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Pioneer Elementary School

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Summary

Pioneer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Chicago, Illinois, serving 263 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the West Chicago Education Service District 33, which is ranked 686 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pioneer Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with low academic performance on state assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.2% of all students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 24.7% in the district. The school's performance in mathematics is also low, with only 18.2% of all students proficient or better, compared to 28.4% statewide and 16.1% in the district. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.6% to 27.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the West Chicago Education Service District 33 perform at a similar level to Pioneer Elementary School, the schools in higher-performing districts, such as Pleasant Hill Elementary (Cusd 200) and Harrison Street Elementary (Geneva CUSD 304), significantly outperform Pioneer Elementary School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower rates of chronic absenteeism and lower percentages of students from low-income families.

292
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,409
Per pupil spending ?
48.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 615 Kenwood Ave
       West Chicago, IL  60185-3227

(630) 293-6040

District: West Chicago Education Service District 33


Students who attend Pioneer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Leman Middle School
High:    West Chicago Community High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.1%
White:
11.3%
Asian:
4.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2014
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 35% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school19%
District avg20%
Illinois avg35%
Not ranked this year
Pioneer Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
688th of 811West Chicago Education Service District 33 among Illinois 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202429.91404 of 206732.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.41412 of 207732.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.41409 of 208232.3%★★☆☆☆
202114.11806 of 19487.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.61944 of 20866.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.51806 of 203711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201715.21820 of 204411.0%★☆☆☆☆
201613.51871 of 20468.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.71914 of 20526.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.31907 of 20938.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.82004 of 21677.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201220.01857 of 216614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201111.81969 of 21478.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201019.91819 of 213915.0%★☆☆☆☆
200919.91803 of 212015.0%★☆☆☆☆
200813.11870 of 209210.6%★☆☆☆☆
200731.51660 of 209520.8%★☆☆☆☆
200642.51454 of 208630.3%★★☆☆☆
200570.3668 of 202267.0%★★★☆☆
200462.5916 of 203054.9%★★★☆☆
200337.81426 of 202029.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202439.0487 of 82641.0%★★☆☆☆
202348.1309 of 78860.8%★★★☆☆
202253.6252 of 76867.2%★★★☆☆
202126.0507 of 5375.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.3684 of 7437.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.0466 of 71835.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202433.41227 of 194236.8%★★☆☆☆
202326.01420 of 195727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202222.11532 of 197022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202111.41634 of 16802.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.01744 of 201913.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.61653 of 196415.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202439.1557 of 95941.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.0502 of 97048.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.4528 of 95444.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.1659 of 74211.2%★☆☆☆☆
201919.4876 of 9558.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.3786 of 93816.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202435.81172 of 179334.6%★★☆☆☆
202347.6876 of 180851.5%★★★☆☆
202245.7883 of 176349.9%★★★☆☆
202122.91306 of 151413.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.71665 of 18168.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.41522 of 176513.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202427.91369 of 195930.1%★★☆☆☆
202333.61244 of 198437.3%★★☆☆☆
202238.91122 of 197743.2%★★☆☆☆
202114.71580 of 17077.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.71914 of 20195.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.81788 of 19729.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202232.6710 of 111336.2%★★☆☆☆
201820.2738 of 7633.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2024)42nd percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+9 vs school
Female (2024)37th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2022)36th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)35th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2024)30th percentile~ school
By subject vs Illinois (2023-2024) ?
English Language Arts19%-22 vs state
Mathematics18%-10 vs state

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Students at Pioneer Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Pioneer Elementary School.


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