Pioneer Elementary School

Pioneer Elementary School, an average-sized elementary-level community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, one of the schools within Valley View CUSD 365U, educates 561 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

Pioneer Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Valley View CUSD 365U, a district that instructs 14,710 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pioneer Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black at 27%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 26% Hispanic, 23% White, 17% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pioneer Elementary School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Pioneer Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pioneer Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.6%; this one delivers 44.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Will County) logs that median household income runs about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Pioneer Elementary School is one of 209 public schools in Will County (combined enrollment of about 113,008 students).

Wayne Builta Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pioneer Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pioneer Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 562 students in 2018 to 561 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 30% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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