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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENATCHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530966001635
Pioneer Middle School
1620 RUSSELL ST, WENATCHEE, WA 98801 · (509) 663-7171 · Chelan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 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
16.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
389 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
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 6 | 150 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 35% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
39.6%
WA avg 49.0% . -0.6pp since 2014
Math
19.5%
WA avg 39.2% . -9.0pp 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 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 39.6% | 19.5% |
| 2021-22 | 43.9% | 19.7% |
| 2018-19 | 54.6% | 31.2% |
| 2017-18 | 52.1% | 29.3% |
| 2016-17 | 50.1% | 28.5% |
| 2015-16 | 49.8% | 30.9% |
| 2014-15 | 40.2% | 28.6% |
% 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 Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Middle School this school | 488 | 79.7% | N/A |
| Orchard Middle School WENATCHEE | 395 | 76.7% | N/A |
| Housel Middle School Prosser | 529 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Highlands Middle School KENNEWICK | 745 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Mount Baker Middle School Mount Vernon | 569 | 70.8% | 21.2% |
| Robert L Olds Junior High School Connell | 322 | 79.2% | 26.5% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington | In Chelan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #291 of 357 ▼ 1 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #250 of 357 ▼ 52 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #254 of 377 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #34 of 340 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #246 of 340 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #26 of 359 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #41 of 192 | N/A |
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
488
-119 (-20%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 488 | 29.8 | 16.4:1 | 80% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 37.2 | 13.9:1 | 75% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 36.8 | 16.2:1 | 72% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 56% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 34.6 | 17.5:1 | 64% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 65% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 63% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 31 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (604 to 488); teachers down 14% (34.6 to 29.8).
About Pioneer Middle School
Pioneer Middle School is a middle-grades school located in WENATCHEE, Washington, in Chelan County. It reports enrollment of 488 students in grades 6 through 8.
Wenatchee School District has 7,412 students spread across 19 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Pioneer Middle School is 65% Hispanic. Other groups make up 32% White. Chelan County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Pioneer Middle School are from different groups.
There are 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. Across middle schools in Washington, the average ratio is 18.9:1. Of all students at Pioneer Middle School, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Chelan County is 61%.
In the wider Chelan County area, the median household earns about $82,381 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Pioneer Middle School shares Chelan County with 42 other public schools.
Wenatchee High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment decreased by 20% across 4 years, from 607 in 2020-21 to 488 in 2024-25.
Pioneer Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chelan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,172
Census ACS
Median income
$82,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
12,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wenatchee School District
- Wenatchee High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Foothills Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Mission View Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- John Newbery ElementaryElementary · 437 students
Other schools in WENATCHEE
- Wenatchee High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Foothills Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Mission View Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- John Newbery ElementaryElementary · 437 students
Other Pioneer Middle schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pioneer Middle. Pioneer Middle School is the 9th largest of the 10.
- Pioneer MiddleDuPont, WA · 758 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolWALLA WALLA, WA · 601 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolSHELTON, WA · 250 students
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOLCOOPER CITY, FL · 1,453 students
- Pioneer MiddleTustin, CA · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Wenatchee High School0.3 mi · 2,066
- Columbia Elementary School0.4 mi · 339
- Pinnacles Prep Charter School0.7 mi · 234
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 604
- Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center0.7 mi · 12
- Special Education School0.9 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Middle SchoolHow large is Pioneer Middle School?
Pioneer Middle School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pioneer Middle School serve?
Pioneer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pioneer Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pioneer Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pioneer Middle School?
Student demographics at Pioneer Middle School are roughly 32% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pioneer Middle School in?
Pioneer Middle School is part of Wenatchee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.