Pioneer Ridge Elementary School

Located at 2300 CINNAMON TEAL, in JOHNSTOWN, Colorado, Pioneer Ridge Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that serves 528 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Weld County School District No. Re-5J. That puts it 39% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Across the 7 schools in Weld County School District No. Re-5J (4,049 students total), Pioneer Ridge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Pioneer Ridge Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic. Compared to Weld County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pioneer Ridge Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Pioneer Ridge Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at Pioneer Ridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Weld County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pioneer Ridge Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.3%; Pioneer Ridge Elementary School posts 38.2%, -15.1 points below that line.

Around the school, Weld County reports that median household income runs about $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Pioneer Ridge Elementary School is one of 116 public schools in Weld County (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students).

The closest other public school is Roosevelt Middle School, roughly 2.7 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pioneer Ridge Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pioneer Ridge Elementary School has fell 16%, going from 625 students in 2018 to 528 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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