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Pioneer Charter School of Science

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
121st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 87% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

The Pioneer Charter School of Science is an alternative public charter school located in Everett, MA that serves grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 779 students. The school has consistently maintained a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, indicating strong student retention and academic success.

Pioneer Charter School of Science significantly outperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 78.95% of 10th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.66% statewide. In math, 87.72% of 10th graders were proficient or better, compared to 44.6% statewide. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 10.9 over the past few years, which is lower than many of the nearby schools and likely contributes to the strong academic outcomes. Additionally, the school spends $16,081 per student, which is higher than the state average and likely reflects the school's investment in resources and support for its students.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy in Lynn and the Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Boston, Pioneer Charter School of Science stands out as a high-performing institution with consistently strong academic outcomes across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's 0% dropout rate and 100% graduation rate also indicate that it is effectively serving all students and providing the necessary support for them to succeed.

795
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,681
Per pupil spending ?
68.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 51-59 Summer Street
       Everett, MA  02149

(617) 389-7277

District: Pioneer Charter School of Science

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.1%
Hispanic:
27.0%
African American:
20.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2022 → 90th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Massachusetts average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 13% of Massachusetts alternative schools
100% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school65%
District avg65%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
121st of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Top 13%▲ up 15 pts since 2018
From top 29% (2018) to top 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
90th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Top 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 19% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
34th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202585.5121 of 90686.6%★★★★☆
202478.9197 of 91678.5%★★★★☆
202379.8189 of 92879.6%★★★★☆
202268.4290 of 93268.9%★★★☆☆
202164.3345 of 93663.1%★★★☆☆
201964.6333 of 94264.6%★★★☆☆
201871.3269 of 93471.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202589.26 of 16996.4%★★★★★
202493.55 of 16797.0%★★★★★
202392.56 of 16796.4%★★★★★
202284.612 of 17393.1%★★★★★
202178.814 of 16691.6%★★★★★
201978.116 of 17290.7%★★★★★
201887.611 of 17493.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202471.332 of 28288.7%★★★★☆
202394.82 of 26499.2%★★★★★
202276.023 of 26791.4%★★★★★
202168.528 of 24088.3%★★★★☆
201992.89 of 25896.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202582.4139 of 86984.0%★★★★☆
202477.7194 of 88678.1%★★★★☆
202376.7202 of 88777.2%★★★★☆
202268.7271 of 90169.9%★★★★☆
202163.7323 of 89864.0%★★★☆☆
201967.9276 of 90269.4%★★★☆☆
201877.5171 of 89380.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202591.215 of 45896.7%★★★★★
202478.052 of 44688.3%★★★★☆
202389.718 of 42095.7%★★★★★
202289.020 of 40195.0%★★★★★
202191.015 of 37996.0%★★★★★
201986.624 of 39894.0%★★★★★
201897.27 of 37998.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202596.65 of 73699.3%★★★★★
202495.314 of 76098.2%★★★★★
202394.98 of 75798.9%★★★★★
202294.38 of 77299.0%★★★★★
202192.415 of 70597.9%★★★★★
201984.844 of 70093.7%★★★★★
201882.953 of 68592.3%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202585.4109 of 88487.7%★★★★☆
202477.4187 of 89179.0%★★★★☆
202380.0167 of 89681.4%★★★★☆
202265.2319 of 90864.9%★★★☆☆
202162.2344 of 90461.9%★★★☆☆
201959.1374 of 90758.8%★★★☆☆
201855.8416 of 89853.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202568.4151 of 71778.9%★★★★☆
202477.2113 of 73184.5%★★★★☆
202289.343 of 90595.2%★★★★★
202185.582 of 89490.8%★★★★★
201984.867 of 89692.5%★★★★★
201893.612 of 88698.6%★★★★★

