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Massachusetts charter school district

Pioneer Charter School of Science II

1 high school in our rankings

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Ranks #33 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 11%.

Overall rank
#33
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
63%+22 vs MA
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
79%+38 vs MA
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$17,492
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Pioneer Charter School of Science II is a public charter school in Massachusetts, operating as its own district rather than as part of a traditional town-based system. Charter schools in the Commonwealth are tuition-free public schools that operate independently under a charter granted by the state, and they draw students through a public lottery rather than by residential zoning. Pioneer Charter School of Science II focuses on a science and technology-oriented curriculum, serving students across grade levels from its single campus. Specific details about its enrollment, location, and programs should be confirmed directly with the school, as the available information for this profile is limited.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 1% of districts. 79% of students in grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
  • Trend: MCAS results and attendance have held steady over the past three years.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 11% · #33
SAT
Above averagetop 12% · #34
ELA MCAS
Excellenttop 2% · #4
Math MCAS
Excellenttop 1% · #2
AP results
Above averagetop 18% · #49
Graduation
Above averagetop 24% · #67
Attendance
Above averagetop 29% · #94

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Pioneer Charter School of Science II

High schools · ranked among 335

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 1063%in 2026 · state 41%
22 points above the state
Math, grades 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 1079%in 2026 · state 41%
38 points above the state
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
58%+15 vs state
54%+12 vs state
Grade 4
49%+12 vs state
67%+24 vs state
Grade 5
49%+11 vs state
82%+43 vs state
Grade 7
64%+24 vs state
82%+45 vs state
Grade 8
66%+24 vs state
86%+44 vs state
Grade 10
84%+39 vs state
93%+49 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
70%+27 vs state
Grade 8 science
64%+25 vs state
High school biology
66%+28 vs state

High school results

Average SATBetter than average
This district
1224
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Better than average
This district
86.5%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateBetter than average
This district
97.6%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Pioneer Charter School of Science II). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes637
Average class size19.6MA avg 17.3
Who attends
Black/African American
29.7%
Hispanic/Latino
25.4%
White
23.7%
Asian
17.1%
Multi-Race
3.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.6%

50% female · 50% male

Student needs
English learnersHigher than average
This district
25.8%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This district
10.2%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$17.5Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$4,272 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$17.5KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$79.9Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$11,468 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$79.9KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
67.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
MA avg
82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 49 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateBetter than average
This district
94.8%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This district
9.6%
MA avg
16.9%

9.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.4% missed 20% or more of school days