Pioneer Elementary School

Pioneer Elementary School operates as a minimally staffed elementary campus in Ontario, Oregon, part of Ontario SD 8C. Current enrollment sits at 112 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Pioneer Elementary School sits 65% leaner than that benchmark.

Ontario SD 8C runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,406 students. Pioneer Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Pioneer Elementary School lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Pioneer Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 101% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Malheur County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Malheur County reports that median household income runs about $54,519, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Pioneer Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Malheur County (combined enrollment of about 6,566 students).

Nearest neighbor: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 6-year window. Pioneer Elementary School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 112). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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