/a	0	1354
2003	706	32	208	377	31	n/a	n/a	0	1354
2004	744	30	212	366	44	n/a	n/a	0	1396
2005	749	36	217	402	47	n/a	n/a	0	1451
2006	754	43	223	431	52	n/a	n/a	4	1507
2007	762	42	241	462	41	n/a	n/a	2	1550
2008	726	47	251	462	30	n/a	n/a	0	1516
2009	751	46	244	453	24	10	10	0	1538
2010	776	45	239	484	30	11	10	0	1595
2011	766	47	250	524	23	14	17	0	1641
2012	753	47	246	540	21	17	24	0	1648
2013	730	52	258	524	16	13	34	0	1627
2014	700	52	260	510	8	13	20	0	1563
2015	682	51	282	511	10	10	24	0	1570
2016	691	49	258	529	7	8	32	0	1574
2017	714	41	272	564	4	4	33	0	1632
2018	718	37	268	531	5	7	51	0	1617
2019	705	43	253	511	6	12	70	0	1600
2020	673	44	254	496	6	7	117	0	1597
2021	654	40	224	533	6	9	124	0	1590

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pioneer High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1310	62.8	20.8	n/a
1989	1312	62.1	21.1	n/a
1990	1254	62.2	20.1	n/a
1991	1359	62.8	21.6	n/a
1992	1269	63.8	19.8	30.6
1993	1199	54.5	22.0	30.9
1994	1179	53.2	22.2	29.3
1995	1209	55.2	21.9	30.2
1996	1209	55.2	21.9	30.2
1997	1203	42.6	28.2	29
1998	1151	55.7	20.7	25.5
1999	1132	52.1	21.7	22.1
2000	1175	51.7	22.7	17.9
2001	1274	62.1	20.5	15.9
2002	1354	66.0	20.5	18.6
2003	1354	66.0	20.5	18.6
2004	1396	61.1	22.8	19.2
2005	1451	64.6	22.5	17.7
2006	1507	63.5	23.7	17.9
2007	1550	66.9	23.2	17.4
2008	1516	69.0	22.0	21.4
2009	1538	67.4	21.4	22.8
2010	1595	69.0	23.1	22.8
2011	1641	n/a	n/a	23.6
2012	1648	68.8	23.9	n/a
2013	1627	65.7	24.7	26.6
2014	1563	66.2	23.5	26.4
2015	1570	67.0	23.4	24.1
2016	1574	68.0	23.1	28.9
2017	1632	72.2	22.6	28.6
2018	1617	68.4	23.6	28
2019	1600	65.9	24.2	25.1
2020	1597	n/a	n/a	26
2021	1590	68.0	23.3	23.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Pioneer High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1310	62.8	20.8	n/a
1989	1312	62.1	21.1	n/a
1990	1254	62.2	20.1	n/a
1991	1359	62.8	21.6	n/a
1992	1269	63.8	19.8	30.6
1993	1199	54.5	22.0	30.9
1994	1179	53.2	22.2	29.3
1995	1209	55.2	21.9	30.2
1996	1209	55.2	21.9	30.2
1997	1203	42.6	28.2	29
1998	1151	55.7	20.7	25.5
1999	1132	52.1	21.7	22.1
2000	1175	51.7	22.7	17.9
2001	1274	62.1	20.5	15.9
2002	1354	66.0	20.5	18.6
2003	1354	66.0	20.5	18.6
2004	1396	61.1	22.8	19.2
2005	1451	64.6	22.5	17.7
2006	1507	63.5	23.7	17.9
2007	1550	66.9	23.2	17.4
2008	1516	69.0	22.0	21.4
2009	1538	67.4	21.4	22.8
2010	1595	69.0	23.1	22.8
2011	1641	n/a	n/a	23.6
2012	1648	68.8	23.9	n/a
2013	1627	65.7	24.7	26.6
2014	1563	66.2	23.5	26.4
2015	1570	67.0	23.4	24.1
2016	1574	68.0	23.1	28.9
2017	1632	72.2	22.6	28.6
2018	1617	68.4	23.6	28
2019	1600	65.9	24.2	25.1
2020	1597	n/a	n/a	26
2021	1590	68.0	23.3	23.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pioneer High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$10,798

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pioneer High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 229^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 158^th of 1290 High schools	1.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pioneer High)	68.6	77.7	9.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Jose Unified)	52.8	62.8	10%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	59.2	2%
11th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer High)	50.5	53.3	2.8%
11th Grade Mathematics (San Jose Unified)	37.4	44.6	7.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	34.4	2.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1600	1590	0.6%
African American	43	40	7%
American Indian	6	6
Asian	253	224	11.5%
Hispanic	511	533	4.3%
Pacific Islander	12	9	25%
Two or More Races	70	124	77.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	25.1%	23.7%	1.4%

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