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Twin Rivers Unified School District

Twin Rivers Unified School District

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2026-2027

School Fact Sheet

To inspire each student to extraordinary achievement every day

School Highlights

Pioneer TK-8 is a culturally diverse, welcoming, and supportive learning community with a strong sense of school pride. We have a positive approach to school discipline and follow the principles of the Love and Logic approach. We are a learning organization whereby adults and students alike learn and grow. We offer on-site, tailored professional development for our staff including differentiation, trauma-informed teaching, and positive schoolwide discipline.
 

Excellence in Education

  • Focus on schoolwide literacy
  • Focus on mathematical practices
  • Integrated technology with 1:1 ratio
  • Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) meet twice a month
  • Focus on Continuous Cycle of Improvement and Data Analysis
  • Illuminate data system used and monitored
  • Student Support Teacher
  • Leveled Interventions based on student needs
  • CORE, Lesson Design and SWUN Coaches
 

Notable Accomplishments

  • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Platinum Award 2024
  • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Certified 2024
  • Bronze Healthier US School Award
  • One of five northern California schools to be awarded the Healthy Behavior Initiative
  • Growth in English Language Arts (ELA) every year on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
  • Recipient of ENERGY STAR Award
 

Student Support Programs

  • Family and Community Liaisons (FCL)
  • Afghan and Russian/Ukranian Refugee Supports
  • Academic Intervention Specialist Bilingual (AISB)
  • School Counselor, Psychologist, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Specialist and Resources Teachers
  • Wellness Coaches
  • Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) pilot program starting Aug. 2026
 

Enrichment Programs

  • Harvest of the Month and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable participants
  • After-school tutoring
  • 6th grade outdoor Science Camp
  • iXL, Accelerated Reader (AR)
  • Visual Arts grades TK-4 and grades 7-8
  • Music grades 4-6
  • Visual and Performing Arts field trips and assemblies
  • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
 
Annual Events
  • October - Harvest Festival
  • December - Cookies with Santa
  • Spring - Family Game Night
  • Book Fairs
  • Skate Nights
  • Pioneer Family Picnic - fall and spring
 

Contact Information

School Administration
  • Principal: Dr. Isabel Acosta
  • Vice Principal: Ms. Johnson 
  • Office Manager: Zulema Delavega
  • Grades: TK – 8
 
Office Details
  • Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Phone: (916) 566-1940
  • Fax: (916) 566-3554
  • Address: 5816 Pioneer Way, Sacramento, CA 95841
  • Website: https://pioneer.trusd.net