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Pioneer Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

860^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in Fort Morgan, Colorado, with 258 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12:1 for the 2023-2024 school year. The school is part of the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan, which is ranked 111 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pioneer Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.8% statewide and 24% for the district. In Math, only 16.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 35.9% statewide and 16.5% for the district. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 27.7% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 83.72% of students at Pioneer Elementary School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby Baker Elementary, Green Acres Elementary, and Columbine Elementary schools within the same district generally perform better than Pioneer Elementary on academic measures, but they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting district-wide challenges. Over the past several years, Pioneer Elementary School's statewide ranking has steadily declined, from 517 out of 914 Colorado elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 860 out of 950 in 2024-2025, indicating that the school's challenges are not being effectively addressed.

243

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,206

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 South Spruce Street
Fort Morgan, CO 80701-2279

(970) 867-2080

District: School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Morgan Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.0%

White:

13.2%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg21%

Colorado avg40%

860^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

111^th of 115School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan 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
2025	11.7	860 of 950	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	833 of 943	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	756 of 933	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	828 of 921	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	771 of 965	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	632 of 917	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	685 of 929	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.6	517 of 914	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	516 of 938	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	648 of 962	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.2	617 of 954	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.0	708 of 935	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	769 of 935	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.0	791 of 925	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	650 of 872	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	626 of 849	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	687 of 852	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	624 of 829	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	617 of 823	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.5	577 of 808	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	677 of 694	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	562 of 642	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	584 of 595	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	688 of 758	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	574 of 690	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	34.1	133 of 197	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	113 of 153	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	146 of 270	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	100 of 172	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	249 of 308	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	645 of 700	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	498 of 649	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	498 of 594	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	559 of 764	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	472 of 693	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)32nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)19th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-27 vs state

Science18%-21 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

My childern attended elementary here a pioneer and we as a family were excited especially after their open house where they met their teachers and had seen how awesome the diversity of students was but after a short time at the school it was apparent that this school wasnt what it seemed. teachers and staff are concerned with blind following and test scores rather than education. There was no individualized attention and very little contact with us about their progress. Very unhappy with this school and they have been taken to a new school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	1-5	415 South Spruce Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2080	243	22	11.2	74.9%	32 (13.2%)	29 (11.9%)	170 (70.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11.7	860^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.2	833^rd of 943 public elementary schools	11.7%	27	16.3	20.9	17.3	18.1	14.0	15.9	18.9	16.3	17.6	$17,206
Baker Elementary School	Public	1-5	300 Lake Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 370-6113	321	23	13.6	70.1%	74 (23.1%)	7 (2.2%)	233 (72.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	13.9	821^st of 950 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.3	778^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.5%	43	23.9	17.2	24.2	21.8	20.9	6.3	19.7	15.7	21.2	$14,863
Sherman Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	300 Sherman Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-2998	409	26	15.7	59.7%	96 (23.5%)	30 (7.3%)	274 (67.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)										$12,920
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	1-5	930 Sherman Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 867-5460	320	21	15.3	58.8%	126 (39.4%)	14 (4.4%)	171 (53.4%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.9	754^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.6%		12.8	836^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.3%	82	15.0	21.5	31.9	23.4	20.0	16.7	20.5	19.1	32.9	$13,715
Columbine Elementary School	Public	1-5	815 West Street	Fort Morgan	80701	Morgan County	School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan	No	No	No	No	(970) 867-7418	421	26	16.4	50.8%	133 (31.6%)	14 (3.3%)	262 (62.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	24.9	667^th of 950 public elementary schools	29.8%		29.5	618^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.5%	49	25.3	21.6	31.9	25.8	31.9	20.2	29.0	26.9	34.8	$12,638
Beaver Valley Elementary School	Public	3-5	420 Glacier Avenue	Brush	80723	Morgan County	School District No. Re-2 Brush	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 842-4794	290	14	20.3	66.6%	128 (44.1%)	3 (1.0%)	150 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	19.8	742^nd of 950 public elementary schools	21.9%					(n/a)	13.0	38.3	16.4	22.0	24.0	35.0	18.1	25.8	6.9	$15,370
Thomson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	422 Ray Street	Brush	80723	Morgan County	School District No. Re-2 Brush	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 842-5139	452	22	20.1	66.8%	219 (48.5%)	6 (1.3%)	216 (47.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)										$15,052
Weldon Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	911 North Avenue	Weldona	80653	Morgan County	School District No. Re-20 Weldon Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 645-2411	119	9	12.5	30.3%	102 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	28.4	632^nd of 950 public elementary schools	33.5%					(n/a)			47.1	48.0			17.6	28.0	23.5	$17,594
Wiggins Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	415 Main St.	Wiggins	80654	Morgan County	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 483-7762	322	17	18.6	45.3%	197 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (35.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)								(n/a)										$4,759

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary School

What district is Pioneer Elementary School in?

School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Morgan Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary School?

Students at Pioneer Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Pioneer Elementary School.

Is Pioneer Elementary School a good school?

Pioneer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

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