Pioneer High School (Los Angeles County, California) Explained

Pioneer High School
Opened:Monday, September 14, 1959
Type:Public secondary
Status:Open
Ratio:23.53
Principal:Mary Chapman
Teaching Staff:52.41 (FTE)
Enrollment:1,233 (2020-21)[1]
Streetaddress:10800 Benavon St.
Country:United States
Zipcode:90606
Colors: Green, black, white
Mascot:Titan
Nickname:PiHi or Pioneer
Team Name:Titans
Yearbook:The Torch
Newspaper:Titan Tribune (1959-200X)

Pioneer High School is a public school in West Whittier-Los Nietos, a census-designated place in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California.

Academics

Pioneer High School encourages the taking of AP courses in order to challenge and prepare for college.[2]

Pioneer High School offers a wide variety of AP courses, which include:

General information

Pioneer High School, home of the Titans, is located in unincorporated community of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California, neighboring the city of Pico Rivera. The school serves students from the Los Nietos, South Whittier, and Whittier City school districts. PHS is one of the 5 comprehensive high schools in the Whittier Union High School District.

Demographics

The student body at pioneer is 96.4% Hispanic, 1.8% White, and less than 1% each Asian, Black, Native American and Pacific Islander. (As of 2020-2021)[1]

Titan sports

Fall sports

Winter sports

Spring sports

Summer sports

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pioneer High. National Center for Education Statistics. June 8, 2020.
  2. Web site: Pioneer High School Choosing Classes . 2023-08-02 . phs.wjusd.org.
  3. Web site: e-yearbook.com (tm) . Pioneer High School - Torch Yearbook (Whittier, CA), Class of 1979, Page 170 of 296 E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Search and browse yearbooks online! . 2023-08-02 . e-yearbook.com . en-US.
  4. News: Lauren Tewes -- Hollywood Success. Jun 24, 1979. The Morning News.