Pioneer School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · West Valley City, Utah

Pioneer School in West Valley City, Utah enrolled 438 students in 2024-25 with 19.5 full-time teachers, 22.5 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

478 students in 2022-23, 466 students in 2023-24, 438 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.9 to 19.5.

Students enrolled at Pioneer School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234782023-244662024-25438
Students enrolled at Pioneer School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234782023-244662024-25438
Students enrolled at Pioneer School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234782023-244662024-25438
Students enrolled at Pioneer School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 466, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234782023-244662024-25438
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347820.922.9
2023-2446620.522.7
2024-2543819.522.5

22.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Utah elementary schools

Among the 599 Utah elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Pioneer School 22.5; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer School 22.5state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Pioneer School 22.5; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer School 22.5state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Pioneer School 22.5; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer School 22.5state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Pioneer School 22.5; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPioneer School 22.5state median 20.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pioneer School enrolled 500 students and reported no counselor; it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent45.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.2% of students were Hispanic, 22.1% White, 8.2% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic56.2%
  2. White22.1%
  3. Pacific Islander8.2%
  4. Black6.2%
  5. Asian5.3%
  6. Two or more races1.8%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Pioneer School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math22%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in West Valley City

24 public elementary schools in West Valley City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Valley School76420.630.8%
Granger School71621.740.2%
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley70222.752.1%
Monticello Academy68919.547.0%
American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans63924.443.5%
Stansbury School58221.447.8%
Esperanza School57523.552.2%
Hillsdale School54820.743.8%

All public schools in West Valley City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pioneer School

  1. Rolling Meadows SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 456 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Robert Frost SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 304 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Pioneer School with Rolling Meadows SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Granite School District spends per student$11,000 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,000
  5. The largest public schools in UtahPioneer School is the number 409 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#409 of 609
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher22.5 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.22.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Pioneer School

  1. How many students attend Pioneer School?
    438 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 478 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in West Valley City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer School?
    22.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for elementary schools is 20.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pioneer School a Title I school?
    Pioneer School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pioneer School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pioneer School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pioneer School in?
    Granite School District, NCES district ID 4900360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490036000253 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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