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If you had an hour of school board time for PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CITY·NCES 291619003137
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY
301 PIONEER TRAIL, JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65109 · (573) 632-3400 · Cole County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Missouri public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
199 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 52% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.1pp since 2021
Math
39.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.4% | 32.3% | 30.9% | 15.2% |
| Math | 11.0% | 28.7% | 33.4% | 26.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 33.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 36.9% |
| 2021-22 | 45.6% | 39.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 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 TRAIL ELEMENTARY
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY this school | 396 | 50.3% | 43.4% |
| MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY WARRENSBURG | 462 | 50.9% | N/A |
| WILLARD ORCHARD HILLS ELEM SPRINGFIELD | 394 | 45.7% | 47.7% |
| REBECCA BOONE ELEM. WARRENTON | 424 | 51.9% | 32.6% |
| MARTIN WARREN ELEM. WARRENSBURG | 407 | 45.2% | 44.2% |
| RIDGE VIEW ELEM. WARRENSBURG | 484 | 46.5% | N/A |
Matched among Missouri 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 TRAIL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #454 of 1,002 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #564 of 1,019 ▲ 130 | #10 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #267 of 1,018 ▲ 219 | #4 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #317 of 943 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #405 of 1,294 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #181 of 950 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #371 of 953 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #637 of 1,165 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #165 of 684 | #3 of 10 |
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
396
-89 (-18%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 396 | 35.1 | 11.3:1 | 50% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 35.8 | 12.5:1 | 51% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 35.9 | 13.3:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 49% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 53% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 31 | 18.5:1 | 56% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 48% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (507 to 396); teachers up 6% (33 to 35.1).
About PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY sits in JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, and is classified as an elementary school. The student body numbers 396 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 26% larger than that.
The district, JEFFERSON CITY, operates 16 schools serving 8,491 students.
At PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY, White students make up 71% of the student body. The remaining shares are 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 8% Black. Cole County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY counts 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 11.3:1 here. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 47% average for public schools in Cole County.
allk12 grades PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY a B. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY is 2.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.4% versus 41.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
Cole County has about 77,032 residents, and the median household income is $74,876, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Cole County has 28 public schools and roughly 10,312 students.
The shortest distance from PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Over 4 years, PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY's enrollment dropped 18%, to 396. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.9:1 to 11.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,032
Census ACS
Median income
$74,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
10,312 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JEFFERSON CITY
- JEFFERSON CITY HIGHHigh · 1,353 students
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLEMiddle · 966 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 367 students
Other schools in JEFFERSON CITY
- JEFFERSON CITY HIGHHigh · 1,353 students
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,314 students
- LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLEMiddle · 966 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- BLAIR OAKS HIGHHigh · 421 students
Nearby schools
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM.1.6 mi · 440
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE1.7 mi · 927
- CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL4.2 mi · 1,314
- BELAIR ELEM.4.3 mi · 363
- CEDAR HILL ELEM.4.7 mi · 313
- WEST ELEM.4.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARYHow large is PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY?
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
Is PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY?
At PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY?
PIONEER TRAIL ELEMENTARY is overseen by JEFFERSON CITY in Cole County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.