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Pioneer Technical Center

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California Alternative Schools

Better than 14% of California alternative schools

Summary

Pioneer Technical Center is an alternative public school serving grades K-12 for 207 students in the Madera County Superintendent of Schools district, a region facing significant educational challenges.

The school is a standout success story, showing remarkable improvement where it matters most for students. Its graduation rate has more than doubled in recent years to 69.2%, which is substantially higher than the district average and far exceeds other local alternative schools like the Gould Educational Center (15.4%). Furthermore, the school has dramatically reduced chronic student absenteeism by half, getting more kids to class consistently. It achieves these strong results while spending significantly less per student than many comparable schools, demonstrating efficient and effective support for its students.

While academic test scores, especially in math, remain an area for growth—a common challenge among alternative schools—Pioneer Technical Center's trajectory is positive. Compared to nearby alternatives, it performs better in English and science. The school proves that with the right model, students in alternative settings can thrive, showing better outcomes than peers in similar schools within the same high-needs district.

207

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,542

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1665 East Olive Ave.
Madera, CA 93638-5625

(559) 664-1600

District: Madera County Superintendent of Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.5%

White:

11.6%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (7% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (69% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

California avg41%

1,853^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the Madera County Superintendent of Schools

1511^th of 1,543Madera County Superintendent of Schools 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	13.6	1853 of 2162	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1814 of 2159	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1798 of 2170	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1578 of 2123	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1153 of 1290	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1947 of 2133	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1846 of 2017	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	1887 of 2021	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1813 of 2039	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	1879 of 1994	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	2089 of 2426	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	1859 of 2354	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	1869 of 2367	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1589 of 2281	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.2	1186 of 2238	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.8	1627 of 2117	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1283 of 2063	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.8	1437 of 1968	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.1	1495 of 1901	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.5	1180 of 1653	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1059 of 1085	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.1	416 of 1064	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	483 of 1044	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	899 of 941	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1658 of 1906	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1657 of 1915	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1612 of 1915	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1433 of 1858	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1018 of 1054	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1762 of 1833	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1581 of 1760	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1651 of 1900	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1572 of 1902	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1566 of 1917	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1376 of 1861	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	1660 of 1814	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1656 of 1742	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1697 of 2013	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1673 of 2026	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1614 of 2030	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1393 of 1943	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1038 of 1126	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1754 of 1937	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1720 of 1862	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	1700 of 1942	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1667 of 1948	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1725 of 1963	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1517 of 1916	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1013 of 1122	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	1667 of 1880	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1738 of 1834	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	1159 of 1222	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2019)5th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Technical Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1665 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-1600	207	11	18.1	92.8%	24 (11.6%)	3 (1.4%)	177 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)				5.9	5.0					17.9	14.1					0.0	0.0							$15,542	$1,646	$13,896
Madera County Independent Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1635 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-4640	61	2	25.4	88.5%	5 (8.2%)	2 (3.3%)	52 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)		0.0			3.0				3.6		16.7				0.0		8.2							$20,227	$5,052	$15,175
Gould Educational Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	117 West Dunham	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-0915	351	45	7.7	72.9%	58 (16.5%)	7 (2.0%)	268 (76.4%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)								(n/a)					8.3						0.0						0.0	75.9	75.9	75.9	75.9	75.9	75.9	$54,372	$14,577	$39,795
Duane E. Furman Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	955 West Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	348	18	19.6	92.2%	21 (6.0%)	6 (1.7%)	304 (87.4%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)	18.2	3.7	15.7		11.5	27.3	16.7	32.3	14.6	28.0	24.5	9.1	0.0	19.4	2.1	3.1	7.8							$23,552	$7,896	$15,656
Centennial Independent Study	Public, Alternative	1-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	25	2	12.7	84.0%	11 (44.0%)	2 (8.0%)	10 (40.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																								$27,575	$809	$26,766
Freedom Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	16362 Paula Rd.	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 645-3590	53	2	27.7	37.7%	21 (39.6%)	1 (1.9%)	26 (49.1%)	1 (1.9%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					21.4						42.9						19.1							$10,684	$708	$9,976
Crescent View South II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4348 West Shaw Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Crescent View South II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 389-7270	1,260	45	27.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				23.5	23.5					29.9	29.9					9.4	9.4
Valley Children's Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	9300 Valley Children's Pl. Ste	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	3	0	16.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																								$66,229	$260	$65,969
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Public, Alternative	K-12	2698 North Brawley	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5230	260	10	24.9	75.4%	35 (13.5%)	20 (7.7%)	181 (69.6%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)			10.2	0.0	8.2					24.1	22.2					3.5	2.5
Kerman Unified Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	14655 West F St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 843-9800	140	3	51.8	93.6%	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	125 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)			6.4		7.4					25.5	22.6					0.0	0.0							$14,711	$4,895	$9,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Technical Center

Is Pioneer Technical Center a good school?

Pioneer Technical Center ranks in the bottom 14.3% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Technical Center?

Students at Pioneer Technical Center are 86% Hispanic, 12% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pioneer Technical Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 207 students attended Pioneer Technical Center.

What district is Pioneer Technical Center in?

Madera County Superintendent of Schools

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