Pioneer Elementary

Summary:

Pioneer Elementary is a single public elementary school located in Billings, Montana, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 73 students. While the school's academic performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 227th out of 329 Montana elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 300th out of 401 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating decreasing from 2 stars to 1 star, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2.

Academically, Pioneer School underperforms the state averages in English Language Arts (30.56% proficient or better compared to 43.09%) and Mathematics (22.22% proficient or better compared to 36.77%), but performs slightly better in Science (40% proficient or better compared to 38.16%). The school's spending per student was $10,465 in the 2018-2019 school year, and it has a low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 4.11% in 2024-2025.

While the data provides a limited view of Pioneer Elementary, the declining performance and ranking of the sole school in the district is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation into the factors contributing to the lower academic achievement, as well as strategies for improving student outcomes.

District Detail

1937 Dover Road
Billings, MT 59105

(406) 373-5357

SchoolDigger Rank:
305^th of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 73

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				MAST English Language Arts (2025)	MAST Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAST English Language Arts All Grades	MAST Mathematics All Grades	Total
Pioneer School	Public	PK, KG-8	1937 Dover Road	Billings	59105	Yellowstone County	Pioneer Elementary	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 373-5357	73	7	10.2	4.1%	56 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	30.5	300^th of 401 public elementary schools	25.2%					(n/a)	30.6	22.2	$11,389

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Independent Elementary	2.44 mi	1	215^th
Billings Elementary	2.46 mi	28	243^rd
Lockwood Elementary	4.17 mi	3
Lockwood K-12	4.22 mi	4	262^nd
Billings High School	5.12 mi	6	255^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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