📍 101 W. Pioneer Way, Hanford, Kings County, 93230
Pioneer Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hanford, Kings County. The school has 550 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Anderson. It is part of the Pioneer Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Pioneer Middle enrolls 550 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 31% White and 7.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 297 | 54% |
| White | 173 | 31% |
| Asian | 41 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 550 students (47%) 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pioneer Middle is one of 3 schools in Pioneer Union Elementary, based in Hanford, California. The district serves 1,687 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 550 students, Pioneer Middle is close to the district average of about 562 students per school.