Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks 1381 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 628 students attended Pioneer Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary?

Students at Pioneer Elementary are 66% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Itliong-Vera Cruz High : James Logan High

Pioneer Elementary

Summary:

Pioneer Elementary is a public elementary school located in Union City, California, serving 628 students in grades K-5. It is part of the New Haven Unified School District, which is ranked 703 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Pioneer Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 60.13% of Pioneer Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.07% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 51.57% of Pioneer Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 35.68% for the district and 35.54% for the state. However, the school's performance for Asian and Hispanic students is more mixed, with Asian students ranking in the bottom 30% and Hispanic students ranking in the bottom 50% of California elementary schools.

While Pioneer Elementary generally outperforms the other schools in the New Haven Unified School District, including Alvarado Elementary and Tom Kitayama Elementary, its performance is not as strong when compared to schools in the neighboring Fremont Unified School District, such as Warwick Elementary, Patterson Elementary, Ardenwood Elementary, and Forest Park Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 10-20% of California elementary schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

32737 Bel Aire St.
Union City, CA 94587-5500

(510) 487-4530

District: New Haven Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1381^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,697

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Itliong-Vera Cruz
High:	James Logan High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 628

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

66.4%

Hispanic:

15.9%

White:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 32.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pioneer Elementary ranks better than 76.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.53. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (66.4%), Hispanic (15.9%), White (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 32.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer Elementary is 23.2, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Pioneer Elementary employs 26.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pioneer Elementary is $11,697. 4 elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pioneer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer Elementary 1381^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pioneer Elementary in the ranking list.)

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New Haven Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks New Haven Unified 703^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pioneer Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	84.55	722^nd	4809	85.0%
2005	80.35	913^th	4822	81.1%
2006	77.75	1038^th	4818	78.5%
2007	71.84	1288^th	5113	74.8%
2008	66.03	1583^rd	5113	69.0%
2009	73.32	1288^th	5193	75.2%
2010	72.23	1356^th	5314	74.5%
2011	60.90	1966^th	5377	63.4%
2012	56.42	2243^rd	5390	58.4%
2013	65.58	1802^nd	5530	67.4%
2015	67.45	1597^th	5611	71.5%
2016	66.67	1683^rd	5614	70.0%
2017	67.90	1662^nd	5692	70.8%
2018	57.61	2159^th	5662	61.9%
2019	68.82	1656^th	5789	71.4%
2022	72.55	1502^nd	5883	74.5%
2023	72.36	1486^th	5874	74.7%
2024	74.53	1381^st	5862	76.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	23.55	281^st	339	17.1%
2019	26.71	359^th	445	19.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.24	1602^nd	3246	50.6%
2019	39.97	1790^th	3275	45.3%
2022	73.86	411^th	3311	87.6%
2023	33.14	2312^th	3250	28.9%
2024	52.58	1045^th	3160	66.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	37.28	1316^th	2420	45.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	50.45	2328^th	5084	54.2%
2019	66.84	1358^th	5173	73.7%
2022	67.61	1284^th	5264	75.6%
2023	53.17	2149^th	5374	60.0%
2024	63.73	1583^rd	5511	71.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.69	2202^nd	5413	59.3%
2019	68.33	1587^th	5492	71.1%
2022	74.28	1345^th	5635	76.1%
2023	72.43	1404^th	5617	75.0%
2024	74.06	1314^th	5605	76.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.87	1145^th	2128	46.2%
2019	24.52	2090^th	2585	19.1%
2022	35.91	1241^st	2227	44.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.37	2051^st	5431	62.2%
2019	67.22	1632^nd	5510	70.4%
2022	68.57	1589^th	5663	71.9%
2023	69.68	1522^nd	5650	73.1%
2024	72.49	1386^th	5636	75.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.75	921^st	1071	14.0%
2019	33.55	873^rd	1149	24.0%
2022	38.43	812^th	1154	29.6%
2023	45.45	790^th	1190	33.6%
2024	36.39	888^th	1203	26.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.00	2483^rd	4830	48.6%
2019	58.40	1782^nd	4963	64.1%
2022	44.78	2541^st	5084	50.0%
2023	34.94	3321^st	5098	34.9%
2024	35.62	3305^th	5102	35.2%

