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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000253
Pioneer School
3860 S 3380 W, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119 · (385) 646-4966 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
233 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 29.6% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Pioneer School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer School this school | 438 | 53.2% | 29.9% |
| Beehive School KEARNS | 489 | 45.2% | 23.3% |
| Philo T. Farnsworth School WEST VALLEY CITY | 448 | 49.1% | 23.4% |
| Jackling School WEST VALLEY CITY | 415 | 45.8% | 18.3% |
| Washington School SALT LAKE CITY | 402 | 57.7% | 43.7% |
| Academy Park School WEST VALLEY CITY | 358 | 48.3% | 18.8% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #473 of 562 | #117 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #462 of 578 ▼ 8 | #117 of 180 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #519 of 578 ▼ 20 | #138 of 180 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #410 of 613 | #119 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #410 of 556 | #141 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #37 of 559 | #35 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #100 of 582 | #42 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #55 of 388 | #26 of 133 |
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
438
-95 (-18%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 616
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 | 438 | 19.5 | 22.5:1 | 53% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 20.5 | 22.7:1 | 70% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 20.9 | 22.9:1 | 73% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | N/A | N/A | 78% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 81% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | N/A | N/A | 79% (487) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 28 | 25.0:1 | 76% (534) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 32 | 22.0:1 | 45% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 25 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer School.
About Pioneer School
Pioneer School is an elementary school in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, reachable at (385) 646-4966. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 438 students.
In Granite District, 85 schools enroll a combined 59,404 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pioneer School is 56% Hispanic. The school is also 22% White, 8% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 21% Hispanic share among all Salt Lake County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Pioneer School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
A ratio of 22.5:1 comes from the school's 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average ratio is about 21.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 53% in 2024-25. It compares with 34% for public schools in Salt Lake County.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Pioneer School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pioneer School, the prediction is 33.8% and the result is 29.9%.
Salt Lake County census figures show that median household income is about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pioneer School is among the 325 public schools in Salt Lake County.
The nearest other public school, Rolling Meadows School, is about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pioneer School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pioneer School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 533 to 438.
The Pioneer School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granite District
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Cyprus HighHigh · 2,762 students
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
Other schools in WEST VALLEY CITY
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- John F. Kennedy Jr HighMiddle · 772 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 764 students
Other Pioneer schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pioneer. Pioneer School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Pioneer SchoolOGDEN, UT · 394 students
- PioneerDelano, CA · 1,043 students
- Pioneer SchoolLebanon, OR · 261 students
- Pioneer SchoolBillings, MT · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Meadows School0.6 mi · 456
- Granger High0.6 mi · 3,267
- Valley Jr High0.6 mi · 546
- West Lake Jr High0.8 mi · 724
- Robert Frost School0.8 mi · 304
- Philo T. Farnsworth School1.0 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pioneer School?
Pioneer School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pioneer School serve?
Pioneer School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pioneer School?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Pioneer School.
What is the student diversity at Pioneer School?
Student demographics at Pioneer School are roughly 22% White, 56% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pioneer School public or private?
Pioneer School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granite District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.