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Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School

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Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School ranks 357 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

357^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Lafayette, Colorado, serving 439 students within the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 — a district ranked in the 96th percentile statewide. In 2025–2026, Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School ranked 357th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (62nd percentile), earning a 3-star rating and placing it solidly in the middle of the state distribution.

For a school where 46.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Pioneer's literacy results are a clear standout. Its 57.6% English Language Arts proficiency rate in 2025–2026 is well above the state average of 44.7%, and nearly matches Lafayette Elementary (59.8%) — a school just 0.41 miles away with less than half the poverty rate. Pioneer also outperformed Ryan Elementary in ELA (57.6% vs. 48.0%), despite Ryan having a lower poverty rate. The comparison with Alicia Sanchez International School, less than a mile away with 78.5% poverty, is even more striking: Pioneer's proficiency rates (57.6% ELA, 41.3% math) dramatically outpace Alicia Sanchez's (23.8% ELA, 16.9% math).

However, math is a clear relative weakness. Pioneer's 41.3% math proficiency sits just above the state average but far below the district's 56.1%. The most concerning data point is 3rd grade math: only 29.3% of Pioneer 3rd graders were proficient in 2025–2026, versus 55.6% districtwide — though 4th and 5th grade math recover to above-state levels. The school also faces an equity challenge, with significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, and chronic absenteeism rose from 12.5% to 16.5% between 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, though it remains below district and state rates. For parents, Pioneer offers a strong bilingual literacy program that outperforms its demographic profile, but math instruction — particularly in the early grades — and support for economically disadvantaged students remain the key areas to watch.

439

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,924

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 E. Baseline Road
Lafayette, CO 80026-2402

(720) 561-7800

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

28.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Boulder Valley School District No. Re2's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

357^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

5^th of 114Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 among Colorado districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	357 of 946	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	372 of 950	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	299 of 943	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	287 of 933	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	377 of 921	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.9	450 of 710	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	380 of 965	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	347 of 917	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	364 of 929	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	367 of 914	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	381 of 938	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.9	652 of 962	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	597 of 954	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	624 of 935	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	542 of 935	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	598 of 925	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.8	477 of 872	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.3	539 of 849	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	486 of 852	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.0	570 of 829	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.2	627 of 823	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.0	664 of 808	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	28.0	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	364 of 695	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	353 of 694	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	269 of 684	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	220 of 642	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	274 of 595	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	360 of 758	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	360 of 690	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	91 of 120	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	83 of 91	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	82 of 242	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	89 of 172	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	292 of 365	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	237 of 265	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	307 of 332	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	312 of 697	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	275 of 700	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	278 of 683	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	308 of 649	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	351 of 594	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	392 of 764	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	312 of 693	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	38 of 547	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.8	51 of 551	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	43 of 539	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	7 of 525	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.8	96 of 454	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	54 of 596	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-38 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)23rd percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+13 vs state

Math41%+4 vs state

Science41%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

This is an amazing school in so many more ways. You can not compare the duel langue environment to a mono English one, yet that is what is done. My children went to this school and received such a rich education in valuing differences. My daughter continued on and went to school to get her degree in Spanish translation. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E. Baseline Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7800	439	27	16.1	46.2%	127 (28.9%)	3 (0.7%)	300 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	60	357^th of 946 public elementary schools	62.3%		58.8	372^nd of 950 public elementary schools	60.8%	15	56.3	61.9	55.2				57.6	29.3	46.6	48.2				41.3	41.1		$21,924
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 North Bermont Avenue	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8900	497	27	18.2	20.1%	359 (72.2%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.7%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	78.3	190^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.9%		78.9	189^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.1%	1	53.1	60.8	64.5				59.8	59.4	53.8	52.6				55.0	61.3		$21,424
Alicia Sanchez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Sir Galahad Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7300	321	25	12.6	78.5%	73 (22.7%)	7 (2.2%)	210 (65.4%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	21.4	722^nd of 946 public elementary schools	23.7%		33.4	584^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.5%	138	706.0	32.6	732.0				23.8	715.0	723.0	16.3				16.9	24.5		$26,499
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Centaur Village Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7000	436	26	16.9	34.9%	271 (62.2%)	4 (0.9%)	113 (25.9%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	56.1	392^nd of 946 public elementary schools	58.6%		63.6	330^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.3%	62	49.4	47.1	46.9				48.0	51.3	54.2	29.4				46.8	28.0		$21,682
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	747	40	18.7	10.3%	503 (67.3%)	16 (2.1%)	76 (10.2%)	73 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.3%)	80.1	174^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.6%		86.9	110^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.4%	64	55.4	68.8	69.1	62.0	76.4	75.0	67.6	48.6	48.8	61.8	63.3	64.4	64.7	58.4	51.5	65.7	$19,194
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	581	38	15.2	10.8%	468 (80.6%)	5 (0.9%)	47 (8.1%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	59.5	362^nd of 946 public elementary schools	61.7%		57.8	385^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.5%	23	68.3	42.9	52.5	38.3	39.1	65.4	50.4	65.6	46.4	46.8	37.7	42.4	53.7	48.5	24.1	35.8	$13,299
Thunder Vista P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 Preble Creek Parkway	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2900	725	44	16.4	10.1%	511 (70.5%)	5 (0.7%)	108 (14.9%)	57 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.7%)	85.4	129^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.4%		91.8	54^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.3%	75	71.0	68.3	77.1	60.0	78.8	51.5	68.5	76.5	53.1	71.1	41.5	63.7	47.0	59.4	55.4	46.5	$17,262
Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hutchinson Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7200	449	25	18.0	23.6%	342 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	75 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	87.8	95^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.1	118^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.6%	23	72.7	78.3	72.1				74.5	61.8	68.6	57.4				62.7	53.7		$20,927
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Telleen Ave.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 774-2700	588	32	18.1	12.6%	469 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	37 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	83.1	151^st of 946 public elementary schools	84.0%		74.7	229^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.9%	78	63.5	67.3	64.6				65.2	69.8	61.2	56.6				62.2	49.5		$17,291
Coal Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 West Tamarisk Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4500	313	18	17.4	18.5%	227 (72.5%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.5%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	83.6	142^nd of 946 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.6	119^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.5%	23	62.9	77.3	71.9				71.3	51.4	70.5	50.9				57.4	56.1		$21,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School

How many students attend Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School?

Students at Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 29% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School a good school?

Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School ranks 357^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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