Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMADOR COUNTY UNIFIED·NCES 060245008791
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
24625 Highway 88, Pioneer, CA 95666 · (209) 295-6500 · Amador County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
26.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
111 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
38.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.7pp since 2014
Math
31.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.5% | 17.2% | 30.1% | 31.2% |
| Math | 10.6% | 21.3% | 37.2% | 30.9% |
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 | 38.7% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 28.3% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 37.2% | 31.2% |
| 2020-21 | 36.4% | 19.3% |
| 2018-19 | 42.3% | 29.2% |
| 2017-18 | 27.1% | 25.4% |
| 2016-17 | 52.8% | 40.7% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts this school | 171 | 64.9% | 34.8% |
| Montague Elementary Montague | 178 | 66.9% | 39.1% |
| Trinidad Union Trinidad | 161 | 61.5% | 49.7% |
| Blue Lake Union Elementary Blue Lake | 153 | 62.1% | 29.5% |
| Achieve Charter School of Paradise Inc. Paradise | 169 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Cuddeback Elementary Carlotta | 157 | 59.2% | 42.4% |
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 Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Amador County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #2,986 of 5,151 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,024 of 5,172 ▲ 237 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #3,069 of 5,172 ▼ 592 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #2,957 of 5,116 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #5,443 of 5,915 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #3,237 of 5,625 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #1,245 of 3,837 | N/A |
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
171
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 171 | 6.5 | 26.2:1 | 65% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 7 | 23.0:1 | 56% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 7.3 | 21.1:1 | 56% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 8 | 22.0:1 | 56% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 8.9 | 24.5:1 | 67% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 8 | 24.4:1 | 71% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | N/A | N/A | 51% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 13 | 21.2:1 | 50% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 9 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (218 to 171); teachers down 27% (8.9 to 6.5).
About Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is a small elementary school in Pioneer, California. The school had 171 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 63% smaller than that.
Amador County Unified has 4,027 students in 12 schools, and Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts, with 66% of enrollment. It is also 20% Hispanic and 12% multiracial. Amador County's residents are about 76% White, 10 points above the school's share. Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 26.2 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Amador County, the school's rate is higher.
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.5% for Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts. The school posts 34.8%, 6.8 points below the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Amador County, the median household income is $88,044, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 15 public schools in Amador County, enrolling about 4,050 students in all.
Nearest public school: West Point Elementary, about 3.4 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 5 students since 2020-21, to 171. The number of students per teacher rose from 22.0 to 26.2 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Amador County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,428
Census ACS
Median income
$88,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,050 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amador County Unified
- Amador HighHigh · 615 students
- Argonaut HighHigh · 593 students
- Ione ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 479 students
- Ione Junior HighMiddle · 387 students
- Sutter Creek ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- West Point Elementary3.4 mi · 114
- Pine Grove Elementary STEM Magnet4.7 mi · 259
- Indian Diggings Elementary10.3 mi · 12
- Mokelumne Hill Elementary11.5 mi · 149
- Jackson Elementary12.3 mi · 479
- Amador County Special Education12.5 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing ArtsHow many students attend Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-06.
Is Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is approximately 26.2:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?
At Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts, the student body is approximately 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is overseen by Amador County Unified in Amador County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.