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Pioneer High

Q: Is Pioneer High a good school?

Pioneer High ranks 1000 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

Pioneer High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 1,580 students in Woodland, CA, and it consistently ranks above the state average despite operating within the Woodland Joint Unified district, which faces significant challenges.

The school is a standout performer in its district, with graduation and attendance rates that beat both district and state averages. It excels in English Language Arts and science compared to local peers like Woodland Senior High, though math scores are an area for growth. Notably, Pioneer High achieves these solid outcomes with lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools, such as Davis Senior High, and it has shown remarkable success in supporting migrant students.

When looking at the broader area, schools in more affluent districts like Davis Joint Unified post higher test scores, but Pioneer High holds its own on key metrics like keeping students in school and graduating them. The school has effectively reduced chronic absenteeism and maintained strong graduation rates through difficult times, though performance for some student groups, including Asian students and those in special education, has declined and needs attention.

1,582

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,127

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Pioneer Ave.
Woodland, CA 95776-5152

(530) 406-1148

District: Woodland Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Pioneer High:

Elementary:	Beamer Elementary
	Woodland Prairie Elementary
Middle:	Douglass Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

13.9%

Asian:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg31%

California avg41%

1,000^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Woodland Joint Unified

1023^rd of 1,543Woodland Joint 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	1000 of 2162	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	1014 of 2159	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	773 of 2170	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	793 of 2123	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	337 of 1290	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	699 of 2133	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	605 of 2017	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	59.7	800 of 2021	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.4	586 of 2039	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	61.2	719 of 1994	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.9	988 of 2426	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.9	1058 of 2354	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	32.4	1246 of 2367	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.6	1235 of 2281	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	994 of 2238	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.3	881 of 2117	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.6	858 of 2063	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.3	773 of 1968	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.9	781 of 1901	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.4	717 of 1653	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	494 of 585	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	566 of 573	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	424 of 591	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	493 of 581	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	503 of 582	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	473 of 581	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	691 of 1161	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	500 of 1117	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	260 of 1052	75.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	745 of 1085	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	928 of 1064	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	462 of 1044	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	353 of 467	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	598 of 941	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	274 of 938	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	969 of 1906	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	767 of 1915	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	566 of 1915	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	761 of 1858	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	328 of 1054	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	622 of 1833	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	576 of 1760	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	899 of 1900	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	955 of 1902	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	676 of 1917	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	624 of 1861	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	577 of 1814	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	453 of 1742	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	947 of 2013	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	1123 of 2026	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	804 of 2030	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	809 of 1943	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.2	188 of 1126	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	680 of 1937	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	471 of 1862	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	888 of 1942	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	1125 of 1948	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	967 of 1963	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	726 of 1916	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	304 of 1122	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	742 of 1880	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	604 of 1834	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	3 of 85	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	66.5	24 of 85	71.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	128 of 175	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	170 of 183	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	144 of 190	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	129 of 168	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	337 of 577	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	328 of 574	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	329 of 541	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	747 of 1252	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	712 of 1216	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	374 of 1197	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	569 of 1155	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	492 of 1173	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	518 of 1193	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	635 of 1204	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	459 of 1222	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	418 of 1173	64.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)96th percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-1148	1,582	78	20.2	71.1%	220 (13.9%)	25 (1.6%)	1,080 (68.3%)	172 (10.9%)	11 (0.7%)	10 (0.6%)	58 (3.7%)	51.7	1000^th of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		49.4	1014^th of 2159 public high schools	53.0%	14		27.1	27.3	27.1			52.8	52.8			22.7	22.7	$9,127	$2,209	$6,918
Dan Jacobs	Public	7-12	2880 East Gibson Rd.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-5300	8	1	8.0		1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$50,337	$15,417	$34,920
Yolo County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1280 Santa Anita Ct. Ste. 100	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Yolo County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(530) 668-3770	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodland Senior High	Public	9-12	21 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-4678	1,155	58	19.8	76.6%	174 (15.1%)	11 (1.0%)	874 (75.7%)	34 (2.9%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	45 (3.9%)	36.5	1345^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%		45.5	1113^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	232		19.9	0.0	19.1			45.6	45.6			13.6	13.6	$10,629	$3,017	$7,612
Cesar Chavez Community	Public	7-12	255 West Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 668-3090	47	5	9.4	68.1%	10 (21.3%)	5 (10.6%)	32 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$14,307	$1,170	$13,137
Cache Creek High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	145 Second St.	Yolo	95697	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-4331	142	10	14.5	83.8%	19 (13.4%)	3 (2.1%)	114 (80.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10.5	1996^th of 2162 public high schools	7.7%		10.8	2021^st of 2159 public high schools	6.4%	25		1.4		1.3			9.2	9.2			5.1	5.1	$15,093	$2,379	$12,714
Davis Senior High	Public	10-12	315 West 14th St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5400	1,755	77	22.8	31.1%	738 (42.1%)	54 (3.1%)	421 (24.0%)	368 (21.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	150 (8.5%)	97.3	47^th of 2162 public high schools	97.8%		95	110^th of 2159 public high schools	94.9%	63		72.6		72.6			85.6	85.6			69.6	69.6	$18,330	$1,043	$17,287
Da Vinci Charter Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 East Eighth St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-7154	562	31	18.3	24.7%	315 (56.0%)	14 (2.5%)	121 (21.5%)	40 (7.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (9.8%)	93.9	123^rd of 2162 public high schools	94.3%		90.1	220^th of 2159 public high schools	89.8%	97	68.3	60.0		64.7	81.2	67.0	81.0	76.0	66.0	54.4	55.7	58.8	$19,140	$874	$18,266
Martin Luther King High	Public	9-12	635 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5425	51	5	10.9	62.7%	20 (39.2%)	5 (9.8%)	18 (35.3%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (9.8%)	21.1	1670^th of 2162 public high schools	22.8%		10.3	2050^th of 2159 public high schools	5.0%	380		25.0		25.0			13.3	13.3			0.0	0.0	$32,891	$2,003	$30,888
Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	629	35	17.7	36.4%	106 (16.9%)	27 (4.3%)	146 (23.2%)	313 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.1%)	88.5	233^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.2%		89.9	230^th of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	3		55.4		55.4			78.0	78.0			42.8	42.8	$15,089	$1,222	$13,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer High

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer High?

Students at Pioneer High are 68% Hispanic, 14% White, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Pioneer High in?

Woodland Joint Unified

Is Pioneer High a good school?

Pioneer High ranks 1000^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Pioneer High?

Pioneer High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beamer Elementary
Elementary : Woodland Prairie Elementary
Middle : Douglass Middle

How many students attend Pioneer High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,582 students attended Pioneer High.

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