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If you had an hour of school board time for Pioneer, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,043
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061089013246
Pioneer
1001 Hiett Ave., Delano, CA 93215 · (661) 474-4911 · Kern County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,043 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
912 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (130).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +25.0pp since 2014
Math
40.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +27.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 27.8% | 24.9% | 25.1% |
| Math | 16.8% | 23.9% | 25.3% | 33.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 40.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.6% | 28.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.5% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 35.4% | 22.5% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 24.3% |
| 2016-17 | 36.1% | 18.1% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pioneer
Pioneer's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer this school | 1,043 | 87.4% | 41.0% |
| Sycamore Magnet Academy Tustin | 1,085 | 87.2% | 18.8% |
| McFadden Institute of Technology Santa Ana | 1,074 | 90.2% | 18.4% |
| KIPP Corazon Academy South Gate | 1,070 | 87.4% | N/A |
| KIPP Comienza Community Prep Huntington Park | 1,075 | 88.0% | N/A |
| King Elementary Stockton | 942 | 89.2% | 28.2% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pioneer ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,391 of 5,151 | #36 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,243 of 5,172 ▲ 784 | #33 of 150 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,028 of 5,172 ▲ 221 | #25 of 150 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.1pp | #145 of 5,116 | #6 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,043 | #55 of 5,915 | #3 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #1,366 of 5,352 | #58 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #4,709 of 5,354 | #120 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #1,406 of 5,625 | #76 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #3,837 of 3,837 | #95 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,043
+76 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 22.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,043 | 50.2 | 20.8:1 | 87% (912) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 47.7 | 20.5:1 | 89% (865) |
| 2022-23 | 955 | 45.2 | 21.1:1 | 85% (810) |
| 2020-21 | 967 | 43 | 22.5:1 | 70% (681) |
| 2017-18 | 1,044 | 42.9 | 24.4:1 | 84% (878) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 40 | 23.2:1 | 87% (808) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,044 to 1,043); teachers up 17% (42.9 to 50.2).
About Pioneer
Pioneer is a public large elementary school in Delano, California. In all, 1,043 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 124% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The 12 schools of Delano Union Elementary, including Pioneer, enroll 6,185 students.
At Pioneer, 92% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% Asian. Census figures show Kern County is about 57% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pioneer scores 15%.
Pioneer reported 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 912 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 87% of enrollment. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Kern County.
Pioneer holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of California public elementary schools.
Test results at Pioneer are 12.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.0% actual, 28.3% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kern County show that the median household earns about $70,210 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Kern County, 279 public schools serve about 197,431 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Robert F. Kennedy High, is the closest to Pioneer. Pioneer has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 39.1% proficiency; Pioneer posts 41.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 8%, from 967 to 1,043. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 22.5:1 to 20.8:1.
The discussion board for Pioneer is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delano Union Elementary
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science AcademyMiddle · 585 students
- Almond Tree MiddleMiddle · 554 students
- Del Vista Math and Science AcademyElementary · 526 students
- La Vina MiddleMiddle · 521 students
- MorningsideElementary · 477 students
Other schools in Delano
- Wonderful College Prep AcademyCombined · 1,845 students
- Robert F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Cesar E. Chavez HighHigh · 1,318 students
- Delano HighHigh · 1,221 students
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science AcademyMiddle · 585 students
Other Pioneer schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pioneer. Pioneer is the largest of the 5.
- Pioneer SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY, UT · 438 students
- Pioneer SchoolOGDEN, UT · 394 students
- Pioneer SchoolLebanon, OR · 261 students
- Pioneer SchoolBillings, MT · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Robert F. Kennedy High0.3 mi · 1,394
- Almond Tree Middle0.6 mi · 554
- Fremont Elementary0.9 mi · 440
- Nueva Vista Language Academy0.9 mi · 684
- Albany Park Elementary1.2 mi · 319
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science Academy1.8 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About PioneerHow large is Pioneer?
Pioneer enrolls approximately 1,043 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Pioneer serve?
Pioneer serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pioneer have?
Pioneer employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pioneer?
Student demographics at Pioneer are roughly 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pioneer in?
Pioneer is part of Delano Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.