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Pioneer Elementary School

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Summary

Pioneer Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ontario, Oregon, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 90 students. The school is part of the Ontario School District 8C, which is ranked 105 out of 140 school districts in Oregon and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pioneer Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25% of 3rd graders, 10.5% of 4th graders, and 50% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 39%, 41.9%, and 46.9%, respectively. The school has also struggled to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, particularly female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Cairo Elementary School, Aiken Elementary School, Alameda Elementary School, and May Roberts Elementary School generally perform better than Pioneer Elementary School in academic proficiency, these nearby schools also struggle with low academic performance and low rankings compared to the state average. Additionally, Pioneer Elementary School has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which likely contributes to the school's academic challenges.

112
Students ?
14.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
100.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4744 Pioneer Rd
       Ontario, OR  97914-8548

(541) 262-3902

District: Ontario School District 8C


Students who attend Pioneer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ontario Middle School
High:    Ontario High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.0%
White:
40.2%
Two or more races:
8.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Oregon average (29% vs 38% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Oregon average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school29%
District avg27%
Oregon avg38%
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.
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 rankOregon percentileRating
202436.3432 of 71039.2%★★☆☆☆
202328.0513 of 70627.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.2505 of 70628.5%★☆☆☆☆
20199.6668 of 7055.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.2593 of 70916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201730.4509 of 70127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201630.9509 of 69727.0%★☆☆☆☆
201510.5671 of 7065.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.7641 of 6957.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201325.2582 of 70717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201266.1221 of 73069.7%★★★☆☆
201146.0415 of 69540.3%★★☆☆☆
201017.8613 of 6749.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200917.5603 of 6659.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200826.2547 of 65516.5%★☆☆☆☆
200734.1474 of 65227.3%★☆☆☆☆
200627.4531 of 63616.5%★☆☆☆☆
200521.3544 of 62913.5%★☆☆☆☆
200427.3483 of 58617.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202230.1457 of 64629.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.8623 of 6818.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201842.8279 of 47541.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202339.3363 of 59539.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.3500 of 70328.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.4543 of 5979.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201836.4447 of 64030.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
202443.8336 of 66249.2%★★☆☆☆
201919.9536 of 62314.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.1601 of 68011.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOregon percentileRating
201822.2584 of 68314.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2024)49th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2018)41st percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2022)29th percentile~ school
White (2018)14th percentile~ school
By subject vs Oregon (2023-2024) ?
Science40%+9 vs state
English Language Arts29%-13 vs state
Mathematics24%-13 vs state

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Students at Pioneer Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 40% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 112 students attended Pioneer Elementary School.


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