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202159.4395 of 92557.3%★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202175.187 of 39978.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202586.261 of 73791.7%★★★★★
202483.387 of 75388.4%★★★★☆
202388.848 of 76293.7%★★★★★
202276.1144 of 76481.2%★★★★☆
202172.9183 of 76576.1%★★★★☆
201960.6300 of 78061.5%★★★☆☆
201863.7280 of 77263.7%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202580.690 of 48481.4%★★★★☆
202477.999 of 49379.9%★★★★☆
202376.0113 of 50177.4%★★★★☆
202284.269 of 49786.1%★★★★☆
202183.273 of 50185.4%★★★★☆
201975.8124 of 49875.1%★★★★☆
201878.4101 of 48479.1%★★★★☆
201772.2135 of 48772.3%★★★★☆
201669.8136 of 48271.8%★★★★☆
201467.2156 of 45565.7%★★★☆☆
201377.597 of 45578.7%★★★★☆
201282.572 of 45584.2%★★★★☆
201180.678 of 44982.6%★★★★☆
201070.3132 of 43469.6%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202589.411 of 20694.7%★★★★★
202484.812 of 20294.1%★★★★★
202373.731 of 20985.2%★★★★☆
202284.515 of 21292.9%★★★★★
202190.410 of 19394.8%★★★★★
201985.815 of 19592.3%★★★★★
201886.711 of 17293.6%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201940.5215 of 42449.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202392.92 of 15598.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202571.5119 of 47374.8%★★★★☆
202473.1115 of 48176.1%★★★★☆
202380.286 of 48982.4%★★★★☆
202286.262 of 49487.4%★★★★☆
202182.570 of 48385.5%★★★★☆
201973.4122 of 47874.5%★★★★☆
201875.1117 of 46374.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202582.149 of 37687.0%★★★★☆
202479.750 of 37886.8%★★★★☆
202390.526 of 36492.9%★★★★★
202297.29 of 36897.6%★★★★★
202194.118 of 33594.6%★★★★★
201995.68 of 32297.5%★★★★★
201898.42 of 30999.4%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202594.78 of 46498.3%★★★★★
202493.38 of 46998.3%★★★★★
202391.014 of 48197.1%★★★★★
202297.92 of 48999.6%★★★★★
202197.95 of 46298.9%★★★★★
201988.929 of 45293.6%★★★★★
201897.25 of 43898.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202585.765 of 47386.3%★★★★☆
202480.287 of 48382.0%★★★★☆
202363.2161 of 48967.1%★★★☆☆
202277.092 of 49781.5%★★★★☆
202180.080 of 48583.5%★★★★☆
201976.9106 of 47877.8%★★★★☆
201879.292 of 46680.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202296.610 of 50398.0%★★★★★
202196.79 of 48998.2%★★★★★
201990.521 of 48495.7%★★★★★
201897.83 of 46799.4%★★★★★

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202181.577 of 49184.3%★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202183.949 of 33985.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202584.351 of 38686.8%★★★★☆
202483.854 of 39286.2%★★★★☆
202381.761 of 40384.9%★★★★☆
202283.753 of 40486.9%★★★★☆
202178.464 of 40184.0%★★★★☆
201961.8141 of 39664.4%★★★☆☆
201865.8118 of 39570.1%★★★★☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202592.234 of 34990.3%★★★★★
202492.720 of 34894.3%★★★★★
202395.38 of 34797.7%★★★★★
202287.242 of 34287.7%★★★★☆
202186.831 of 28589.1%★★★★☆
201980.167 of 35180.9%★★★★☆
201877.267 of 34580.6%★★★★☆
201779.351 of 34885.3%★★★★☆
201676.568 of 35180.6%★★★★☆
201581.525 of 35492.9%★★★★★
201480.927 of 34792.2%★★★★★
201382.116 of 34495.3%★★★★★
201271.5104 of 34069.4%★★★☆☆
201180.452 of 34084.7%★★★★☆
201075.192 of 33572.5%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202596.18 of 14894.6%★★★★★
202498.73 of 16098.1%★★★★★
202399.42 of 14298.6%★★★★★
202192.27 of 9492.6%★★★★★
201987.110 of 13792.7%★★★★★
201878.523 of 13482.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201847.262 of 9131.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202594.320 of 33794.1%★★★★★
202493.811 of 34296.8%★★★★★
202393.315 of 33995.6%★★★★★
202290.422 of 34093.5%★★★★★
202184.239 of 28186.1%★★★★☆
201982.844 of 34287.1%★★★★☆
201882.226 of 33992.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202596.712 of 24595.1%★★★★★
202499.61 of 24999.6%★★★★★
202398.35 of 24197.9%★★★★★
202295.110 of 21795.4%★★★★★
202198.62 of 14998.7%★★★★★
201993.811 of 20694.7%★★★★★
201893.54 of 19397.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202598.29 of 33497.3%★★★★★
202497.59 of 33897.3%★★★★★
202399.72 of 33899.4%★★★★★
202297.85 of 33298.5%★★★★★
202195.75 of 25398.0%★★★★★
201991.215 of 33095.5%★★★★★
201890.312 of 33096.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202585.260 of 33982.3%★★★★☆
202488.039 of 34288.6%★★★★☆
202395.69 of 34397.4%★★★★★
202282.362 of 33981.7%★★★★☆
202187.926 of 28190.7%★★★★★
201971.4109 of 34668.5%★★★☆☆
201871.6109 of 34368.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202299.14 of 33998.8%★★★★★
202197.73 of 26898.9%★★★★★
201995.114 of 34896.0%★★★★★
201888.721 of 34493.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202594.89 of 29897.0%★★★★★
202486.338 of 30287.4%★★★★☆
202397.62 of 30199.3%★★★★★
202286.535 of 30088.3%★★★★☆
202181.838 of 24984.7%★★★★☆
201885.710 of 30396.7%★★★★★
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)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school
African American (2025)96th percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)88th percentile~ school
Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)78th percentile+15 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)57th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2023)99th percentile+21 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2022)98th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)95th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+6 vs school
White (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)86th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)84th percentile~ school
Female (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2019)49th percentile-26 vs school
High school
Special Education (2022)99th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school
White (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school
Asian (2018)32nd percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics69%+28 vs state
Science67%+26 vs state
Biology67%+28 vs state
English Language Arts62%+21 vs state
Civics49%+10 vs state

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Pioneer Charter School of Science ranks 121st of 906 Massachusetts alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Pioneer Charter School of Science are 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Pioneer Charter School of Science.


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