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Pioneer Elementary

Q: Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Pioneer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Pioneer Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary?

Students at Pioneer Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Quincy Middle School High : Quincy High School

Public Grades K-5

1107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary is a K–5 school in Quincy, Washington, serving 291 students in an agricultural and growing area within the Quincy School District. The school serves a high-need population: 89% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, the highest rate among the Quincy elementary schools compared. Its student-teacher ratio was 13.8 to 1, and spending was $19,811 per student in 2023–24.

Academic performance is the school’s central challenge. In 2025–26, 13.18% of students were proficient in English language arts, 12.40% in math, and 11.11% in science. These results were below both the district and Washington averages, with the largest district gaps in English language arts and science. Pioneer Elementary ranked last among the five Quincy elementary schools in all three subjects. For comparison, Monument Elementary posted 31.08% proficiency in English language arts and 31.76% in math, while Ancient Lakes Elementary reached 36.51% in science. Within Pioneer, third-grade math was the strongest tested area at 20.45%, while fourth-grade math was the weakest at 7.50%.

The school’s statewide ranking has remained near the bottom for several years, reaching the 3rd percentile in 2025–26. Results did improve temporarily in 2024–25, when math and science exceeded district averages, but performance declined sharply the following year. This makes it important to determine whether the decline reflects a particular student cohort, staffing changes, attendance or mobility, or broader instructional concerns. The most useful improvement priorities are foundational literacy and math—especially in grades 4 and 5—along with examining why earlier gains were not sustained. The relatively favorable staffing ratio and comparatively high spending suggest that how resources and instructional support are used deserves close attention.

291

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,811

Per pupil spending ?

89.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

224 J St SE
Quincy, WA 98848

(509) 787-1595

District: Quincy School District

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quincy Middle School
High:	Quincy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

5.2%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2004 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (13% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 40 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

Washington avg48%

1,107^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 4 pts since 2021

From bottom 7% (2021) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Quincy School District

217^th of 238Quincy School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	1.2	1107 of 1138	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	1108 of 1160	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1127 of 1168	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1144 of 1169	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1143 of 1169	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1033 of 1107	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	918 of 1031	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	1022 of 1026	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	261 of 303	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	255 of 320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1064 of 1092	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1072 of 1093	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	1078 of 1094	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1085 of 1100	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	902 of 1008	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	647 of 649	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	608 of 659	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	619 of 651	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	606 of 633	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	669 of 694	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	406 of 501	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1005 of 1008	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	963 of 1013	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	983 of 1024	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	989 of 1013	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	982 of 1019	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	714 of 854	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	1037 of 1059	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	982 of 1098	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1013 of 1099	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1068 of 1099	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1035 of 1113	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	970 of 1025	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	25.9	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2024)72nd percentile+68 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-40 vs state

Math12%-31 vs state

Science11%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	224 J St SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-1595	291	21	13.8	89.0%	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.2	1107^th of 1138 public elementary schools	2.7%		8.7	1108^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.5%	1	11.1	11.1	9.1	15.0	15.6		13.2	20.5	7.5	8.9		12.4	88.1	91.5	93.2	93.2	93.2	91.5	94.9	91.5	91.5	91.5	$19,811	$1,358	$18,453
Ancient Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	417 C Street SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-8950	385	25	15.4	77.4%	53 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (83.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12.2	1007^th of 1138 public elementary schools	11.5%		10.5	1084^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.6%	77	36.5	36.5	14.6	18.7	39.7		24.7	22.9	12.0	27.0		19.9	85.7	90.5	90.5	90.5	90.5	88.9	96.8	85.7	88.9	88.9	$18,143	$1,289	$16,854
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	119 D St NW	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-4548	280	18	15.5	86.8%	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (91.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11	1023^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	10.1%		14.5	1033^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	10.9%	10	27.1	27.1	26.8	31.8	16.7		24.8	39.0	18.2	12.5		22.6	94.6	94.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	96.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	$18,678	$1,345	$17,333
Monument Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 13th Avenue SW	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-9826	289	20	14.4	73.7%	45 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.9	940^th of 1138 public elementary schools	17.4%		13.9	1041^st of 1160 public elementary schools	10.3%	101	24.5	24.5	34.5	34.2	24.5		31.1	41.4	31.7	20.4		31.8	93.6	95.7	93.6	93.6	93.6	95.7	97.9	93.6	95.7	95.7	$17,803	$1,244	$16,559
George Elementary	Public	K-5	401 S. Washington Way	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 785-2244	163	13	12.9	77.9%	11 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	149 (91.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	1046^th of 1138 public elementary schools	8.1%		5.5	1138^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.9%	92	28.0	28.0	26.9		36.0		25.7	19.2		20.0		17.1	93.1	93.1	93.1	93.1	93.1	93.1	96.6	93.1	93.1	93.1	$20,187	$1,348	$18,839
Palisades Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1114 Palisades Rd	Palisades	98845	Douglas County	Palisades School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-8071	32	3	11.1	75.0%	14 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												18.8											$38,304	$2,505	$35,799
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	451 3rd NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-4676	466	30	15.5	68.5%	222 (47.6%)	3 (0.6%)	224 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)			27.8	52.4			39.7	41.1	50.0			45.4	82.7	87.7	86.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	91.4	86.4	86.4	86.4	$17,084	$1,102	$15,982
Beezley Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	501 C St NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 754-5881	11	0		63.6%	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)																							$5,428	$305	$5,123
Columbia Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	60 H SE	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-2882	480	31	15.5	62.7%	235 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (47.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	32.6	765^th of 1138 public elementary schools	32.8%		41.5	660^th of 1160 public elementary schools	43.1%	105			26.9	42.3			34.3	40.4	48.5			44.3	82.7	86.4	85.2	85.2	85.2	85.2	93.8	85.2	85.2	85.2	$16,680	$522	$16,158
Rock Island Elementary	Public	K-6	5645 Rock Island Road	Rock Island	98850	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-5023	288	19	15.5	72.9%	66 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	218 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	36.4	36.4	25.5	27.3	42.4	25.9	29.3	34.0	24.2	15.2	9.3	20.4	89.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	89.6	91.7	91.7	89.6	89.6	$17,013	$1,405	$15,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary?

Students at Pioneer Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

Is Pioneer Elementary a good school?

Pioneer Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Pioneer Elementary in?

Quincy School District

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quincy Middle School
High : Quincy High School

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Pioneer Elementary.

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