Is Pioneer Middle a good school?

Yes. Pioneer Middle ranks in the top 7.5% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Pioneer Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 885 students attended Pioneer Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Middle?

Students at Pioneer Middle are 35% Asian, 27% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Pioneer Middle attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Middle usually go on to attend Arnold O. Beckman High

Pioneer Middle School in Tustin CA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Pioneer Middle ranks better than 92.5% of middle schools in California. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the Tustin Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Pioneer Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Tustin Unified School District. Student population at Pioneer Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (35.1%), Hispanic (27.3%), White (25.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Tustin Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer Middle is 25.9, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Tustin Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Pioneer Middle employs 34.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pioneer Middle is $10,057, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Tustin Unified School District!

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Pioneer Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer Middle 206^th of 2740 California public middle schools. (See Pioneer Middle in the ranking list.)

Tustin Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tustin Unified 454^th of 1535 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pioneer Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	92.32	85^th	1769	95.2%
2005	88.33	143^rd	1777	92.0%
2006	91.42	97^th	1804	94.6%
2007	88.58	154^th	1999	92.3%
2008	90.18	105^th	2005	94.8%
2009	85.67	174^th	2063	91.6%
2010	86.34	166^th	2179	92.4%
2011	85.18	187^th	2236	91.6%
2012	85.36	187^th	2259	91.7%
2013	84.38	208^th	2379	91.3%
2015	90.15	213^th	2477	91.4%
2016	92.24	173^rd	2497	93.1%
2017	92.33	183^rd	2508	92.7%
2018	91.91	192^nd	2480	92.3%
2019	89.79	270^th	2715	90.1%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	92.68	206^th	2740	92.5%

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 Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2000	189	8	96	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	334
2001	294	9	155	56	4	n/a	n/a	0	518
2002	450	18	279	88	4	n/a	n/a	11	850
2003	450	18	279	88	4	n/a	n/a	11	850
2004	504	23	333	91	7	n/a	n/a	11	969
2005	530	28	385	103	8	n/a	n/a	14	1068
2006	525	26	452	99	5	n/a	n/a	49	1156
2007	512	32	498	102	3	n/a	n/a	62	1209
2008	492	24	566	134	3	n/a	n/a	0	1219
2009	540	28	575	167	4	4	67	0	1385
2010	597	28	634	204	4	5	42	0	1514
2011	522	28	548	183	1	6	41	0	1329
2012	502	31	554	191	2	6	46	0	1332
2013	466	26	485	180	2	3	50	0	1212
2014	514	30	486	178	3	1	49	0	1261
2015	517	25	471	179	1	4	51	0	1248
2016	513	24	459	215	3	4	68	0	1286
2017	481	21	455	201	3	3	69	0	1233
2018	491	26	430	252	4	2	77	0	1282
2019	433	32	420	265	2	1	76	0	1229
2020	365	43	411	290	1	3	77	0	1190
2021	270	35	342	275	0	1	74	0	997
2022	226	23	311	242	0	1	81	1	885

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 Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	334	11.8	28.3	3.3
2001	518	17.3	29.9	1.9
2002	850	31.5	27.0	4.5
2003	850	31.5	27.0	4.5
2004	969	35.1	27.6	4.6
2005	1068	39.7	26.9	4.7
2006	1156	41.2	28.1	4.6
2007	1209	42.3	28.6	5.4
2008	1219	48.4	25.2	5.3
2009	1385	46.3	27.2	8.4
2010	1514	51.5	29.3	8.9
2011	1329	n/a	n/a	9.9
2012	1332	46.1	28.8	n/a
2013	1212	42.8	28.3	13
2014	1261	42.5	29.6	10.9
2015	1248	44.0	28.3	11.8
2016	1286	44.0	29.2	13.3
2017	1233	43.0	28.6	13.4
2018	1282	43.5	29.4	18.5
2019	1229	42.1	29.1	19
2020	1190	n/a	n/a	21.7
2021	997	37.7	26.3	21.2
2022	885	34.1	25.9	20

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Pioneer Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2000	334	11.8	28.3	3.3
2001	518	17.3	29.9	1.9
2002	850	31.5	27.0	4.5
2003	850	31.5	27.0	4.5
2004	969	35.1	27.6	4.6
2005	1068	39.7	26.9	4.7
2006	1156	41.2	28.1	4.6
2007	1209	42.3	28.6	5.4
2008	1219	48.4	25.2	5.3
2009	1385	46.3	27.2	8.4
2010	1514	51.5	29.3	8.9
2011	1329	n/a	n/a	9.9
2012	1332	46.1	28.8	n/a
2013	1212	42.8	28.3	13
2014	1261	42.5	29.6	10.9
2015	1248	44.0	28.3	11.8
2016	1286	44.0	29.2	13.3
2017	1233	43.0	28.6	13.4
2018	1282	43.5	29.4	18.5
2019	1229	42.1	29.1	19
2020	1190	n/a	n/a	21.7
2021	997	37.7	26.3	21.2
2022	885	34.1	25.9	20

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 Middle

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$10,057

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pioneer Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 270^th of 2715 Middle schools	Ranks 206^th of 2740 Middle schools	2.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pioneer Middle)	67.8	72.9	5.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tustin Unified)	60.4	57	3.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	48.5	45.1	3.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer Middle)	63.7	56.2	7.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Tustin Unified)	52.1	48.1	4%
6th Grade Mathematics (California)	38.5	32.5	6%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pioneer Middle)	75.1	72.4	2.7%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tustin Unified)	65	59.8	5.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	51.4	49.2	2.2%
7th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer Middle)	68.1	60.6	7.5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Tustin Unified)	53.1	47.1	6%
7th Grade Mathematics (California)	37.9	32	5.8%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pioneer Middle)	67.3	74.2	7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Tustin Unified)	62.2	57.7	4.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	49.4	46.6	2.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer Middle)	65.8	59.9	5.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Tustin Unified)	53.9	45	8.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (California)	36.6	29.2	7.4%
8th Grade Science (Pioneer Middle)	53	54.8	1.8%
8th Grade Science (Tustin Unified)	45.3	41.4	4%
8th Grade Science (California)	30.8	29.2	1.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1229	997	18.9%
African American	32	35	9.4%
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	420	342	18.6%
Hispanic	265	275	3.8%
Pacific Islander	1	1
White	433	270	37.6%
Two or More Races	76	74	2.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	19%	21.2%	2.1%

Elementary:	Ladera Elementary
	Myford Elementary
	Peters Canyon Elementary
	Tustin Ranch Elementary

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