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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERGREEN SCHOOL DISTRICT (CLARK)·NCES 530270000760
Pioneer Elementary School
7212 NE 166th Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98682 · (360) 604-3300 · Clark County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
238 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
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 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
WA avg 49.0% . -13.1pp since 2014
Math
31.6%
WA avg 39.2% . -21.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 37.4% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.3% | 36.7% |
| 2017-18 | 45.3% | 41.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.3% | 47.6% |
| 2015-16 | 55.5% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 53.1% | 53.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Pioneer Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Elementary School this school | 550 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO | 541 | 46.8% | 67.0% |
| Marrion Elementary School Vancouver | 528 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary Pasco | 543 | 44.0% | 43.6% |
| Apple Valley Elementary Yakima | 447 | 42.3% | 65.3% |
| Gregory Heights Elementary Burien | 488 | 51.0% | 47.4% |
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 Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #843 of 1,103 ▲ 117 | #45 of 64 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #747 of 1,102 ▲ 49 | #41 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #170 of 1,268 | #14 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #617 of 1,085 | #35 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #443 of 1,088 | #25 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #752 of 1,169 | #41 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #279 of 778 | #29 of 50 |
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
550
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 550 | 34.2 | 16.1:1 | 43% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 34.8 | 15.7:1 | 51% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 54% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 40.4 | 17.2:1 | 53% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 55% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 49% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 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% (693 to 550); teachers down 15% (40.4 to 34.2).
About Pioneer Elementary School
Pioneer Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Vancouver, Washington. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 550 students. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 45% bigger than that mark.
Pioneer Elementary School is part of a district of 39 schools: Evergreen School District (Clark), with 21,603 students.
The student body at Pioneer Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 44%. The remaining shares are 40% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Clark County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The diversity index for Pioneer Elementary School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pioneer Elementary School is 16.1:1, based on 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Clark County is similar, at 43%.
In the wider Clark County area, median household income comes to about $97,536, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Clark County's 151 public schools enroll about 74,406 students and include Pioneer Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Frontier Middle School is closest at about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 524 to 550, a 5% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 16.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Pioneer Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evergreen School District (Clark)
- Union High SchoolHigh · 1,989 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Covington Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
- Pacific Middle SchoolMiddle · 817 students
Other schools in Vancouver
- Skyview High SchoolHigh · 1,869 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Fort Vancouver High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,427 students
- Hudson's Bay High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
Other Pioneer Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 12 states are named Pioneer Elementary. Pioneer Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 29.
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 621 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolSunnyside, WA · 602 students
- Pioneer ElementaryArlington, WA · 501 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolSHELTON, WA · 482 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolGig Harbor, WA · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Middle School0.1 mi · 767
- York Elementary School1.2 mi · 338
- Sifton Elementary School1.4 mi · 484
- Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary Sch1.7 mi · 312
- Emerald Elementary School1.7 mi · 440
- Heritage High School1.8 mi · 1,569
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Elementary SchoolHow large is Pioneer Elementary School?
Pioneer Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pioneer Elementary School serve?
Pioneer Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pioneer Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pioneer Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pioneer Elementary School are roughly 40% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer Elementary School?
Pioneer Elementary School is overseen by Evergreen School District (Clark) in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.