Pioneer Trail Middle School

Public 6-8

 15100 West 127th St
       Olathe, KS  66062-1441


(913) 780-7270

District: Olathe

SchoolDigger Rank:
196th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,639 Help


Students who attend Pioneer Trail Middle School usually attend:

High:    Olathe East Senior High

Feeder schools for Pioneer Trail Middle School:

Elementary:    Countryside Elementary
    Indian Creek Elementary
    Walnut Grove Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  605

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.6%
Hispanic:
24.5%
African American:
14.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.9% Help


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Compare Details Pioneer Trail Middle School ranks worse than 54.1% of middle schools in Kansas. It also ranks 8th among 10 ranked middle schools in the Olathe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.7. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pioneer Trail Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.6%), Hispanic (24.5%), African American (14.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer Trail Middle School is 12.1, which is the 4th best among 10 middle schools in the Olathe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pioneer Trail Middle School is $11,639. 5 middle schools in the Olathe School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pioneer Trail Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer Trail Middle School 196th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Pioneer Trail Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
English Language Learner students:
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African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Olathe:

SchoolDigger ranks Olathe 47th of 269 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pioneer Trail Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 54.63 133rd 277 52.0%
2007 41.03 193rd 286 32.5%
2008 73.50 53rd 296 82.1%
2009 72.42 54th 307 82.4%
2010 73.99 53rd 316 83.2%
2011 65.59 104th 320 67.5%
2012 69.59 86th 342 74.9%
2013 75.53 54th 355 84.8%
2015 52.48 151st 368 59.0%
2016 47.80 163rd 343 52.5%
2017 35.10 238th 358 33.5%
2018 36.77 225th 350 35.7%
2019 39.21 219th 368 40.5%
2021 36.41 244th 367 33.5%
2022 40.64 213th 368 42.1%
2023 42.70 196th 362 45.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.55 59th 64 7.8%
2019 55.78 30th 70 57.1%
2021 48.78 35th 79 55.7%
2022 60.00 24th 83 71.1%
2023 59.32 30th 90 66.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.78 31st 60 48.3%
2019 36.05 40th 58 31.0%
2021 32.23 53rd 56 5.4%
2022 28.86 53rd 60 11.7%
2023 55.68 11th 62 82.3%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.68 96th 132 27.3%
2019 47.70 69th 157 56.1%
2021 51.91 62nd 160 61.3%
2022 43.24 86th 171 49.7%
2023 49.86 68th 178 61.8%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.37 180th 255 29.4%
2019 31.17 200th 270 25.9%
2021 32.81 197th 275 28.4%
2022 38.41 169th 270 37.4%
2023 39.83 175th 300 41.7%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.68 174th 275 36.7%
2019 33.50 207th 294 29.6%
2021 35.88 207th 313 33.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.68 96th 132 27.3%
2019 47.70 69th 157 56.1%
2021 51.91 62nd 160 61.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.75 175th 280 37.5%
2019 44.97 156th 301 48.2%
2021 38.00 199th 308 35.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.37 16th 30 46.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.28 28th 57 50.9%
2019 76.38 10th 69 85.5%
2021 58.35 23rd 65 64.6%
2022 55.85 22nd 72 69.4%
2023 54.57 30th 73 58.9%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.45 71st 114 37.7%
2019 34.64 82nd 128 35.9%
2021 38.24 79th 135 41.5%
2022 40.60 68th 138 50.7%
2023 34.78 91st 140 35.0%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Pioneer Trail Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.30 130th 333 61.0%
2019 44.34 183rd 344 46.8%
2021 43.28 187th 349 46.4%
2022 52.53 127th 349 63.6%
2023 56.85 120th 349 65.6%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Open Quote I was warned about this school when my children were in elementary school. I wish I would have listened and moved to another area. Very disappointing experience. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Pioneer Trail Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 605 14 12 7 1 n/a n/a 0 639
1989 658 11 13 8 3 n/a n/a 0 693
1990 355 20 17 7 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 429 27 15 7 0 n/a n/a 0 478
1992 526 10 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1993 590 23 26 14 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1994 652 26 29 14 1 n/a n/a 0 722
1995 756 43 30 22 3 n/a n/a 0 854
1996 756 43 30 22 3 n/a n/a 0 854
1997 527 41 15 17 1 n/a n/a 0 601
1998 552 32 25 14 2 n/a n/a 0 625
1999 525 31 26 15 2 n/a n/a 0 599
2000 520 32 23 10 5 n/a n/a 0 590
2001 524 28 29 17 2 n/a n/a 0 600
2002 499 62 27 25 4 n/a n/a 0 617
2003 499 62 27 25 4 n/a n/a 0 617
2004 485 72 22 32 5 n/a n/a 0 616
2005 486 74 23 36 3 n/a n/a 5 627
2006 501 87 21 41 2 n/a n/a 8 660
2007 517 82 29 47 3 n/a n/a 16 694
2008 525 78 25 39 2 n/a n/a 17 686
2009 492 77 28 52 1 n/a n/a 23 673
2010 476 99 38 74 2 0 9 0 698
2011 467 94 35 81 2 1 34 0 714
2012 457 86 28 96 1 2 38 0 708
2013 445 88 24 92 0 0 34 0 683
2014 448 91 23 111 2 0 29 0 704
2015 415 106 22 111 3 0 31 0 688
2016 414 113 24 112 3 1 28 0 695
2017 402 118 22 124 4 2 39 0 711
2018 379 112 16 131 2 2 49 0 691
2019 346 116 27 138 4 0 51 0 682
2020 340 111 28 140 4 3 47 0 673
2021 336 108 28 145 4 7 46 0 674
2022 287 92 18 143 3 7 55 0 605
2023 282 86 20 148 2 9 58 0 605

