Enrollment
368
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIONEER PREPARATORY SCHOOL (90140)·NCES 040079803021
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation
6629 W CLARENDON AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85033 · (623) 933-3733 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Arizona public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
15.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
11.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -21.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 21 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 2.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 21.0% | 32.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #928 of 1,072 ▼ 210 | #576 of 646 ▼ 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #987 of 1,072 ▲ 7 | #602 of 646 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #780 of 1,223 | #549 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #98 of 991 | #50 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #944 of 1,007 | #619 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.3% | #71 of 721 | #42 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-55 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 415
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 394 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 399 | N/A | N/A | 63% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 82% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | N/A | N/A | 96% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 86% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation.
About Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation is an elementary school located in PHOENIX, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It reported 368 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation is run by Pioneer Preparatory School (90140).
The share of students at Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation who are Hispanic is 94%. Other groups include 4% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation lands at D, ahead of 7% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation's nearest public school is Western School of Science and Technology (about 0.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation.
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's enrollment fell 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge FoundationWhat is the total enrollment at Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation?
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation serve?
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation is approximately 12.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation?
At Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation, the student body is approximately 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation in?
Pioneer Preparatory - A Challenge Foundation is part of Pioneer Preparatory School (90140).
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