Is Pioneer Middle School a good school?

Pioneer Middle School ranks 324 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pioneer Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 575 students attended Pioneer Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pioneer Middle School?

Students at Pioneer Middle School are 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Pioneer Middle School attend?

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

Pioneer Middle School

Summary:

Pioneer Middle School is a public middle school located in Walla Walla, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 613 students. The school is part of the Walla Walla Public Schools district, which is ranked 120 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Pioneer Middle School's academic performance, as measured by SBAC and WCAS test scores, is generally lower than the Walla Walla Public Schools district and the state of Washington averages, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 71.78% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the school faces significant challenges in supporting its student population. Interestingly, the school's student population is relatively diverse, with 53.67% White, 39.15% Hispanic, and 4.73% two or more races, which is higher than the nearby Garrison Middle School.

Over the past few years, Pioneer Middle School's academic performance has been declining compared to the Walla Walla Public Schools district and the state of Washington, which is concerning. The school's low ranking and 2-star rating from SchoolDigger also indicate that it is performing below average compared to other middle schools in the state. To address these challenges, the school may need to implement targeted interventions, provide additional resources and support for students, and focus on equity and inclusion to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Detail:

Public 6-8

450 Bridge St
Walla Walla, WA 99362-3599

(509) 527-3050

District: Walla Walla Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
324^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,495

Students who attend Pioneer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Walla Walla High School

Feeder schools for Pioneer Middle School:

Elementary:	Berney Elementary School
	Edison Elementary School
	Green Park Elementary School
	Walla Walla Center for Children and Families

Student/teacher ratio: 17.7

Number of students: 575

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

41.4%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pioneer Middle School ranks worse than 60.6% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.33. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.3%), Hispanic (41.4%), two or more races (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pioneer Middle School is 17.7. (See more...)

Compare Pioneer Middle School employs 32.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pioneer Middle School is $17,495.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pioneer Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pioneer Middle School 324^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Pioneer Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

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Walla Walla Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Walla Walla Public Schools 120^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pioneer Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	81.78	55^th	421	86.9%
2005	66.97	128^th	425	69.9%
2006	60.73	156^th	449	65.3%
2007	46.06	263^rd	463	43.2%
2008	43.05	278^th	466	40.3%
2009	52.79	219^th	476	54.0%
2010	50.61	239^th	483	50.5%
2011	28.01	379^th	492	23.0%
2012	27.74	387^th	497	22.1%
2013	21.64	416^th	498	16.5%
2015	29.33	318^th	445	28.5%
2016	21.05	363^rd	443	18.1%
2017	21.21	348^th	435	20.0%
2018	27.10	326^th	437	25.4%
2019	26.31	391^st	512	23.6%
2021	29.62	380^th	529	28.2%
2022	24.72	415^th	541	23.3%
2023	35.85	333^rd	539	38.2%
2024	36.33	324^th	535	39.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	9.49	243^rd	250	2.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.17	220^th	231	4.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.38	311^th	349	10.9%
2019	18.48	396^th	448	11.6%
2021	24.32	380^th	458	17.0%
2022	16.85	435^th	475	8.4%
2023	34.11	308^th	463	33.5%
2024	33.32	311^th	455	31.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.69	299^th	376	20.5%
2019	25.44	356^th	452	21.2%
2021	32.46	317^th	469	32.4%
2022	22.70	379^th	479	20.9%
2023	27.98	342^nd	464	26.3%
2024	39.62	280^th	464	39.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.46	276^th	371	25.6%
2019	26.08	343^rd	453	24.3%
2021	28.14	342^nd	476	28.2%
2022	26.24	366^th	480	23.8%
2023	43.10	246^th	470	47.7%
2024	32.28	310^th	466	33.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.80	212^th	259	18.1%
2019	21.32	287^th	344	16.6%
2021	26.34	257^th	353	27.2%
2022	20.84	305^th	360	15.3%
2023	24.75	257^th	336	23.5%
2024	29.85	243^rd	344	29.4%

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Rank History for White students at Pioneer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.20	180^th	325	44.6%
2019	37.00	322^nd	470	31.5%
2021	36.43	302^nd	480	37.1%
2022	31.66	341^st	488	30.1%
2023	47.11	235^th	488	51.8%
2024	45.82	265^th	486	45.5%