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pioneer Trail Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 639 48.0 13.3 0
1989 693 50.0 13.8 n/a
1990 399 45.9 8.6 0
1991 478 47.3 10.1 n/a
1992 554 47.8 11.5 6.1
1993 653 42.9 15.2 3.8
1994 722 47.1 15.3 3
1995 854 52.0 16.4 5
1996 854 52.0 16.4 5
1997 601 41.4 14.5 8.7
1998 625 43.9 14.2 7.8
1999 599 44.9 13.3 7
2000 590 45.2 13.1 6.4
2001 600 46.7 12.8 5.7
2002 617 47.7 12.9 13.1
2003 617 47.7 12.9 13.1
2004 616 45.7 13.5 14.4
2005 627 46.4 13.5 14.5
2006 660 48.0 13.8 19
2007 694 59.1 11.7 22.9
2008 686 65.1 10.5 21.5
2009 673 54.5 12.3 26.2
2010 698 49.5 14.1 28.1
2011 714 55.7 12.8 38.7
2012 708 58.6 12.0 40.8
2013 683 55.2 12.3 39.2
2014 704 55.0 12.8 43
2015 688 56.0 12.2 44.5
2016 695 n/a n/a 46.2
2017 711 55.0 12.9 47.8
2018 691 55.1 12.5 47.3
2019 682 53.6 12.7 47.1
2020 673 52.1 12.9 47.7
2021 674 53.3 12.6 43.6
2022 605 53.3 11.3 46.1
2023 605 49.9 12.1 52.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pioneer Trail Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 639 48.0 13.3 0
1989 693 50.0 13.8 n/a
1990 399 45.9 8.6 0
1991 478 47.3 10.1 n/a
1992 554 47.8 11.5 6.1
1993 653 42.9 15.2 3.8
1994 722 47.1 15.3 3
1995 854 52.0 16.4 5
1996 854 52.0 16.4 5
1997 601 41.4 14.5 8.7
1998 625 43.9 14.2 7.8
1999 599 44.9 13.3 7
2000 590 45.2 13.1 6.4
2001 600 46.7 12.8 5.7
2002 617 47.7 12.9 13.1
2003 617 47.7 12.9 13.1
2004 616 45.7 13.5 14.4
2005 627 46.4 13.5 14.5
2006 660 48.0 13.8 19
2007 694 59.1 11.7 22.9
2008 686 65.1 10.5 21.5
2009 673 54.5 12.3 26.2
2010 698 49.5 14.1 28.1
2011 714 55.7 12.8 38.7
2012 708 58.6 12.0 40.8
2013 683 55.2 12.3 39.2
2014 704 55.0 12.8 43
2015 688 56.0 12.2 44.5
2016 695 n/a n/a 46.2
2017 711 55.0 12.9 47.8
2018 691 55.1 12.5 47.3
2019 682 53.6 12.7 47.1
2020 673 52.1 12.9 47.7
2021 674 53.3 12.6 43.6
2022 605 53.3 11.3 46.1
2023 605 49.9 12.1 52.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pioneer Trail Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $520 (4.5%) $11,120 (95.5%) $11,639

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pioneer Trail Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 219th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 196th of 362 Middle schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Pioneer Trail Middle School)32.625.9
 6.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)44.942.2
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer Trail Middle School)22.531.9
 9.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Olathe)37.639.2
 1.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Pioneer Trail Middle School)28.325
 3.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)38.641
 2.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer Trail Middle School)20.325.2
 4.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Olathe)41.140.6
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Pioneer Trail Middle School)25.520.3
 5.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Olathe)3224.8
 7.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Pioneer Trail Middle School)16.925.1
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Olathe)39.332.4
 6.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Pioneer Trail Middle School)31.620.3
 11.4%
   8th Grade Science (Olathe)4028.1
 11.9%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students682605
 11.3%
African American11686
 25.9%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian2720
 25.9%
Hispanic138148
 7.2%
Pacific Islander09
White346282
 18.5%
Two or More Races5158
 13.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.1%52.9%
 5.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Trail Middle School

Students at Pioneer Trail Middle School are 47% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Pioneer Trail Middle School ranks 196th of 362 Kansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 605 students attended Pioneer Trail Middle School.

Students who attend Pioneer Trail Middle School usually go on to attend Olathe East Senior High


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