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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
607
-5 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.5:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PIONEER ELEMENTARY
As a roomy K-5 school in PIERZ, Minnesota, PIONEER ELEMENTARY works with 607 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 76% larger than typical.
PIERZ PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,214 students. PIONEER ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, PIONEER ELEMENTARY reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial. Compared to Morrison County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at PIONEER ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PIONEER ELEMENTARY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 64.6%, a residual of +15.9 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Morrison County) reports that median household earnings sit near $69,446, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PIONEER ELEMENTARY is one of 28 public schools in Morrison County (combined enrollment of about 5,330 students).
Nearest neighbor: HEALY SECONDARY, around 0.1 miles off.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIONEER ELEMENTARY has held roughly steady, going from 612 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- HEALY SECONDARY0.1 mi · 607
- WIN-Middle School11.4 mi · 10
- WIN-Elementary School11.4 mi · 9
- WIN-High School11.4 mi · 14
- MID STATE ED DIST STEPS TRANS. PROG11.4 mi · 4
- SUN Program11.4 mi · 9
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.