Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIONEER UNION·NCES 063048004740
Pioneer Elementary
6860 Mt. Aukum Rd., Somerset, CA 95684 · (530) 620-7210 · El Dorado County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
36.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
74 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Pioneer Elementary→Mountain Creek Middle
Based on grade levels within Pioneer Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
23.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 17.9% | 26.9% | 43.3% |
| Math | 6.0% | 17.9% | 38.8% | 37.3% |
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 | 29.9% | 23.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 29.4% |
| 2021-22 | 30.9% | 22.4% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 53.9% | 33.7% |
| 2017-18 | 42.9% | 34.9% |
| 2016-17 | 44.1% | 37.9% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Elementary
Pioneer Elementary's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Elementary this school | 162 | 45.7% | 26.1% |
| Chester Elementary Chester | 171 | 48.0% | 39.4% |
| Butteville Elementary Weed | 162 | 43.2% | 53.0% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Grass Valley | 173 | 45.1% | 51.0% |
| Belleview Elementary Sonora | 148 | 48.6% | 50.4% |
| Hazel Fischer Elementary Arnold | 172 | 45.3% | 46.4% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In El Dorado County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,948 of 5,151 | #24 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #3,893 of 5,172 ▼ 389 | #24 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #4,002 of 5,172 ▲ 246 | #24 of 25 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #3,275 of 5,116 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #5,479 of 5,915 | #27 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #4,101 of 5,625 | #10 of 28 |
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
162
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-78% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
36.0:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 162 | 4.5 | 36.0:1 | 46% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 9 | 22.0:1 | 51% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 5.5 | 30.9:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 7 | 24.0:1 | 45% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 7 | 21.7:1 | 68% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 5 | 29.2:1 | 66% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | N/A | N/A | 60% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 36% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 29 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (152 to 162); teachers down 36% (7 to 4.5).
About Pioneer Elementary
Pioneer Elementary is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Somerset, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 162 students. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 65% below that mark.
Pioneer Elementary is in Pioneer Union, a district with 292 students across 3 schools.
At Pioneer Elementary, 70% of students are White. It is also 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of El Dorado County is roughly 78% White. The diversity index for Pioneer Elementary is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Pioneer Elementary comes to 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 36.0:1. The school's 36.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points above the 32% average for public schools in El Dorado County.
Pioneer Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of California public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 52.8% for Pioneer Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 26.1%. The 26.6-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools.
Census data for El Dorado County show the median household earns about $108,845 a year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in El Dorado County number 69, with about 34,706 students.
Pioneer Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Walt Tyler Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 26.1% is below the 33.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Pioneer Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 162 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.0:1 to 36.0:1 over the same years.
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El Dorado County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,662
Census ACS
Median income
$108,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
34,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pioneer Union
- Mountain Creek MiddleMiddle · 99 students
- Walt Tyler ElementaryElementary · 31 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Mountain Creek MiddleMiddle · 99 students
- Walt Tyler ElementaryElementary · 31 students
- Indian Diggings ElementaryElementary · 12 students
Other Pioneer Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 12 states are named Pioneer Elementary. Pioneer Elementary is the 28th largest of the 29.
- Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CA · 1,055 students
- Pioneer ElementaryBrentwood, CA · 859 students
- Pioneer ElementaryUnion City, CA · 623 students
- Pioneer ElementaryEscondido, CA · 598 students
- Pioneer ElementaryDavis, CA · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Walt Tyler Elementary0.0 mi · 31
- Mountain Creek Middle0.1 mi · 99
- Gold Oak Elementary6.1 mi · 270
- Pleasant Valley Middle6.2 mi · 117
- Indian Diggings Elementary7.5 mi · 12
- Pacific Crest Academy8.2 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer ElementaryHow many students attend Pioneer Elementary?
Pioneer Elementary enrolls approximately 162 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pioneer Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioneer Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pioneer Elementary?
Approximately 36.0:1 students per teacher at Pioneer Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pioneer Elementary?
Student demographics at Pioneer Elementary are roughly 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pioneer Elementary public or private?
Pioneer Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pioneer Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.