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Pioneer Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2950 Gerard Ave.
Merced, CA 95341
Phone
(209) 725-7111
District
Weaver Union
County
MERCED COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1126
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Pioneer Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
46%
36%
46%
35%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
43%
37%
44%
31%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
35%
47%
20%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
21
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 216 19.2%
Grade 1 197 17.5%
Grade 2 176 15.6%
Grade 3 170 15.1%
Grade 4 189 16.8%
Grade 5 178 15.8%
Total 1126 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.3% 7.5% 23.2%
Black 6.2% 4.4% 5.1%
Hispanic 70.6% 72.3% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.2% 15.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.4% 66.9% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 67.4% 66.9% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,075 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 199.6 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.2% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 30.0% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.3% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 9.9% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,156 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 20.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.9% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.6% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.8% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.1% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 12.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,087 $25,311,000 57.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $555 $1,736,000 3.9%
Staff $546 $1,710,000 3.9%
General Administration $200 $627,000 1.4%
School Administration $624 $1,952,000 4.4%
Operation $1,168 $3,657,000 8.3%
Transportation $189 $593,000 1.3%
Other $515 $1,612,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,798 $11,887,000 27.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,190 $6,856,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $14,075 $44,054,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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