Pioneer High School (San Jose, California)

Pioneer High School
Address
Map
1290 Blossom Hill Road

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United States
Coordinates37°14′51″N 121°52′58″W / 37.2474°N 121.88289°W / 37.2474; -121.88289
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1960
LocaleSan Jose Unified School District
PrincipalBradley Craycroft
Mission StatementOpening minds

Serving the community.

Enriching lives.
School Colors  Blue
  White
  Black (secondary)
Staff62.13 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,514 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.37[1]
Color(s)Blue, White & Black      
MascotMustangs
RivalLeland High School
Feeder schoolsCastillero Middle School
John Muir Middle School
Websitepioneer.sjusd.org

Pioneer High School is a highly rated public high school located in the Almaden Valley neighborhood of San Jose, California. It is one of six high schools in the San Jose Unified School District, and is a science magnet school with an interdisciplinary focus on community service and service learning. It was nominated for California Distinguished School awards in 2008, 2006, 2000, and 1996.[2]

In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked Pioneer as the number 2 high school in San Jose Unified School District and number 228 in the state of California,[3] and the education ranking and review website Niche ranked the school as the number 2 high school in the district and number 343 in the state.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Pioneer High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "High Schools in San Jose Unified School District". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Explore San Jose Unified School District". Niche. Retrieved July 14, 2021.