Pioneer Elementary School

Patrick Murphy, Superintendent

Joel Lang, Principal

Our school is located on the corner of Carlyon Avenue and Henderson Boulevard near Olympia High School. Our service area reaches out to several neighborhoods of southeast Olympia. Because of this proximity, Pioneer is truly a neighborhood school. Safe walking conditions allow many of our students to walk or ride bikes to and from school. Buses and parents transport the rest of our students. 

Pioneer School was remodeled in 2007. The remodel included 16 new classrooms, 2 kindergarten classrooms, library with vaulted ceiling space, administration area and a covered entry to the school. Pioneer Elementary School now has wireless Internet access.

Teachers emphasize a strong foundation in a basic skills curriculum. Students often work in cooperative groups with each individual held accountable for learning and work completion. Healthy social/emotional development is also a priority at Pioneer. We are focused on our work as a professional learning community. Part of that work is to fully implement PBIS strategies that promote a solid foundation and set of expectations for our students. Our school-wide efforts on P.A.W.S. (Practice Responsibility, Act Safely, Work with Courage and Show Respect) are important to our collective success.

We enjoy a strong, positive partnership between parents, staff and students where all are valued and respected. We share a focus on serving our learning community so that Pioneer will be a trusting and collaborative community that develops life-long, self directed learners.

2020-21 School Facts

Based on the October 2020 enrollment report, there were 387 students enrolled at Pioneer Elementary.

Race/Ethnicity			Student Demographics
Hispanic/Latino of any race(s)	8.0%		Male students	53.7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.3%		Female students	46.3%
Asian	7.2%
Black/African American	1.6%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	0.0%
White	71.6%		Free & Reduced Price Meals	17.3%
Two or More Races	11.4%		Special Education	20.4%

  

Teacher Information

• Number of classroom teachers: 33
• Average years of teacher experience: 16.2
• Teachers with at least a Master's Degree: 60.6%

 

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2020-21 District Operating Budget 

Expenditures	Cost	Percentage
Teaching	$107,471,266	75.86%
Building Administration	$8,138,680	5.74%
Maintenance & Operations	$7,927,952	5.60%
District Support	$8,389,655	5.92%
Transportation	$3,480,019	2.46%
Utilities & Insurance	$4,098,644	2.89%
Food Service	$2,723,756	1.92%
Other	$56,723	0.04%
Total Expenditures	$142,286,695	100.00%

 

Revenue	Amount	Percentage
State	$106,396,379	73.87%
Local	$26,151,733	18.16%
Federal	$9,194,223	6.38%
Other Sources	$1,270,827	0.88%
Total Revenue	$143,013,161	99%

 

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Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program 

Due to pandemic-related school closures, 2019-20 assessment data is not available and data for 2020-21 is limited. Learn more on the State Testing FAQ page.

 

Washington students participate in state tests annually in the spring, to assess their progress as well as the progress of our educational system as a whole.

Our state uses the Smarter Balanced assessment system, aligned to Washington's K-12 Learning Standards. The scores below represent the percent of students meeting standard in three core subjects, ELA, Math, and for grades 5, 8 and 11, Science (Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science or WCAS).

2019-20 3rd Grade SBA (Not available)					2020-21 3rd Grade SBA (Not available)
	Our School	Our District	WA State		Our School	Our District	WA State
ELA	---	---	---		---	---	---
Math	---	---	---		---	---	---

2019-20 4th Grade SBA (Not available)					2020-21 4th Grade SBA
	Our School	Our District	WA State		Our School	Our District	WA State
ELA	---	---	---		74.4%	57.6%	45.9%
Math	---	---	---		64.6%	47.7%	38.6%

2019-20 5th Grade SBA (Not available)					2020-21 5th Grade SBA
	Our School	Our District	WA State		Our School	Our District	WA State
ELA	---	---	---		66.7%	62.6%	46.5%
Math	---	---	---		50.0%	43.7%	35.6%
Science	---	---	---		---	---	---

  

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Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

MAP is a district assessment that measures a student's developing skills through a series of questions that adapt to the child’s level of learning. Research on MAP indicates the results are highly accurate. The results help teachers measure growth and determine whether a student may need more support or more challenge.

2019-20 Reading (Not available)					2020-21 Reading
	Our School	Our District	National Norm		Our School	Our District	National Norm
Grade 2	---	---	---		191	176	172
Grade 3	---	---	---		205	184	187
Grade 4	---	---	---		211	200	197
Grade 5	---	---	---		215	208	204

2019-20 Math (Not available)					2020-21 Math
	Our School	Our District	National Norm		Our School	Our District	National Norm
Grade 2	---	---	---		196	178	175
Grade 3	---	---	---		205	189	188
Grade 4	---	---	---		209	197	200
Grade 5	---	---	---		218	207	209

 

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Pioneer Elementary School Mission Statement

Pioneer’s community nurtures and supports each individual to reach full potential by fostering mutual respect, trust, cooperation and a love of learning.