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Pioneer High

Q: Is Pioneer High a good school?

Pioneer High ranks 946 th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

946^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 56% of California high schools

Summary

Pioneer High is a public school serving 1,582 students in grades 9–12 in Woodland, within Woodland Joint Unified. Its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 96%, but chronic absenteeism was 24%—6 points above the state rate and 2 points above the district rate, and up 8 points from the prior year. The clearest academic takeaway is a sharp subject split: ELA is a strength, while math is the main weakness.

In 2025–2026, 61% of students were proficient in ELA, 11 points above California and 19 points above the district. Math proficiency was 22%, 17 points below the state and 4 points below the district; science was 32%, 4 points below the state but 2 points above the district. Pioneer had the highest reported results in all three subjects among the district’s three high schools, ahead of Woodland Senior High and Cache Creek High (Continuation). Across nearby schools with reported scores, Pioneer ranked fifth of eight in ELA and math and fourth in science. Its ELA result was about 8 points above the nearby-school average, while math and science were about 12 and 8 points below. Those averages include schools with different grade spans and programs.

SchoolDigger gives Pioneer a 56th-percentile statewide ranking and 3 stars in 2025–2026. Its overall percentile rose from 53 in 2023–2024, though it remains below its 74th-percentile standing in 2020–2021. Since 2022–2023, ELA proficiency has increased 3 points and science 5, while math has fallen 1 point; the math gap with the state widened from 12 to 17 points. Pioneer’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 20.2, and 71% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Pioneer serves students receiving special education placed the school at the 75th percentile, 19 points above its overall ranking. Its measure for how well it serves Asian students was at the 21st percentile, 35 points below overall, though up from the 1st percentile in 2023–2024.

1,582

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,649

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 71st percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

California avg42%

946^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1017^th of 1,530Woodland 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
2026	54.1	946 of 2135	55.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	25.0	452 of 575	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	47.9	961 of 1864	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.3	970 of 1880	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	54.9	853 of 1997	57.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	54.9	827 of 1930	57.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	74.4	17 of 82	79.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	24.0	124 of 156	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	53.8	284 of 588	51.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.7	309 of 1235	75.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	59.1	478 of 1130	57.7%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)79th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-22 vs school

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

Asian (2026)21st percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2026)21st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+11 vs state

Science32%-4 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)	CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 11th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 11th Grade	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%)	54.1	946^th of 2135 public high schools	55.7%		51.7	1000^th of 2162 public high schools	53.7%	54											31.8		32.1			60.6	60.6			21.7	21.7	$12,649	$11,790	$859
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)																						$55,351	$52,322	$3,029
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%)	39.2	1301^st of 2135 public high schools	39.1%		36.5	1345^th of 2162 public high schools	37.8%	44											26.5		26.3			47.1	47.1			14.8	14.8	$21,350	$12,774	$8,576
Cesar Chavez Community	Public	7-12	255 West Beamer St.	Woodland	95776	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)																						$41,762	$37,516	$4,246
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%)	8.1	2048^th of 2135 public high schools	4.1%		10.5	1996^th of 2162 public high schools	7.7%	52											2.3		2.1			3.2	3.2			3.2	3.2	$21,156	$20,734	$422
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%)	95.2	85^th of 2135 public high schools	96.0%		97.3	47^th of 2162 public high schools	97.8%	38											69.5		69.5			80.8	80.8			65.7	65.7	$17,540	$16,586	$954
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%)	84.1	315^th of 2135 public high schools	85.2%		93.9	123^rd of 2162 public high schools	94.3%	192										67.0	57.3		63.0	80.0	69.7	66.7	72.4	60.0	57.8	46.0	55.4	$28,770	$27,892	$878
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%)	28.8	1507^th of 2135 public high schools	29.4%		21.1	1670^th of 2162 public high schools	22.8%	163											22.2		22.2			30.8	30.8			15.4	15.4	$41,370	$35,974	$5,396
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%)	93.4	125^th of 2135 public high schools	94.1%		88.5	233^rd of 2162 public high schools	89.2%	108											66.0		66.4			85.0	85.0			52.4	52.4	$29,889	$28,504	$1,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer High

Is Pioneer High a good school?

Pioneer High ranks 946^th of 2135 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pioneer High in?

Woodland Joint Unified

What schools feed into Pioneer High?

Pioneer High is fed by the following schools:

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

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.

How many students attend Pioneer High?

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

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