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Pioneer Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Pioneer Middle School is a public school serving about 490 students in grades 6-8 within the Wenatchee School District, and it faces significant academic challenges while serving a community with high economic need.

The school's academic performance, particularly in math where only about 20% of students are proficient, is below both state and district averages. This is true even when compared to other schools in the area, such as Cashmere Middle School and the district's own Foothills Middle School, which both show higher proficiency rates. Notably, nearly 80% of Pioneer's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a key indicator of economic disadvantage that is higher than at these comparison schools. Despite the school receiving more funding per student than some higher-performing peers, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes.

However, the comparison with other schools also reveals that challenges can be met effectively. For instance, Pioneer performs relatively well with its English Language Learner students. The stark differences in results between schools in the same district, like Orchard Middle School, and nearby districts such as Eastmont School District, suggest that while serving a high-need population presents difficulties, school-level practices and culture are crucial factors in student success.

488

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,803

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1620 Russell St
Wenatchee, WA 98801

(509) 663-7171

District: Wenatchee School District

Students who attend Pioneer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wenatchee High School

Feeder schools for Pioneer Middle School:

Elementary:

Mission View Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.8%

White:

31.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

424^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Wenatchee School District

155^th of 247Wenatchee 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	23.6	424 of 534	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	382 of 535	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	427 of 539	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	371 of 541	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	403 of 529	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	366 of 512	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	308 of 437	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	320 of 435	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	306 of 443	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.3	349 of 445	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	343 of 498	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	284 of 497	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	306 of 492	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.6	293 of 483	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.4	205 of 476	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.3	260 of 466	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	275 of 463	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.1	244 of 449	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.3	276 of 425	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.6	274 of 421	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.4	46 of 100	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	56 of 135	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	389 of 471	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	352 of 464	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	374 of 464	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	348 of 479	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	391 of 469	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	366 of 452	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	258 of 376	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	256 of 347	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	246 of 344	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	261 of 336	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	223 of 360	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	249 of 353	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	261 of 344	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	198 of 259	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	50.4	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.7	28 of 33	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	306 of 457	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	321 of 455	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	364 of 463	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	328 of 475	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	346 of 458	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	337 of 448	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	279 of 349	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	348 of 472	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	324 of 466	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	367 of 470	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	309 of 480	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	321 of 476	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	276 of 453	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	266 of 371	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	21 of 36	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.6	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	133 of 179	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	186 of 210	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	240 of 268	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	293 of 488	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	240 of 486	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	279 of 488	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	238 of 488	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	255 of 480	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	171 of 470	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+34 vs school

Migrant (2025)54th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2023)45th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science27%-23 vs state

Math20%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Math (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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Russell St	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-7171	488	30	16.4	79.7%	155 (31.8%)	4 (0.8%)	316 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	23.6	424^th of 534 public middle schools	20.6%		28.2	382^nd of 535 public middle schools	28.6%	42		26.7	26.7		31.9	47.7	47.7		42.9		16.8	25.8	18.6		20.4	$18,803	$1,883	$16,919
Pinnacles Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	504 S. Chelan Ave.	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Pinnacles Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(805) 669-8801	234	19	12.5	51.3%	129 (55.1%)	2 (0.9%)	87 (37.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	37.6	322^nd of 534 public middle schools	39.7%		47.6	263^rd of 535 public middle schools	50.8%	59		33.3	33.3		37.9	52.7	48.2	67.9	51.2		28.6	43.6	25.9	25.0	32.1	$19,888	$724	$19,164
Orchard Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 Orchard Ave	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 662-7745	395	23	16.8	76.7%	128 (32.4%)	2 (0.5%)	258 (65.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	18	450^th of 534 public middle schools	15.7%		17.8	456^th of 535 public middle schools	14.8%	6		26.7	26.7		30.9	41.9	36.0		36.5		20.6	21.2	19.0		20.3	$19,157	$1,469	$17,688
Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	1410 Maple St	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 664-8961	567	30	19.0	58.2%	264 (46.6%)	3 (0.5%)	265 (46.7%)	11 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	51.9	233^rd of 534 public middle schools	56.4%		49.5	251^st of 535 public middle schools	53.1%	18		45.3	45.3		55.1	52.6	58.8		55.4		38.3	33.0	34.6		35.3	$16,849	$861	$15,989
Eastmont Junior High	Public	7-9	905 NE 8th Street	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 884-2407	687	36	19.0	62.6%	248 (36.1%)	1 (0.1%)	419 (61.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	27.3	396^th of 534 public middle schools	25.8%		17.5	460^th of 535 public middle schools	14.0%	64		22.9	22.9			47.5	45.0		46.1			28.3	22.7		25.2	$16,842	$1,123	$15,719
Sterling Junior High School	Public	7-9	600 N James Ave	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-7115	676	35	19.3	53.6%	308 (45.6%)	6 (0.9%)	331 (49.0%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	56.5	208^th of 534 public middle schools	61.0%		43.6	289^th of 535 public middle schools	46.0%	81		39.2	39.2			60.7	56.7		58.7			48.1	33.8		41.0	$17,704	$921	$16,783
Cashmere Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Tigner Road	Cashmere	98815	Chelan County	Cashmere School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 782-2001	496	31	16.1	49.2%	292 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (34.9%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	87.3	60^th of 534 public middle schools	88.8%		86.5	64^th of 535 public middle schools	88.0%	4	60.5	58.1	59.2	53.5	78.3	73.2	69.8		68.9	47.4	70.4	64.6	49.2		57.9	$15,289	$1,459	$13,830

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Pioneer Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pioneer Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pioneer Middle School usually go on to attend Wenatchee High School

What district is Pioneer Middle School in?

Wenatchee School District

How many students attend Pioneer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Pioneer Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Middle School?

Students at Pioneer Middle School are 65% Hispanic, 32% White, 1% Two or more races.

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