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Enrollment
636
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360897000686
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
12145 COUNTY LINE RD, YORKSHIRE, NY 14173 · (716) 492-9345 · Cattaraugus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 90% of New York public high schools
- ATest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
298 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 140 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 147 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 20 | 3% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 84.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in New York's top 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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 636 | 46.9% | 81.7% |
| MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL MEXICO | 619 | 47.3% | 59.3% |
| CAMDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMDEN | 630 | 45.9% | 71.7% |
| OGDENSBURG FREE ACADEMY OGDENSBURG | 646 | 46.0% | 62.2% |
| BEEKMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WEST CHAZY | 557 | 46.9% | 72.0% |
| FRANKLIN ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL MALONE | 705 | 45.1% | 56.7% |
Matched among New York 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 SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Cattaraugus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #154 of 1,135 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #164 of 1,109 ▼ 3 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #423 of 1,135 ▲ 29 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #405 of 1,216 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #147 of 1,058 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #981 of 1,070 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #740 of 1,167 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #360 of 743 | #5 of 8 |
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
636
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 636 | 70.4 | 9.0:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 71.4 | 9.6:1 | 49% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 67.2 | 9.8:1 | 42% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 67 | 10.4:1 | 46% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 66.7 | 10.9:1 | 50% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 70 | 10.4:1 | 50% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 68 | 11.4:1 | 43% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 1,052 | 72 | 14.6:1 | 36% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 959 | 62 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school located in YORKSHIRE, New York. In all, 636 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
In YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,137 students.
A large majority of enrollment at PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White, at 94%. The school is also 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 12%.
The school has 70.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.0 students per teacher. The average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Cattaraugus County average a similar 50%.
Among New York public high schools, PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL beats its 57.8% prediction with 81.7%, a top-10% result in New York.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cattaraugus County show that the median household earns about $59,540 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Cattaraugus County, 31 public schools serve about 11,228 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL, is the closest to PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 10.4:1 to 9.0:1.
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Cattaraugus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,145
Census ACS
Median income
$59,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
11,228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 659 students
- ARCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 659
- ARCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 505
- DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 337
- HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 216
- HAROLD O BRUMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 303
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 636 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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