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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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Pioneer Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	562	7	6	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1989	589	7	13	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	627
1990	611	9	12	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
1991	611	6	15	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	665
1992	578	13	16	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	657
1993	660	10	14	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	744
1994	662	15	16	63	4	n/a	n/a	0	760
1995	634	16	19	65	5	n/a	n/a	0	739
1996	634	16	19	65	5	n/a	n/a	0	739
1997	619	18	14	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	720
1998	588	14	15	81	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
1999	556	12	11	77	4	n/a	n/a	0	660
2000	552	8	8	96	4	n/a	n/a	0	668
2001	527	11	6	79	4	n/a	n/a	0	627
2002	546	7	12	69	5	n/a	n/a	0	639
2003	546	7	12	69	5	n/a	n/a	0	639
2004	532	7	9	97	7	n/a	n/a	0	652
2005	505	11	8	111	9	n/a	n/a	0	644
2006	479	8	9	124	10	n/a	n/a	0	630
2007	479	9	12	126	4	n/a	n/a	0	630
2008	455	11	12	151	6	n/a	n/a	0	635
2009	463	9	15	120	7	n/a	n/a	0	614
2010	431	9	14	140	11	n/a	n/a	0	605
2011	430	4	7	158	4	1	23	0	627
2012	430	4	9	200	7	0	17	0	667
2013	416	8	11	240	8	1	22	0	706
2014	381	4	12	244	11	1	25	0	678
2015	370	10	13	240	5	0	24	0	662
2016	381	4	12	251	2	1	23	0	674
2017	374	5	15	260	1	2	20	0	677
2018	339	4	11	278	2	1	25	0	660
2019	316	4	12	256	3	0	17	0	608
2020	320	4	7	251	3	0	19	0	604
2021	292	3	5	231	2	0	23	1	557
2022	316	1	3	218	3	0	30	1	572
2023	329	5	8	240	2	0	29	0	613
2024	295	5	8	238	1	0	28	0	575

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	591	29.0	20.3	0
1989	627	30.0	20.9	n/a
1990	673	30.8	21.8	0
1991	665	33.9	19.6	n/a
1992	657	36.3	18.0	n/a
1993	744	37.8	19.7	n/a
1994	760	43.1	17.6	n/a
1995	739	42.3	17.5	n/a
1996	739	42.3	17.5	n/a
1997	720	40.7	17.7	n/a
1998	701	40.1	17.5	n/a
1999	660	39.6	16.7	n/a
2000	668	35.7	18.7	n/a
2001	627	37.5	16.7	n/a
2002	639	38.0	16.8	36.9
2003	639	38.0	16.8	36.9
2004	652	39.0	16.7	41.3
2005	644	38.7	16.6	43.5
2006	630	37.8	16.7	55.2
2007	630	37.8	16.7	45.1
2008	635	37.2	17.1	49.4
2009	614	37.2	16.5	43.8
2010	605	34.5	17.5	48.3
2011	627	34.8	18.0	36.4
2012	667	35.5	18.7	57
2013	706	37.0	19.0	58.4
2014	678	n/a	n/a	60.5
2015	662	38.0	17.4	61.3
2016	674	37.0	18.2	59.5
2017	677	36.3	18.6	56.9
2018	660	35.1	18.7	56.1
2019	608	35.6	17.0	58.1
2020	604	33.5	18.0	61.9
2021	557	31.8	17.4	58.9
2022	572	34.8	16.4	61.5
2023	613	33.3	18.3	71.8
2024	575	32.3	17.7	72.9

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	591	29.0	20.3	0
1989	627	30.0	20.9	n/a
1990	673	30.8	21.8	0
1991	665	33.9	19.6	n/a
1992	657	36.3	18.0	n/a
1993	744	37.8	19.7	n/a
1994	760	43.1	17.6	n/a
1995	739	42.3	17.5	n/a
1996	739	42.3	17.5	n/a
1997	720	40.7	17.7	n/a
1998	701	40.1	17.5	n/a
1999	660	39.6	16.7	n/a
2000	668	35.7	18.7	n/a
2001	627	37.5	16.7	n/a
2002	639	38.0	16.8	36.9
2003	639	38.0	16.8	36.9
2004	652	39.0	16.7	41.3
2005	644	38.7	16.6	43.5
2006	630	37.8	16.7	55.2
2007	630	37.8	16.7	45.1
2008	635	37.2	17.1	49.4
2009	614	37.2	16.5	43.8
2010	605	34.5	17.5	48.3
2011	627	34.8	18.0	36.4
2012	667	35.5	18.7	57
2013	706	37.0	19.0	58.4
2014	678	n/a	n/a	60.5
2015	662	38.0	17.4	61.3
2016	674	37.0	18.2	59.5
2017	677	36.3	18.6	56.9
2018	660	35.1	18.7	56.1
2019	608	35.6	17.0	58.1
2020	604	33.5	18.0	61.9
2021	557	31.8	17.4	58.9
2022	572	34.8	16.4	61.5
2023	613	33.3	18.3	71.8
2024	575	32.3	17.7	72.9

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.

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