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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360897000685
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL
12132 OLD OLEAN RD, YORKSHIRE, NY 14173 · (716) 492-9375 · Cattaraugus County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
322 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 148 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 152 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 72% · 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL→PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 65.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York 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 New York'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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 659 | 48.9% | 53.5% |
| MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL MEXICO | 628 | 48.6% | 44.0% |
| TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY WHITNEY POINT | 528 | 47.9% | 49.3% |
| GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 610 | 50.0% | 60.3% |
| CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL SQUARE | 799 | 44.3% | 50.8% |
| CAMDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMDEN | 558 | 53.9% | 43.1% |
Matched among New York middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #358 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #356 of 768 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #434 of 768 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #226 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #76 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #658 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #427 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #389 of 524 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
659
-3 (0%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,053
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 659 | 76.7 | 8.6:1 | 49% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 72.9 | 8.9:1 | 53% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 70.9 | 9.3:1 | 52% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 72 | 9.2:1 | 56% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 71 | 9.9:1 | 55% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 72 | 10.0:1 | 53% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 63 | 11.8:1 | 50% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 1,074 | 77 | 13.9:1 | 45% (483) |
| 1990-91 | 1,053 | 72 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Federal records list PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL as a middle school in YORKSHIRE, New York. The school serves 659 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in New York is roughly 531 students; this school is 24% above that.
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 4 schools and 2,137 students.
The student body at PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 95% White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 10.3:1 average for middle schools in New York. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Cattaraugus County average 50%.
The allk12 Grade for PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is B-. Compared with New York public middle schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 53.5% against 57.0%.
Cattaraugus County census figures show that the median household income is $59,540, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 31 public schools in Cattaraugus County, enrolling about 11,228 students in all.
The closest public school to PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 53.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 662 to 659.
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Cattaraugus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,145
Census ACS
Median income
$59,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
11,228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 636 students
- ARCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 505 students
- DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 337 students
Other Pioneer Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pioneer Middle. PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 10.
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLCOOPER CITY, FL · 1,453 students
- Pioneer MiddleTustin, CA · 971 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolPLYMOUTH, MI · 827 students
- Pioneer MiddleDuPont, WA · 758 students
- Pioneer MiddlePorterville, CA · 754 students
Nearby schools
- PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 636
- DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 337
- ARCADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 505
- HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 216
- HAROLD O BRUMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 303
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 05-08.
Is PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 8.6:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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