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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272832001251
PIONEER ELEMENTARY
66 KAMNIC ST, PIERZ, MN 56364 · (320) 468-6458 · Morrison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
185 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PIONEER ELEMENTARY→HEALY SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
74.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PIONEER ELEMENTARY
PIONEER ELEMENTARY's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER ELEMENTARY this school | 607 | 30.5% | 64.6% |
| HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY HOLDINGFORD | 589 | 31.6% | 60.7% |
| FOLEY ELEMENTARY FOLEY | 552 | 29.9% | 72.2% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 562 | 31.1% | 50.0% |
| BAXTER ELEMENTARY BAXTER | 506 | 31.8% | 56.5% |
| ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU | 574 | 32.4% | 46.0% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PIONEER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Morrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #82 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #70 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #78 of 844 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #156 of 1,130 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #406 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #750 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #677 of 942 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #488 of 499 | N/A |
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
607
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 607 | 44.1 | 13.8:1 | 30% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 46.5 | 12.8:1 | 37% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 44.6 | 13.7:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 27% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 39.5 | 15.5:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 43% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 50% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 47% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 27 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIONEER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (612 to 607); teachers up 12% (39.5 to 44.1).
About PIONEER ELEMENTARY
PIONEER ELEMENTARY serves students in PIERZ, Minnesota, as a large elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 607 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll about 344 students on average.
PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for PIONEER ELEMENTARY. It runs 2 schools with 1,214 students.
The share of White students at PIONEER ELEMENTARY is 94%. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial. In Morrison County overall, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for PIONEER ELEMENTARY is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 30% of the student body.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 64.6%, is 15.9 points above the 48.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools.
Census data for Morrison County show the median household earns about $69,446 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Morrison County number 28, with about 5,330 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, HEALY SECONDARY, is about 0.1 miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 612 in 2020-21 and 607 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PIONEER ELEMENTARY. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Morrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,249
Census ACS
Median income
$69,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
5,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEALY SECONDARYHigh · 607 students
- PIERZ ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh
Other schools in PIERZ
- HEALY SECONDARYHigh · 607 students
- PIERZ ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMHigh
- F.E.D. Pierz Credit RecoveryElementary
Other Pioneer Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 12 states are named Pioneer Elementary. PIONEER ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 29.
- Pioneer ElementaryMerced, CA · 1,055 students
- Pioneer ElementaryBrentwood, CA · 859 students
- Pioneer ElementaryUnion City, CA · 623 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 621 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolSunnyside, WA · 602 students
Nearby schools
- HEALY SECONDARY0.1 mi · 607
- SUN Program11.4 mi · 9
- MID STATE ED DIST STEPS TRANS. PROG11.4 mi · 4
- MSED Birth to 311.4 mi · 14
- WIN-Elementary School11.4 mi · 9
- WIN-High School11.4 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About PIONEER ELEMENTARYHow many students attend PIONEER ELEMENTARY?
PIONEER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 607 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does PIONEER ELEMENTARY serve?
PIONEER ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at PIONEER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at PIONEER ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at PIONEER ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PIONEER ELEMENTARY are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PIONEER ELEMENTARY?
PIONEER ELEMENTARY is overseen by PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Morrison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.