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Pioneer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Pioneer Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving 602 students in the Sunnyside School District, a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Pioneer faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 5% of all Washington elementary schools with test scores in English, math, and science that are well below state averages; performance has also declined notably over the past several years. The school's struggles are part of broader difficulties within the Sunnyside School District, which ranks in the bottom 6% statewide, yet there is variation within the district—nearby Washington Elementary serves a similar student population but achieves significantly higher proficiency rates.

Interesting comparisons to other local schools show that high poverty does not always mean low achievement; for example, Thompson Elementary School in the neighboring Grandview School District has a comparable student population but performs near the state average, demonstrating that different approaches can lead to better outcomes. Pioneer's most urgent needs appear to be in supporting its upper-grade students and addressing wide performance gaps among different groups of learners.

602

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,305

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 E. Lincoln
Sunnyside, WA 98944-2197

(509) 836-2200

District: Sunnyside School District

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison Middle School
High:	Sunnyside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

6.0%

Asian:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg27%

Washington avg48%

1,104^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Sunnyside School District

232^nd of 247Sunnyside 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
2025	9.3	1104 of 1160	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1009 of 1168	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1040 of 1169	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1001 of 1169	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	924 of 1107	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	924 of 1130	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	868 of 1054	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	838 of 1056	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	841 of 1053	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	973 of 1067	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	1036 of 1106	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	923 of 1097	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	892 of 1092	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	895 of 1088	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	951 of 1072	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.3	939 of 1067	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	946 of 1069	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	892 of 1051	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	921 of 1031	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.7	932 of 1026	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	258 of 303	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	231 of 320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	197 of 254	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	177 of 213	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	107 of 248	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	170 of 333	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1014 of 1092	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	917 of 1093	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	927 of 1094	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	960 of 1100	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	934 of 1008	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	928 of 1068	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	790 of 1004	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	589 of 659	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	469 of 651	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	484 of 633	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	432 of 694	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	330 of 501	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	396 of 697	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	932 of 1013	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	827 of 1024	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	876 of 1013	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	811 of 1019	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	769 of 854	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	680 of 979	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	583 of 835	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	1070 of 1098	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	979 of 1099	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	998 of 1099	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	945 of 1113	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	803 of 1025	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	831 of 1075	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	865 of 999	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.5	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	13 of 26	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	30.6	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.9	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	11.5	300 of 308	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	424 of 478	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	419 of 637	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math26%-16 vs state

English Language Arts19%-34 vs state

Science14%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					% 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/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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 E. Lincoln	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 836-2200	602	36	16.7	86.4%	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	554 (92.0%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	9.3	1104^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.8%		17.3	1009^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.6%	95	13.9	13.9	18.5	27.7	10.8		18.8	25.2	36.4	17.7		26.2											$19,305	$1,984	$17,321
Chief Kamiakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E. Lincoln Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-6444	575	35	16.4	87.7%	33 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	537 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	15	1025^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.6%		12.6	1074^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.0%	49	33.1	33.1	24.1	35.5	34.4		31.5	25.5	31.8	22.7		26.4											$22,333	$4,800	$17,533
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E. Jackson Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3641	602	36	16.7	85.0%	42 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	549 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24.2	921^st of 1160 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.8	900^th of 1168 public elementary schools	22.9%	21	31.5	31.5	26.8	44.8	36.1		35.7	45.6	29.1	33.9		36.5											$19,673	$1,718	$17,955
Sun Valley Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1220 N. 16th Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-5851	474	31	15.3	87.8%	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	445 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								(n/a)													93.7	95.2	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.5	96.9	95.9	94.5	94.5	$23,386	$2,737	$20,649
Outlook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 VanBelle Road	Outlook	98938	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3352	403	28	14.3	90.6%	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	389 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.9	1040^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.3%		10.4	1093^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	6.4%	53	31.1	31.1	26.5	22.5	35.1		28.1	33.7	31.0	21.6		29.0											$20,674	$2,295	$18,379
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8550	549	32	17.0	83.2%	37 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	498 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	49.8	559^th of 1160 public elementary schools	51.8%		40.1	678^th of 1168 public elementary schools	42.0%	119	42.3	42.3	35.5	51.8	42.3		43.5	59.2	60.2	53.9		57.8	98.9	100.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	$19,135	$1,616	$17,519
Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-7100	543	30	18.0	82.9%	28 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	506 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	27.8	855^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.3%		29	834^th of 1168 public elementary schools	28.6%	21	20.9	20.9	34.3	37.5	32.6		34.8	47.1	50.0	34.9		44.2	96.9	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	97.9	99.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	$18,814	$1,969	$16,845
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Fir Ave	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8700	477	28	16.9	86.4%	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	453 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	15.7	1017^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.3%		16.8	1015^th of 1168 public elementary schools	13.1%	2	21.3	21.3	27.9	18.7	30.7		25.7	47.1	26.3	28.0		33.5	95.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	97.2	100.0	97.2	97.2	97.2	$19,688	$2,127	$17,561
Artz Fox Elementary	Public	K-6	805 Washington Street	Mabton	98935	Yakima County	Mabton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 894-4941	375	21	17.7	90.4%	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	371 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	1141^st of 1160 public elementary schools	1.6%		9.6	1102^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	5.7%	39	15.5	15.5	8.7	16.7	27.6	21.4	19.2	19.6	19.1	12.1	14.3	16.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	$21,559	$5,315	$16,243
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Bailey Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1420	580	35	16.5	87.8%	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.9	1066^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.1%		5.9	1139^th of 1168 public elementary schools	2.5%	73			33.3	12.2			23.4	36.9	10.1			24.3	92.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	99.0	92.3	96.2	96.2	$18,457	$1,159	$17,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Pioneer Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Elementary School?

Students at Pioneer Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Pioneer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Pioneer Elementary School.

Is Pioneer Elementary School a good school?

Pioneer Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Pioneer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison Middle School
High : Sunnyside High School

What district is Pioneer Elementary School in?

Sunnyside School District

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