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Pioneer Elementary School

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Pioneer Elementary School ranks 239 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Gilbert, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 359 students. The school is part of the Gilbert Unified District, which is ranked 85 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Pioneer Elementary School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating strong academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 4th-grade students achieved 71% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to the district's 58% and the state's 40%. The school's 5th-grade students also performed well, with 53% proficiency in Science, compared to the district's 49% and the state's 34%. Additionally, Pioneer Elementary School has a higher per-student spending compared to the state average, with $9,686 spent per student in the 2021-2022 school year, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 students per teacher in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Pioneer Elementary School excels in the performance of many student subgroups, the school's rankings for African American and English Language Learner students have been consistently low, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support for these populations. The school's performance for Hispanic students has also declined over the past few years, dropping from the top 15% of Arizona elementary schools in 2020-2021 to the top 35% in 2022-2023. However, the school's low socioeconomic status students ranked in the top 10% of Arizona elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Compared to nearby schools, Pioneer Elementary School performs significantly better than the Johnson Elementary and Wilson Elementary schools, but lags behind the high-performing Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete and Challenger Basic School, both of which are charter schools in the immediate vicinity.

310

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,686

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1535 N Greenfield Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85234-8532

(480) 892-2022

District: Gilbert Unified District

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.7%

Hispanic:

35.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (54% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (74th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Arizona avg38%

239^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Gilbert Unified District

85^th of 289Gilbert Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	239 of 909	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	322 of 912	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	328 of 1245	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	293 of 1000	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	211 of 1226	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	261 of 1039	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	190 of 1109	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	149 of 1106	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.4	165 of 1079	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	229 of 955	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.8	116 of 1079	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	156 of 1158	86.5%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	175 of 1141	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	260 of 1075	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	300 of 1090	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.9	213 of 1062	79.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.4	810 of 895	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	347 of 620	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	196 of 589	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	256 of 602	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	354 of 1219	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.1	374 of 824	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.2	176 of 1219	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	250 of 862	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	216 of 1023	78.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	402 of 1170	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	225 of 716	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	150 of 1198	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	199 of 709	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	95 of 911	89.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.8	135 of 423	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	47 of 549	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	54 of 556	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	229 of 1116	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	178 of 618	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	80 of 820	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	194 of 626	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	251 of 628	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	314 of 1216	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	246 of 830	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	277 of 1220	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	245 of 850	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	172 of 1032	83.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	59.4	91 of 239	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.3	221 of 617	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	205 of 444	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	350 of 1027	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	84.6	27 of 219	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	178 of 654	72.8%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	48.5	79 of 171	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	512 of 820	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	338 of 1201	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	126 of 465	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	274 of 486	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	343 of 1024	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	313 of 800	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	216 of 1161	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	244 of 595	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	232 of 720	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2014	92.9	24 of 690	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	79.9	119 of 787	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	89.5	33 of 772	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	77.0	140 of 685	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	121 of 692	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	132 of 663	80.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2023)88th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2021)68th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)66th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)64th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2021)62nd percentile-21 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)54th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2021)44th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2023)38th percentile-36 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-68 vs school

African American (2021)9th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+18 vs state

English Language Arts54%+14 vs state

Science53%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1535 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 892-2022	310	31	9.8		151 (48.7%)	14 (4.5%)	110 (35.5%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.5%)	71.5	239^th of 909 public elementary schools	73.7%		61	322^nd of 912 public elementary schools	64.7%	83	47.0	64.0	53.0	52.0	52.0	71.0	61.0	36.0	53.0	$9,686	$429	$514	$1,373	$8,864		$8,742
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Arete	Public, Charter	K-5	4525 E. Baseline Road	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Archway Classical Academy Arete	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 222-4233	522	31	16.8		290 (55.6%)	15 (2.9%)	136 (26.1%)	35 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.9%)	88.1	85^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.6%		86.7	105^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.5%	20	68.0	73.0	64.0		67.0	70.0	67.0		52.0	$10,207	$413	$96	$922	$6,021	$3,677	$9,699
Challenger Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	1315 N Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Challenger Basic School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 830-1750	274	21	13.0		226 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	92.9	52^nd of 909 public elementary schools	94.3%		93.7	49^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.6%	3	85.0	82.0	78.0	74.0	64.0	79.0	68.0	77.0	54.0		$00			$00
Val Vista Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 N Blue Grotto Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 926-6301	506	35	14.3		302 (59.7%)	12 (2.4%)	142 (28.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.3%)	75.3	201^st of 909 public elementary schools	77.9%		76.5	191^st of 912 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	44.0	83.0	68.0	78.0	45.0	58.0	53.0	39.0	61.0	$9,628	$500	$467	$1,467	$8,599	$61	$8,661
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 N Key Biscayne Dr	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-9343	466	39	11.8		254 (54.5%)	10 (2.1%)	153 (32.8%)	13 (2.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	74.8	206^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.3%		58.7	342^nd of 912 public elementary schools	62.5%	136	51.0	60.0	52.0	74.0	65.0	56.0	44.0	68.0	44.0	$9,630	$187	$503	$877	$9,371		$8,939
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	4949 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-2600	889	36	24.6		595 (66.9%)	22 (2.5%)	193 (21.7%)	21 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.5%)	95.6	26^th of 909 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	13^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.6%	13	59.0	81.0	73.0	83.0	75.0	83.0	89.0	80.0	71.0	$6,933	$51	$02	$104	$6,697	$183	$6,880
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3777 E Houston Ave	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 507-1359	561	41	13.7		342 (61.0%)	14 (2.5%)	141 (25.1%)	20 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.8%)	72	235^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.1%		64	297^th of 912 public elementary schools	67.4%	62	51.0	60.0	60.0	71.0	47.0	53.0	44.0	59.0	48.0	$10,735	$230	$602	$1,062	$9,785	$118	$9,903
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3807 E Pueblo Ave	Mesa	85206	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 427-6800	562	40	14.2		279 (49.6%)	32 (5.7%)	194 (34.5%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.8%)	44.9	438^th of 909 public elementary schools	51.8%		45.1	438^th of 912 public elementary schools	52.0%		40.0	37.0	43.0	57.0	42.0	26.0	31.0	37.0	47.0	$9,469	$445	$153	$1,043	$8,554	$317	$8,871
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1211 E Guadalupe Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2803	518	35	14.7		305 (58.9%)	15 (2.9%)	132 (25.5%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.5%)	85.5	112^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.5	86^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.6%	26	45.0	75.0	64.0	74.0	61.0	65.0	70.0	70.0	56.0	$7,810	$273	$647	$1,194	$7,019		$6,890
Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 E Elliot Rd	Gilbert	85234	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 892-2801	919	51	18.0		726 (79.0%)	8 (0.9%)	128 (13.9%)	17 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.1%)	89.5	74^th of 909 public elementary schools	91.9%		89.4	75^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.8%	1	61.0	77.0	66.0	69.0	65.0	68.0	68.0	66.0	59.0	$5,430	$109	$185	$402	$5,002	$135	$5,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary School

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Pioneer Elementary School.

What district is Pioneer Elementary School in?

Gilbert Unified District

Is Pioneer Elementary School a good school?

Pioneer Elementary School ranks 239^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary School?

Students at Pioneer Elementary School are 49% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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