Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Pioneer, California
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Pioneer, California enrolled 171 students in 2024-25 with 6.5 full-time teachers, 26.2 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. 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, 25-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
153 students in 2022-23, 161 students in 2023-24, 171 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.3 to 6.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 153 | 7.3 | 21.1 |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 7.0 | 23.0 |
| 2024-25 | 171 | 6.5 | 26.2 |
26.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 320 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts enrolled 160 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 320 of the 160 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent41.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.1% of students were White, 19.9% Hispanic, 11.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White66.1%
- Hispanic19.9%
- Two or more races11.7%
- Black0.6%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
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 Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts scored proficient or above: 25-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑44% | 34‑37% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 23‑26% (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.
What to look at next about Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
- Pine Grove Elementary STEM MagnetThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 259 students, 24.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Indian Diggings ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 12 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts with Pine Grove Elementary STEM MagnetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Amador County Unified spends per student$14,526 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,526
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaPioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts is the number 5,420 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,420 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher26.2 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.26.2:1
- 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 Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts
How many students attend Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?
171 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 153 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pioneer, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts?
26.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts a Title I school?
Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts 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.How do students at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts do on state tests?
The students tested at Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts scored proficient or above: 25-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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.What district is Pioneer Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts in?
Amador County Unified, NCES district ID 0602450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060245008791 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.