Pioneer Elementary

Summary:

Pioneer Elementary is a public elementary school in Quincy, Washington, serving 262 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Quincy School District, which is ranked 229 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pioneer Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide and 35.1% in the Quincy School District. In math, the proficiency rate was just 16.79%, compared to 41.68% statewide and 20.39% in the district. The school's performance on the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) is also low, with only 25% of 5th-grade students meeting or exceeding the standard, compared to 56.86% statewide and 26.24% in the district.

While nearby schools in the Quincy School District, such as George Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, and Monument Elementary, generally perform better than Pioneer Elementary, they still struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Washington elementary schools. Schools outside the Quincy School District, such as Rock Island Elementary (Eastmont School District) and Columbia Ridge Elementary (Ephrata School District), tend to perform better than Pioneer Elementary and the other Quincy-area schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 224 J St SE
       Quincy, WA  98848


(509) 787-1595

District: Quincy School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1127th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,503 Help


Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Quincy Middle School
High:    Quincy High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  305

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
93.1%
White:
5.9%
Asian:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pioneer Elementary ranks worse than 96.5% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Quincy School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.1%), White (5.9%), Asian (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Quincy School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer Elementary is 14.6. 3 elementary schools in the Quincy School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pioneer Elementary is $17,503. 2 elementary schools in the Quincy School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pioneer Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer Elementary 1127th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Pioneer Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Quincy School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy School District 229th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pioneer Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 1.64 1022nd 1026 0.4%
2005 15.59 918th 1031 11.0%
2021 10.36 1033rd 1107 6.7%
2022 6.66 1143rd 1169 2.2%
2023 5.69 1144th 1169 2.1%
2024 6.65 1127th 1168 3.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.87 255th 320 20.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 23.13 714th 854 16.4%
2022 11.84 982nd 1019 3.6%
2023 7.69 989th 1013 2.4%
2024 10.03 983rd 1024 4.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.89 39th 45 13.3%
2024 66.49 7th 25 72.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.70 902nd 1008 10.5%
2022 6.44 1085th 1100 1.4%
2023 5.94 1078th 1094 1.5%
2024 6.38 1072nd 1093 1.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.12 970th 1025 5.4%
2022 11.23 1035th 1113 7.0%
2023 8.35 1068th 1099 2.8%
2024 11.73 1013th 1099 7.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pioneer Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.66 406th 501 19.0%
2022 14.35 669th 694 3.6%
2023 11.18 606th 633 4.3%
2024 11.93 619th 651 4.9%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Pioneer Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 245 0 6 97 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1989 237 0 6 105 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1990 246 2 5 116 2 n/a n/a 0 371
1991 171 1 4 89 0 n/a n/a 0 265
1992 253 1 5 204 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1993 286 1 4 218 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1994 292 0 3 225 2 n/a n/a 0 522
1995 270 0 2 268 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1996 270 0 2 268 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1997 232 0 0 277 1 n/a n/a 0 510
1998 195 0 1 304 4 n/a n/a 0 504
1999 192 0 2 311 4 n/a n/a 0 509
2000 115 0 2 258 3 n/a n/a 0 378
2001 99 0 1 273 4 n/a n/a 0 377
2002 78 0 1 311 2 n/a n/a 0 392
2003 78 0 1 311 2 n/a n/a 0 392
2004 63 1 1 302 2 n/a n/a 0 369
2005 66 1 0 344 1 n/a n/a 0 412
2006 71 1 1 307 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2007 66 1 1 278 2 n/a n/a 0 348
2008 63 0 1 278 1 n/a n/a 0 343
2009 66 2 1 292 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2010 54 3 0 299 1 n/a n/a 3 360
2011 58 2 0 295 1 0 0 0 356
2012 48 1 0 292 1 0 1 0 343
2013 44 0 1 315 0 0 5 0 365
2014 39 0 2 346 0 0 3 0 390
2015 42 0 1 378 0 0 2 0 423
2016 44 0 1 386 0 0 2 0 433
2017 44 0 1 407 1 0 0 0 453
2018 39 0 0 403 0 0 1 0 443
2019 45 0 0 372 0 0 2 0 419
2020 25 0 0 291 0 0 0 0 316
2021 25 0 0 275 0 0 1 1 302
2022 21 1 0 267 0 0 1 2 292
2023 14 1 0 246 0 0 1 0 262
2024 18 1 2 284 0 0 0 0 305

