Pioneer Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Upland, California

Pioneer Junior High in Upland, California enrolled 771 students in 2024-25 with 35.3 full-time teachers, 21.9 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

716 students in 2022-23, 740 students in 2023-24, 771 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.8 to 35.3.

Students enrolled at Pioneer Junior High by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 77102004006008002022-237162023-247402024-25771
Students enrolled at Pioneer Junior High by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 77102004006008002022-237162023-247402024-25771
Students enrolled at Pioneer Junior High by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 77102004006008002022-237162023-247402024-25771
Students enrolled at Pioneer Junior High by school year2022-23: 716, 2023-24: 740, 2024-25: 77102004006008002022-237162023-247402024-25771
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371632.821.8
2023-2474035.620.8
2024-2577135.321.9

21.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pioneer Junior High 21.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer Junior High 21.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pioneer Junior High 21.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer Junior High 21.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pioneer Junior High 21.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer Junior High 21.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Pioneer Junior High 21.9; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer Junior High 21.9state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 355 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pioneer Junior High enrolled 709 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 355 of the 709 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.2% of students were Hispanic, 32.7% White, 13.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.2%
  2. White32.7%
  3. Asian13.1%
  4. Two or more races4.8%
  5. Black3.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pioneer Junior High scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2260%46%45%
Math, 2022-2348%35% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Upland

2 public middle schools in Upland report 2024-25 enrollment; Pioneer Junior High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pioneer Junior High77121.936.4%
Upland Junior High59918.876.1%

All public schools in Upland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pioneer Junior High

  1. Upland Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 599 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Alta Loma Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 831 students, 25.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Pioneer Junior High with Upland Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Upland Unified spends per student$16,862 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,862
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaPioneer Junior High is the number 469 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#469 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.21.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pioneer Junior High

  1. How many students attend Pioneer Junior High?
    771 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 716 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Upland, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Junior High?
    21.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pioneer Junior High a Title I school?
    Pioneer Junior High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pioneer Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pioneer Junior High scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pioneer Junior High in?
    Upland Unified, NCES district ID 0600016. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060001609092 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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