Pioneer Valley High School Explained

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Pioneer Valley High School
Principal:Shanda Herrera
Established:2004
Type:Public
Location:Santa Maria, California
Streetaddress:675 Panther Drive
Zipcode:93454
Staff:112.30 (FTE)
Ratio:24.72
Enrollment:2,776 (2018-19)[1]
Campus:Medium-sized city
Colors:Teal & Black
Nickname:Panthers
Mascot:Panther
Athletics Conference:CIF Central Section
Central Coast Athletic Association

Pioneer Valley High School (PVHS) is a public comprehensive high school in Santa Maria, California, United States. The school is the newest campus in the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, opening to a class of freshmen and sophomores on August 11, 2004.

Academics

Pioneer Valley High School offers two foreign languages for study: French and Spanish.[2]

The school achieved an API of 693 in 2009.[3]

Athletics

Pioneer Valley High School sports teams are nicknamed the Panthers. Since 2018, the school has competed in the Central Coast Athletic Association, which is affiliated with the CIF Central Section. Prior to that, PVHS was a member of the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS)[4] and the Pac-8 League.

Alumni

Alfonso Romero aka AJ Bishop (Famous Rapper)

Ramiro Medrano Martinez (Writer, Director, & Rapper)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pioneer Valley High. National Center for Education Statistics. May 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: The Principal's View of Pioneer Valley High School . Great Schools . 2010-01-07 .
  3. http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2009/2009GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=42693100102285 CEA
  4. News: High school sports league proposal takes shape under potential Central Section move . Gibson . Travis . . San Luis Obispo, California . The McClatchy Company . 2016-09-06 . 2019-05-06 . limited .