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Rank History for White students at Pioneer Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	39.82	1865^th	2834	34.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pioneer Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	272	76	434	94	2	n/a	n/a	878
1989	300	95	455	80	1	n/a	n/a	931
1990	301	74	431	86	1	n/a	n/a	893
1991	315	73	443	84	3	n/a	n/a	918
1992	304	76	436	75	3	n/a	n/a	894
1993	316	96	423	79	3	n/a	n/a	917
1994	288	92	438	81	1	n/a	n/a	900
1995	278	104	419	85	2	n/a	n/a	888
1996	278	104	419	85	2	n/a	n/a	888
1997	279	92	450	99	1	n/a	n/a	921
1998	260	100	468	85	2	n/a	n/a	915
1999	237	75	416	72	1	n/a	n/a	801
2000	242	80	540	92	0	n/a	n/a	954
2001	218	75	538	81	0	n/a	n/a	912
2002	110	63	422	85	0	n/a	n/a	680
2003	110	63	422	85	0	n/a	n/a	680
2004	108	72	406	90	0	n/a	n/a	676
2005	90	82	405	94	3	n/a	n/a	674
2006	88	84	406	79	4	n/a	n/a	661
2007	81	79	405	72	3	n/a	n/a	640
2008	95	117	524	105	6	n/a	n/a	847
2009	70	74	485	68	4	33	92	826
2010	78	79	488	121	1	26	64	857
2011	67	83	501	118	1	24	64	858
2012	67	79	473	119	2	22	70	832
2013	74	75	492	159	1	21	67	889
2014	80	70	474	149	2	16	68	859
2015	80	66	473	153	1	13	53	839
2016	78	52	478	164	1	16	49	838
2017	73	46	471	159	1	12	57	819
2018	62	41	465	154	3	12	58	795
2019	65	35	471	116	3	10	50	750
2020	61	31	462	115	4	13	47	733
2021	55	28	447	108	4	7	36	685
2022	45	23	421	95	7	9	33	633
2023	44	23	417	100	5	8	31	628

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pioneer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	878	35.5	24.7	n/a
1989	931	39.3	23.6	n/a
1990	893	37.8	23.6	n/a
1991	918	38.6	23.7	n/a
1992	894	39.2	22.8	15
1993	917	39.6	23.2	16.4
1994	900	38.8	23.2	16.1
1995	888	38.7	22.9	17.9
1996	888	38.7	22.9	17.9
1997	921	48.9	18.8	20.6
1998	915	52.7	17.4	17.7
1999	801	46.8	17.1	16.9
2000	954	48.3	19.8	15.5
2001	912	47.8	19.1	15.1
2002	680	36.2	18.8	20.9
2003	680	36.2	18.8	20.9
2004	676	35.5	19.0	37.7
2005	674	35.1	19.2	26.9
2006	661	33.9	19.5	28.7
2007	640	32.2	19.9	26.4
2008	847	49.4	17.1	28.7
2009	826	44.4	17.1	30.1
2010	857	42.3	20.2	37
2011	858	n/a	n/a	38.5
2012	832	40.0	20.8	n/a
2013	889	36.0	24.6	38.5
2014	859	31.0	27.7	38.2
2015	839	32.0	26.2	34.9
2016	838	33.0	25.3	33.3
2017	819	33.0	24.8	36.1
2018	795	33.0	24.0	38.2
2019	750	32.0	23.4	34.7
2020	733	n/a	n/a	35.3
2021	685	26.5	25.8	32.4
2022	633	26.0	24.3	39.3
2023	628	26.9	23.2	32.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pioneer Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	878	35.5	24.7	n/a
1989	931	39.3	23.6	n/a
1990	893	37.8	23.6	n/a
1991	918	38.6	23.7	n/a
1992	894	39.2	22.8	15
1993	917	39.6	23.2	16.4
1994	900	38.8	23.2	16.1
1995	888	38.7	22.9	17.9
1996	888	38.7	22.9	17.9
1997	921	48.9	18.8	20.6
1998	915	52.7	17.4	17.7
1999	801	46.8	17.1	16.9
2000	954	48.3	19.8	15.5
2001	912	47.8	19.1	15.1
2002	680	36.2	18.8	20.9
2003	680	36.2	18.8	20.9
2004	676	35.5	19.0	37.7
2005	674	35.1	19.2	26.9
2006	661	33.9	19.5	28.7
2007	640	32.2	19.9	26.4
2008	847	49.4	17.1	28.7
2009	826	44.4	17.1	30.1
2010	857	42.3	20.2	37
2011	858	n/a	n/a	38.5
2012	832	40.0	20.8	n/a
2013	889	36.0	24.6	38.5
2014	859	31.0	27.7	38.2
2015	839	32.0	26.2	34.9
2016	838	33.0	25.3	33.3
2017	819	33.0	24.8	36.1
2018	795	33.0	24.0	38.2
2019	750	32.0	23.4	34.7
2020	733	n/a	n/a	35.3
2021	685	26.5	25.8	32.4
2022	633	26.0	24.3	39.3
2023	628	26.9	23.2	32.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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