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Pioneer Junior-Senior High School

Q: Is Pioneer Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Pioneer Junior-Senior High School ranks 52 nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 88% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Located in Royal Center, Indiana, Pioneer Junior-Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 432 students. The school is part of the Pioneer Regional School Corp district, which is ranked 90 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pioneer Junior-Senior High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Indiana, ranking as high as 52nd out of 429 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on ILEARN and SAT assessments is significantly higher than the state and district averages, particularly in math and science. For example, in 2024-2025, 65.6% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN Math, compared to 42.16% for the district and the state average. The school's four-year graduation rates have also been consistently high, ranging from 87.2% to 98.6% over the past few years, which are above the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Rochester Community High School and North White High School, Pioneer Junior-Senior High School consistently outperforms them on standardized test scores and overall school rankings. However, the school's relatively homogeneous student population and lower percentage of students with special education needs may suggest a need to focus on diversity and inclusion efforts.

425

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,560

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

417 South Chicago Street
Royal Center, IN 46978

(574) 643-3145

District: Pioneer Regional School Corp

Feeder schools for Pioneer Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Pioneer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Indiana high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg40%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

48^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

52^nd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 380Pioneer Regional School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	48 of 480	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	117 of 491	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	157 of 489	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	150 of 490	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	153 of 483	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	214 of 470	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	226 of 473	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	187 of 472	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.0	358 of 494	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.5	291 of 485	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.5	124 of 470	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	111 of 444	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	65.4	155 of 447	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.9	258 of 451	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	232 of 428	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.3	158 of 423	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.2	279 of 392	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.7	204 of 382	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.9	232 of 375	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.1	191 of 370	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	52 of 429	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	75 of 432	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	120 of 398	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	239 of 409	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	113 of 388	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	75 of 389	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	59 of 385	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	71 of 380	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	55.1	169 of 394	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.4	115 of 400	71.3%	★★★★☆
2014	45.5	185 of 379	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	102 of 353	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.4	57 of 373	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	50.6	165 of 364	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.0	73 of 362	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	60.3	170 of 364	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	153 of 360	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.1	83 of 354	76.6%	★★★★☆
2006	76.9	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	65.5	108 of 349	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	51 of 387	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	62 of 392	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	90 of 388	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	9 of 377	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	8 of 377	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	41 of 379	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	58 of 386	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	103 of 392	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	158 of 383	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	222 of 289	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	282 of 285	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	68 of 377	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	89 of 381	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	159 of 375	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	271 of 378	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math66%

Biology65%+19 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing58%+4 vs state

English Language Arts47%

Mathematics34%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Pioneer Junior-Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (2025)		ILEARN Biology (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	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	417 South Chicago Street	Royal Center	46978	Cass County	Pioneer Regional School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 643-3145	425	32	13.4	49.2%	381 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	78.4	52^nd of 429 public high schools	87.9%		71.5	75^th of 432 public high schools	82.6%	23	58.2	34.3		43.7	50.9	46.8		61.1	71.7	65.6			64.9	$12,560	$68	$12,491
The Academy at Logansport Community School	Public	7-12	2815 E Market St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 722-2912	244	12	21.2	68.9%	97 (39.8%)	17 (7.0%)	117 (48.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	5.5	412^th of 429 public high schools	4.0%		5.7	416^th of 432 public high schools	3.7%	4	14.8	0.0		0.0	4.6	4.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	20.0	20.0	6.3	$8,453	$1,045	$7,408
Century Career Center	Public	6-12	2500 Hopper St	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 722-3811	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Logansport Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Berry Ln	Logansport	46947	Cass County	Logansport Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 753-0441	1,148	80	14.3	61.1%	470 (40.9%)	64 (5.6%)	541 (47.1%)	34 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.3%)	34.5	289^th of 429 public high schools	32.6%		32.9	292^nd of 432 public high schools	32.4%	3	42.4	13.0											35.4	$11,791	$1,072	$10,719
Caston Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	9815 S State Rd 25	Rochester	46975	Fulton County	Caston School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 857-3505	435	34	12.7	60.7%	396 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	42.7	242^nd of 429 public high schools	43.6%		63.3	114^th of 432 public high schools	73.6%	128	30.2	11.3	36.8	54.2	48.3	45.4	47.1	37.5	24.1	36.8	54.4	54.4	59.5	$12,372	$1,212	$11,161
Winamac Community High School	Public	9-12	715 School Dr	Winamac	46996	Pulaski County	Eastern Pulaski Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 946-6151	345	31	11.1	48.7%	320 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	56.3	164^th of 429 public high schools	61.8%		65.8	102^nd of 432 public high schools	76.4%	62	49.4	30.1											40.4	$12,347	$714	$11,633
Twin Lakes Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 S 3rd St	Monticello	47960	White County	Twin Lakes School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 583-7108	620	51	12.2	55.6%	484 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	48.2	216^th of 429 public high schools	49.7%		55.4	159^th of 432 public high schools	63.2%	57	60.3	23.7											24.4	$12,659	$360	$12,299
Lewis Cass High School	Public	9-12	6422 E Sr 218 W	Walton	46994	Cass County	Lewis Cass Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 626-2511	388	35	11.1	43.6%	339 (87.4%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	50.6	202^nd of 429 public high schools	52.9%		45.6	227^th of 432 public high schools	47.5%	25	58.7	21.3											30.3	$12,850	$364	$12,486
Rochester Community High School	Public	8-12	1 Zebra Ln	Rochester	46975	Fulton County	Rochester Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 223-2176	567	46	12.2	58.2%	503 (88.7%)	5 (0.9%)	39 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	50.7	201^st of 429 public high schools	53.1%		45.4	228^th of 432 public high schools	47.2%	27	55.6	16.2			41.1	41.1			14.3	14.3			43.1	$29,188	$988	$28,200
North White High School	Public	9-12	305 E Broadway	Monon	47959	White County	North White School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 253-6638	272	21	12.8	72.1%	127 (46.7%)	2 (0.7%)	139 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	21.4	338^th of 429 public high schools	21.2%		19.1	347^th of 432 public high schools	19.7%	9	30.7	3.2											36.5	$17,248	$451	$16,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Junior-Senior High School

Is Pioneer Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Pioneer Junior-Senior High School ranks 52^nd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pioneer Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Pioneer Junior-Senior High School.

What district is Pioneer Junior-Senior High School in?

Pioneer Regional School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Pioneer Junior-Senior High School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Pioneer Junior-Senior High School?

Pioneer Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pioneer Elementary School

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