Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530618000932
Pioneer Elementary School
1655 CARLYON AVE SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98501 · (360) 596-6500 · Thurston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Washington public elementary schools
- A-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.
- DThree-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 Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
76 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.2pp since 2014
Math
57.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 60.8% |
| 2022-23 | 75.4% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.5% | 65.4% |
| 2018-19 | 77.8% | 74.7% |
| 2017-18 | 78.8% | 75.5% |
| 2016-17 | 76.2% | 72.2% |
| 2015-16 | 75.5% | 76.3% |
| 2014-15 | 76.5% | 73.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Elementary School
Pioneer Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Elementary School this school | 384 | 19.8% | 65.2% |
| Centennial Elementary OLYMPIA | 434 | 21.7% | 65.8% |
| Brier Elementary BRIER | 389 | 22.4% | 67.7% |
| B F Day Elementary School SEATTLE | 394 | 18.5% | 75.8% |
| Lacamas Lake Elementary Camas | 348 | 19.8% | N/A |
| Melvin G Syre Elementary Shoreline | 444 | 16.0% | 70.1% |
Matched among Washington 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #193 of 936 | #3 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #300 of 1,103 ▼ 52 | #6 of 39 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #168 of 1,102 ▲ 15 | #2 of 39 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #91 of 928 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #694 of 1,268 | #27 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #964 of 1,085 | #37 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #622 of 1,088 | #28 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #1,037 of 1,169 | #41 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #270 of 778 | #6 of 27 |
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
384
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 384 | 21.4 | 17.9:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 21.7 | 16.9:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 25.3 | 15.0:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 28.3 | 17.2:1 | 16% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 18 | 21.8:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 15 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 15 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (487 to 384); teachers down 24% (28.3 to 21.4).
About Pioneer Elementary School
Pioneer Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in OLYMPIA, Washington. Enrolled students number 384 students, in pre-K through 5.
A total of 20 schools make up Olympia School District, with 9,386 students enrolled.
Pioneer Elementary School is 59% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 3% Black. That compares with about 72% White among all Thurston County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Pioneer Elementary School's 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 20%. The 43% average for public schools in Thurston County is 23 points higher.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Pioneer Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Thurston County, the median household income is $96,563, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 86 public schools in Thurston County, enrolling about 44,412 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Olympia High School, about 0.3 miles away. Pioneer Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pioneer Elementary School at 2nd of 7.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Pioneer Elementary School had 386 students in 2020-21 and 384 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio rose from 15.4:1 to 17.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Pioneer Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olympia School District
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 434 students
Other schools in OLYMPIA
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Griffin SchoolElementary · 585 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Other Pioneer Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 12 states are named Pioneer Elementary. Pioneer Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 29.
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 621 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolSunnyside, WA · 602 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 550 students
- Pioneer ElementaryArlington, WA · 501 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolSHELTON, WA · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia High School0.3 mi · 1,901
- Washington Middle School0.5 mi · 702
- McKenny Elementary1.1 mi · 322
- Lincoln Elementary School1.2 mi · 300
- Centennial Elementary1.3 mi · 434
- Olympia Regional Learning Academy1.4 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pioneer Elementary School?
Pioneer Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pioneer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioneer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pioneer Elementary School have?
Pioneer Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Pioneer Elementary School?
Pioneer Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer Elementary School?
Pioneer Elementary School is overseen by Olympia School District in Thurston County.
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