Pioneer Elementary — Academic Performance — Merced, California

Performance

Pioneer Elementary — Academic Performance

Standardised assessments, graduation outcomes and college-readiness metrics for Pioneer Elementary in Merced, California.

Headline Indicator

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Science (CAST)

California Science Test, percentage meeting or exceeding the standard, 2025

CAASPP

18%

Met or exceeded the standard

2025

Exceeded the standard

165

Students tested

Grade	Met or exceeded	Exceeded	Tested
Grade 5	18%	3%	165

Source: test_scores, CAASPP science results for 2025. Percentages are of students with a reported score. Results for very small groups are suppressed by the state and show as -.

Results by Student Group

CAASPP 2025, percentage meeting or exceeding the standard for each reported student group

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
All students	42% 515 tested	36% 516 tested	18% 165 tested
Gender
Female	43% 261 tested	32% 264 tested	19% 97 tested
Male	40% 254 tested	41% 252 tested	16% 68 tested
Race and ethnicity
Asian	51% 45 tested	36% 44 tested	27% 15 tested
Black or African American	14% 22 tested	14% 22 tested	-
Hispanic or Latino	42% 366 tested	38% 367 tested	17% 115 tested
White	43% 46 tested	48% 46 tested	33% 12 tested
Two or more races	41% 32 tested	21% 33 tested	7% 15 tested
Socioeconomic status
Economically disadvantaged	42% 485 tested	36% 483 tested	18% 153 tested
Not economically disadvantaged	37% 30 tested	33% 33 tested	8% 12 tested
English learners
English learners	15% 86 tested	13% 87 tested	0% 28 tested
English learners, 12 months or more	15% 85 tested	13% 82 tested	0% 25 tested
At risk of becoming a long term English learner	12% 41 tested	13% 39 tested	0% 12 tested
Reclassified fluent English proficient	82% 51 tested	67% 51 tested	35% 26 tested
Initial fluent English proficient	72% 18 tested	67% 18 tested	-
Ever an English learner	40% 137 tested	33% 138 tested	17% 54 tested
Never an English learner	42% 378 tested	38% 378 tested	18% 111 tested
English only	41% 360 tested	36% 360 tested	16% 105 tested
Disability
Students with disabilities	16% 75 tested	15% 74 tested	0% 18 tested
No reported disability	46% 440 tested	40% 442 tested	20% 147 tested
Parent education
Parent not a high school graduate	19% 54 tested	13% 54 tested	12% 26 tested
Parent high school graduate	33% 94 tested	24% 97 tested	12% 34 tested
Parent some college	46% 175 tested	41% 174 tested	21% 53 tested
Parent college graduate	53% 103 tested	48% 103 tested	19% 31 tested
Parent graduate school	46% 48 tested	51% 47 tested	33% 12 tested

View 12 further student groups reported by the state

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
Not armed forces family member	42% 515 tested	36% 516 tested	18% 165 tested
Not migrant education	42% 514 tested	36% 515 tested	17% 164 tested
Not foster youth	42% 513 tested	36% 515 tested	18% 164 tested
Not homeless	42% 506 tested	37% 507 tested	18% 160 tested
Fluent English proficient and English only	47% 429 tested	41% 429 tested	21% 137 tested
Hispanic or Latino (Econ. Disadvantaged)	42% 346 tested	38% 344 tested	18% 107 tested
Asian (Econ. Disadvantaged)	51% 43 tested	36% 42 tested	29% 14 tested
White (Econ. Disadvantaged)	47% 43 tested	49% 43 tested	36% 11 tested
Parent education declined to state	40% 40 tested	33% 40 tested	-
Two or more races (Econ. Disadvantaged)	43% 28 tested	24% 29 tested	8% 13 tested
Hispanic or Latino (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	45% 20 tested	39% 23 tested	-
Black or African American (Econ. Disadvantaged)	14% 21 tested	14% 21 tested	-

Source: test_scores, CAASPP 2025 student group breakdown. Groups the state suppresses for privacy, or that are too small to report, show as - rather than zero. Groups overlap, so the figures do not sum to the all students row.

English Learner Proficiency (ELPAC)

English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, summative overall performance, 2025

2025

Level 4, well developed

The level used towards reclassification

2025

47%

Level 3 or 4, moderately or well developed

200

English learners tested

Grade	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
Kindergarten	33	12%	24%	48%	15%	64%
Grade 1	37	19%	43%	35%	3%	38%
Grade 2	38	24%	39%	34%	3%	37%
Grade 3	35	29%	34%	34%	3%	37%
Grade 4	28	11%	25%	43%	21%	64%
Grade 5	29	17%	38%	31%	14%	45%

Level 1 Minimally developed. Level 2 Somewhat developed. Level 3 Moderately developed. Level 4 Well developed.

View ELPAC by student group (24 groups)

Student group	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
Economically Disadvantaged	185	17%	35%	38%	10%	48%
Hispanic or Latino	172	19%	38%	35%	9%	44%
Primary language: Spanish	170	19%	38%	34%	8%	42%
ELs enrolled 12 months or more	167	15%	37%	38%	10%	49%
No Special Education Services	167	16%	29%	44%	11%	54%
Male	118	16%	42%	33%	9%	42%
Female	82	23%	24%	44%	9%	52%
At-Risk of LTEL	42	12%	45%	33%	10%	43%
EL - 2 years in program	42	19%	45%	31%	5%	36%
EL - 1 year in program	37	22%	27%	41%	11%	51%
ELs enrolled fewer than 12 months	33	39%	24%	33%	3%	36%
Special Education Services	33	33%	61%	6%	0%	6%
EL - less than 1 year in program	31	35%	26%	35%	3%	39%
EL - 4 years in program	30	10%	40%	27%	23%	50%
EL - 3 years in program	29	24%	28%	48%	0%	48%
EL - 5 years in program	24	4%	33%	54%	8%	63%
Asian	21	10%	19%	57%	14%	71%
Not Economically Disadvantaged	15	47%	27%	27%	0%	27%
Primary language: Hmong	15	0%	27%	60%	13%	73%
EL - 6+ years in program	7	-	-	-	-	-
Primary language: Punjabi	7	-	-	-	-	-
Homeless	6	-	-	-	-	-
Primary language: Arabic	6	-	-	-	-	-
Two or more races	6	-	-	-	-	-

Source: school_elpac, California Department of Education summative ELPAC 2025. Percentages are of English learners with a reported overall performance level. Grades and groups too small to report are suppressed by the state and show as -, which is not the same as zero.

Sources: state assessment files (EDFacts), school_graduation_v2 (NCES adjusted-cohort), school_sat_act + CRDC SAT/ACT.