📍 225 E. College Ave., Porterville, Tulare County, 93257
Pioneer Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Porterville, Tulare County. The school has 736 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ubaldo Ortiz. It is part of the Porterville Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
Pioneer Middle enrolls 736 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 618 | 84% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 61 | 8.3% |
| White | 33 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
692 of the school's 736 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pioneer Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pioneer Middle is one of 22 schools in Porterville Unified, based in Porterville, California. The district serves 13,893 students district-wide and employs 627 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 736 students, Pioneer Middle is larger than the district average of about 632 students per school.