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Pioneer High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,538 students

1290 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose CA 95118 (map) | 408-535-6310
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Enrollment

Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 414
  10th Grade: 406
  11th Grade: 364
  12th Grade: 354

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Pioneer High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

English Language Arts

School
77%
  State
51%
  County
73%
  District
75%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Mathematics

School
77%
  State
80%
  County
65%
  District
78%
CAPA Exam Scores (2011): 13 students tested - State percentile rank: 65.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
45%
  State
23%
  County
26%
  District
37%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 290 students tested - State percentile rank: 87.

Algebra II

School
75%
  State
69%
  County
86%
  District
87%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 109 students tested - State percentile rank: 48.

Biology

School
82%
  State
58%
  County
71%
  District
64%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 261 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

Earth Science

School
30%
  State
36%
  County
46%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 115 students tested - State percentile rank: 40.

English Language Arts

School
72%
  State
55%
  County
66%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 444 students tested - State percentile rank: 82.

General Mathematics

School
4%
  State
17%
  County
6%
  District
9%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 45 students tested - State percentile rank: 5.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
22%
  State
21%
  County
18%
  District
20%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 23 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Grade 10

Algebra I

School
18%
  State
12%
  County
8%
  District
7%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 11 students tested - State percentile rank: 70.

Algebra I

School
5%
  State
13%
  County
11%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 20 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

Algebra II

School
71%
  State
42%
  County
53%
  District
60%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 89.

Biology

School
44%
  State
41%
  County
46%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 176 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Chemistry

School
49%
  State
46%
  County
58%
  District
41%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 228 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

English Language Arts

School
67%
  State
48%
  County
58%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 416 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Geometry

School
34%
  State
17%
  County
22%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 323 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
7%
  State
11%
  County
5%
  District
3%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 14 students tested - State percentile rank: 29.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
69%
  State
50%
  County
60%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 413 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
88%
  State
76%
  County
88%
  District
92%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 50 students tested - State percentile rank: 70.

World History

School
60%
  State
45%
  County
54%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 418 students tested - State percentile rank: 83.

Grade 11

Algebra I

School
8%
  State
10%
  County
8%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 12 students tested - State percentile rank: 39.

Algebra II

School
21%
  State
16%
  County
18%
  District
23%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 233 students tested - State percentile rank: 72.

Biology

School
18%
  State
49%
  County
56%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 39 students tested - State percentile rank: 15.

Chemistry

School
28%
  State
29%
  County
36%
  District
26%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 86 students tested - State percentile rank: 50.

English Language Arts

School
64%
  State
45%
  County
54%
  District
49%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 371 students tested - State percentile rank: 87.

Geometry

School
4%
  State
9%
  County
6%
  District
4%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 23 students tested - State percentile rank: 17.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
24%
  State
19%
  County
10%
  District
21%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 91 students tested - State percentile rank: 67.

Physics

School
89%
  State
56%
  County
66%
  District
62%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 151 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
74%
  State
50%
  County
68%
  District
77%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 97 students tested - State percentile rank: 90.

U.S. History

School
68%
  State
48%
  County
57%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 375 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Algebra I

School
41%
  State
33%
  County
42%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 322 students tested - State percentile rank: 59.

Algebra I

School
11%
  State
12%
  County
11%
  District
8%
CMA Exam Scores (2011): 19 students tested - State percentile rank: 43.

Algebra II

School
40%
  State
33%
  County
45%
  District
42%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 356 students tested - State percentile rank: 71.

Biology

School
63%
  State
49%
  County
59%
  District
56%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 476 students tested - State percentile rank: 77.

Chemistry

School
43%
  State
38%
  County
50%
  District
39%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 314 students tested - State percentile rank: 62.

Earth Science

School
29%
  State
35%
  County
42%
  District
47%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 119 students tested - State percentile rank: 42.

General Mathematics

School
4%
  State
28%
  County
29%
  District
11%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 45 students tested - State percentile rank: 2.

Geometry

School
32%
  State
30%
  County
43%
  District
35%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 348 students tested - State percentile rank: 53.

Integrated/Coordinated Science 1

School
22%
  State
20%
  County
15%
  District
19%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 128 students tested - State percentile rank: 60.

Physics

School
89%
  State
52%
  County
66%
  District
54%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 151 students tested - State percentile rank: 91.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
79%
  State
54%
  County
73%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 149 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

World History

School
60%
  State
44%
  County
55%
  District
53%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 422 students tested - State percentile rank: 83.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 751
Black: 46
Hispanic: 453
Asian: 244
Hawaiian: 10
American Indian: 24
Multi-Ethnic: 10

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 17%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 6%

Other Schools Nearby

Pioneer High School (0.00 mi.)
1290 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose CA 95118

The Learning Company & Academy (0.28 mi.)
1200 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose CA 95118

Almaden Elementary School (0.32 mi.)
1295 Dentwood Dr, San Jose CA 95118

Pine Hill School (0.65 mi.)
1325 Bouret Dr, San Jose CA 95118

Our Shepherd's Academy (0.73 mi.)
1480 Luning Dr, San Jose CA 95118

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $73,134 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $390,500 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 11,484 (Occupied: 98.4% - Stave Avg: 100,164.3%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1967 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 17% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 95118)
*NR - Not reported

21:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,538 students - 67 teachers)

Pioneer High School has 21 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 23:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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