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.
Pioneer High School offers a wide variety of AP courses, which include: AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition AP Environmental Science AP French Language AP Human Geography AP Physics C AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP United States Government and Politics AP United States History AP World History
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)
Titan sports Fall sports Cross country Football 2024 CIF Southern Section Championship Division 14; CIF Southern California Regional Division 7-A Championship; 2025 CIF Southern Section Championship Division 14 Tennis (girls) Volleyball (girls) Water polo (boys)
Winter sports Basketball Soccer - 1979 3A CIF Southern Section Championship; 1979 Wrestling -
Spring sports Baseball Golf Softball Swimming Tennis (boys) Track & field Volleyball (boys)
Summer sports Wrestling Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Soccer Tennis Volleyball Water polo
Notable former pupils
Lauren Tewes; actress.
References
External links Pioneer High School Titan Tribune, 1959-1960 Titan Tribune, 1960-1961 Titan Tribune, 1961-1962 Titan Tribune, 1962-1963 Pioneer Highschool School - Titan Memories (1963) President Reagan's Question-and-Answer Session With Pioneer High School Students on June 30, 1983 1983 CNN Report about Pioneer Pioneer High School Showcase (2022)