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Pioneer Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Pioneer Middle School is a district-operated school serving 488 students in grades 6–8 in Wenatchee, Washington, about one mile from Orchard Middle School and two miles from Foothills Middle School. The school is part of the Wenatchee School District and serves a relatively high-need student population, with 79.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its latest statewide ranking was 408th out of 514 schools, placing it at the 21st percentile with a one-star rating.

Academic performance is below both district and state averages, especially in math. In 2025–26, 37.39% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 20.40% in math, and 34.62% in science. Math has remained near 20% for four consecutive years, making it the clearest improvement priority. ELA also declined from 42.86% in 2024–25 to 37.39%, while science improved from 26.70% to 34.62%. Compared with nearby same-district Foothills Middle School, Pioneer trailed by about 19 points in ELA, 14 points in math, and 18 points in science. However, results were very similar to those at Orchard Middle School, a nearby school with a similar economic profile.

Other comparisons are mixed. Pioneer outperformed Eastmont Junior High in science but trailed it in ELA and math. It was notably behind Sterling Junior High School and Cashmere Middle School across most subjects, while nearby Pinnacles Prep Charter School posted stronger results with a lower 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio. Pioneer’s relative strengths include English Language Learner and migrant-student effectiveness, both ranking near or above the statewide middle range. Overall, parents should view Pioneer as a school with substantial academic challenges, but also with promising science growth and potentially effective support for some student groups.

488

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,803

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

408^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Wenatchee School District

133^rd of 238Wenatchee 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	21.9	408 of 514	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.8	348 of 443	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.3	286 of 347	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.3	340 of 453	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.8	369 of 454	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.4	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	36.3	288 of 453	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)48th percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2023)45th percentile+25 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Science35%-16 vs state

Math20%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)						SBAC Math (2026)						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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th 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%)	21.9	408^th of 514 public middle schools	20.6%		23.6	424^th of 534 public middle schools	20.6%	16		34.6		34.6		35.1	35.5	41.5		37.4		19.1	19.2	22.9		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%)	46.3	258^th of 514 public middle schools	49.8%		37.6	322^nd of 534 public middle schools	39.7%	64		54.2	59.1	55.6		35.9	46.4	52.5	40.0	45.2		25.6	39.3	37.3	20.0	32.2	$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%)	23.7	395^th of 514 public middle schools	23.2%		18	450^th of 534 public middle schools	15.7%	55		30.9		30.9		37.4	47.6	32.4		39.0		20.8	29.4	13.7		21.0	$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%)	56.5	198^th of 514 public middle schools	61.5%		51.9	233^rd of 534 public middle schools	56.4%	35		52.3		52.3		49.3	55.9	63.4		56.5		34.6	33.2	35.2		34.3	$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%)	25.6	383^rd of 514 public middle schools	25.5%		27.3	396^th of 534 public middle schools	25.8%	13		27.7		27.7			40.1	43.8		41.9			30.9	17.5		24.5	$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%)	57.2	196^th of 514 public middle schools	61.9%		56.5	208^th of 534 public middle schools	61.0%	12		42.4		42.4			56.7	57.7		57.2			40.7	38.6		39.7	$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%)	93.2	34^th of 514 public middle schools	93.4%		87.3	60^th of 534 public middle schools	88.8%	26	76.9	73.6		75.1	65.7	70.8	77.8	69.1		70.9	58.3	67.3	63.3	61.6		62.6	$15,289	$1,459	$13,830

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

What district is Pioneer Middle School in?

Wenatchee School District

What high school do graduates of Pioneer Middle School attend?

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

Is Pioneer Middle School a good school?

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

How many students attend Pioneer Middle School?

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

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