Pioneer Charter School of Science
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #64 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 20%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Pioneer Charter School of Science is a public charter school serving students in the Greater Boston area, though its precise location and host community are not specified in the information provided. Charter schools in Massachusetts operate independently of traditional town-based school districts and enroll students through a public lottery rather than by residential assignment. Pioneer Charter School of Science is structured as a single-school district, with its high school serving as its only institution. Further details about its specific campus location and enrollment area are best confirmed through the school directly or the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
How it compares
- Strongest area: ELA MCAS, in the top 1% of districts. 63% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 37% of districts.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is up 5.4 points since 2023 (57.159% to 62.5976%), while statewide it fell 3.8 points.
- Trend: Math MCAS is up 6.1 points since 2023 (64.7408% to 70.8847%).
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
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.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Pioneer Charter School of Science). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
53.6% female · 46.4% male
Spending & teachers
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 71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
8 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 0.4% missed 20% or more of school days