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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Pioneer High this year?
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Enrollment
1,393
High
DISTRICT 1,008 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JOSE UNIFIED·NCES 063459005732
Pioneer High
1290 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose, CA 95118 · (408) 535-6310 · Santa Clara County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,393 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
429 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 319 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 353 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 359 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 362 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
72.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.6pp since 2014
Math
49.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.8% | 28.6% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
| Math | 26.9% | 22.6% | 20.0% | 30.5% |
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 | 72.4% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 41.6% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 63.9% | 43.7% |
| 2020-21 | 77.7% | 53.3% |
| 2018-19 | 68.6% | 50.5% |
| 2017-18 | 64.2% | 51.1% |
| 2016-17 | 60.6% | 44.4% |
| 2015-16 | 74.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 High
Pioneer High's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer High this school | 1,393 | 30.8% | 58.9% |
| Alhambra Senior High Martinez | 1,028 | 30.7% | 40.7% |
| Claremont High Claremont | 2,065 | 34.5% | 62.8% |
| Menlo-Atherton High Atherton | 2,158 | 33.0% | 61.6% |
| Escondido Charter High Escondido | 932 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Hillsdale High San Mateo | 1,585 | 25.2% | 54.0% |
Matched among California high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #187 of 1,052 | #18 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #175 of 1,056 ▲ 60 | #19 of 43 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #207 of 1,056 ▼ 10 | #20 of 43 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.1pp | #265 of 1,044 | #2 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,393 | #610 of 2,093 | #31 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #788 of 1,352 | #36 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #172 of 1,351 | #14 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #1,396 of 1,575 | #46 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #332 of 802 | #21 of 39 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,393
-197 (-12%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,359
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 1,393 | 64.5 | 21.6:1 | 31% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 1,469 | 66.8 | 22.0:1 | 29% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 1,514 | 62.1 | 24.4:1 | 27% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 1,590 | 68 | 23.4:1 | 24% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 1,617 | 68.4 | 23.6:1 | 28% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 1,574 | 67 | 23.5:1 | 29% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 1,641 | N/A | N/A | 24% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 1,274 | 62 | 20.6:1 | 16% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 1,359 | 62 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer High.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,617 to 1,393); teachers down 6% (68.4 to 64.5).
About Pioneer High
Pioneer High is a large high school in San Jose, California. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,393 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Enrollment across the 41 schools in San Jose Unified totals 24,322 students.
No group is above 50% at Pioneer High; the largest is Hispanic, at 41%. It is also 35% White, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Santa Clara County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 16 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pioneer High scores 68%.
Based on 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pioneer High has a ratio of 21.6:1. Compared with the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%.
Among California public high schools, Pioneer High outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pioneer High would be expected to post about 61.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.9%.
Santa Clara County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $164,281, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Santa Clara County's 412 public schools enroll about 230,059 students and include Pioneer High.
Measured in a straight line, Almaden Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Pioneer High. The five-mile area around Pioneer High holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.4% proficiency; Pioneer High posts 58.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Pioneer High as City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 12% over 4 years, reaching 1,393 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.4:1 to 21.6:1.
This page is set up for the Pioneer High community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
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Other Pioneer High schools
4 other US public schools in 2 states are named Pioneer High. Pioneer High is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Pioneer HighWoodland, CA · 1,582 students
- Pioneer HighWhittier, CA · 1,000 students
- Pioneer High SchoolANN ARBOR, MI · 1,671 students
- Pioneer High SchoolCROSWELL, MI · 78 students
Nearby schools
- Almaden Elementary0.3 mi · 305
- John Muir Middle0.9 mi · 722
- Dartmouth Middle1.0 mi · 903
- Broadway High1.0 mi · 176
- Branham High1.0 mi · 1,820
- Lietz Elementary1.1 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer HighHow many students attend Pioneer High?
Pioneer High enrolls approximately 1,393 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pioneer High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioneer High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pioneer High have?
Pioneer High employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer High?
At Pioneer High, the student body is approximately 35% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer High?
Pioneer High is overseen by San Jose Unified in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.