Pioneer Charter School of Science II

Among the schools in Saugus, Massachusetts, is Pioneer Charter School of Science II, a small school serving multiple grade levels. It teaches 621 students in kindergarten through 12. That is 29% below the average of about 870 students for combined schools in Massachusetts.

Pioneer Charter School of Science II is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

The largest group at Pioneer Charter School of Science II is Black students, at 31%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 23% White, 17% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Essex County is about 4% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. The school has 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.8:1 compares with an average of 10.1:1 for combined schools in Massachusetts.

Looking at the county, Essex County, the median household earns about $101,883 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Essex County has 221 public schools with about 113,427 students, including Pioneer Charter School of Science II.

Saugus Middle School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

The 2020-21 count was 370 students and the 2024-25 count was 621. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.6:1 to 11.8:1.

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