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Pioneer High School

1400 Pioneer Avenue, Woodland, CA 95776View on map

  • Public
  • Woodland
  • 364 seniors
  • 1,621 students

Pioneer High School is a public high school in Woodland (Woodland Joint Unified) with 364 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 77 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

55 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

55 of 364 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

77 of 364 seniors

County median 22%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

5 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

6 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Pioneer High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    5 of 36 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.08)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    6 of 36 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine13 pts lower

    9%

    3 of 33 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    11 of 32 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    13 of 36 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.02)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    32 of 70 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    18 of 25 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.80)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    18 of 20 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 4.02)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Pioneer High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo20 pts higher

    50%

    13 of 26 admitted

    This school50%Overall30%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    74 of 78 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Chico4 pts higher

    97%

    38 of 39 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (344 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

70%

240 of 344 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

70 graduates

Community college

45%

154 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC268%
CSU4413%
CA private college93%
Out of state72%
Community college15445%
Not enrolled10430%
Enrolled in college24070%
Total344100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

16

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

17% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

121 of 374 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

12%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

50 of 403 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 61%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 72%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 45%

Across California

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