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pioneer Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 348 16.0 21.7 0
1989 348 17.0 20.4 n/a
1990 371 16.9 21.9 0
1991 265 18.4 14.4 n/a
1992 463 23.3 19.8 n/a
1993 510 24.1 21.2 n/a
1994 522 25.1 20.8 n/a
1995 540 28.5 18.9 n/a
1996 540 28.5 18.9 n/a
1997 510 27.8 18.3 n/a
1998 504 27.6 18.3 n/a
1999 509 25.6 19.9 n/a
2000 378 23.5 16.1 n/a
2001 377 25.7 14.7 n/a
2002 392 24.5 16.0 77.6
2003 392 24.5 16.0 77.6
2004 369 22.0 16.8 79.4
2005 412 21.5 19.2 84
2006 380 23.5 16.2 81.6
2007 348 23.4 14.9 82.2
2008 343 22.5 15.2 85.7
2009 361 22.5 16.0 88.4
2010 360 22.9 15.7 87.4
2011 356 23.0 15.4 83.1
2012 343 23.0 14.9 85.4
2013 365 21.8 16.7 86.3
2014 390 n/a n/a 87.4
2015 423 26.0 16.2 86.3
2016 433 27.0 16.0 85.7
2017 453 27.9 16.1 85
2018 443 27.9 15.8 85.3
2019 419 26.7 15.6 79.7
2020 316 19.9 15.8 85.8
2021 302 19.5 15.4 82.1
2022 292 21.9 13.3 85.3
2023 262 20.0 13.1 92
2024 305 20.7 14.6 87.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pioneer Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 348 16.0 21.7 0
1989 348 17.0 20.4 n/a
1990 371 16.9 21.9 0
1991 265 18.4 14.4 n/a
1992 463 23.3 19.8 n/a
1993 510 24.1 21.2 n/a
1994 522 25.1 20.8 n/a
1995 540 28.5 18.9 n/a
1996 540 28.5 18.9 n/a
1997 510 27.8 18.3 n/a
1998 504 27.6 18.3 n/a
1999 509 25.6 19.9 n/a
2000 378 23.5 16.1 n/a
2001 377 25.7 14.7 n/a
2002 392 24.5 16.0 77.6
2003 392 24.5 16.0 77.6
2004 369 22.0 16.8 79.4
2005 412 21.5 19.2 84
2006 380 23.5 16.2 81.6
2007 348 23.4 14.9 82.2
2008 343 22.5 15.2 85.7
2009 361 22.5 16.0 88.4
2010 360 22.9 15.7 87.4
2011 356 23.0 15.4 83.1
2012 343 23.0 14.9 85.4
2013 365 21.8 16.7 86.3
2014 390 n/a n/a 87.4
2015 423 26.0 16.2 86.3
2016 433 27.0 16.0 85.7
2017 453 27.9 16.1 85
2018 443 27.9 15.8 85.3
2019 419 26.7 15.6 79.7
2020 316 19.9 15.8 85.8
2021 302 19.5 15.4 82.1
2022 292 21.9 13.3 85.3
2023 262 20.0 13.1 92
2024 305 20.7 14.6 87.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Pioneer Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201689.9%0.0%0.0%0.9%93.6%93.6%100.0%94.5%94.5%93.6%
201792.0%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%93.8%93.8%95.6%94.7%95.6%93.8%
201890.7%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%92.5%94.4%95.3%92.5%92.5%94.4%
202093.8%2.1%0.0%2.1%0.0%95.8%95.8%97.9%93.8%95.8%95.8%95.8%95.8%95.8%
202191.9%2.7%0.0%0.0%5.4%94.6%97.3%97.3%91.9%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%97.3%
202294.6%3.6%0.0%0.0%1.8%94.6%96.4%98.2%96.4%96.4%94.6%94.6%94.6%96.4%
202395.7%0.0%0.0%2.1%0.0%97.9%97.9%100.0%95.7%97.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%
202488.1%1.7%0.0%1.7%1.7%91.5%91.5%94.9%91.5%91.5%93.2%93.2%93.2%91.5%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pioneer Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,040 (6.7%) $14,527 (93.3%) $15,567
2020 $719 (6.5%) $10,344 (93.5%) $11,062
2021 $924 (5.7%) $15,344 (94.3%) $16,268
2022 $1,983 (11.3%) $15,520 (88.7%) $17,503

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pioneer Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pioneer Elementary)38.522.2
 16.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Quincy School District)30.322
 8.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Pioneer Elementary)48.620
 28.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Quincy School District)41.924.4
 17.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Pioneer Elementary)38.520.9
 17.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Quincy School District)3732.2
 4.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Pioneer Elementary)48.615.1
 33.5%
   All Grades Math (Quincy School District)35.219.9
 15.3%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students419262
 37.5%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic372246
 33.9%
Pacific Islander00
White4514
 68.9%
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.7%92%
 12.3%


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Students who attend Pioneer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quincy Middle School
High : Quincy High School

Pioneer Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Washington elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 305 students attended Pioneer Elementary.

Students at Pioneer Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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