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.

2018-19 School Facts

Based on the October 2018 enrollment report, there were 516 students enrolled at Pioneer Elementary.

Race/Ethnicity			Student Demographics
Hispanic/Latino of any race(s)	6.4%		Male students	53.7%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.4%		Female students	46.3%
Asian	6.6%
Black/African American	1.2%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	0.8%
White	74.6%		Free & Reduced Price Meals	16.5%
Two or More Races	10.1%		Special Education	26.7%

  

Teacher Information

• Number of classroom teachers: 31
• Average years of teacher experience: 20
• Teachers with at least a Master's Degree: 23

 

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2018-19 District Operating Budget 

Expenditures	Cost	Percentage
Teaching	$98,493,376	74.08%
Building Administration	$8,283,536	6.23%
Maintenance & Operations	$8,576,098	6.45%
District Support	$5,410,991	4.07%
Transportation	$4,520,169	3.40%
Utilities & Insurance	$4,317,384	3.25%
Food Service	$3,289,648	2.47%
Other	$64,053	0.05%
Total Expenditures	$132,955,254	100.00%

 

Revenue	Amount	Percentage
State	$102,994,406	77.79%
Local	$23,067,573	17.42%
Federal	$5,346,583	4.04%
Other Sources	$985,618	0.74%
Total Revenue	$132,394,180	100%

 

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Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program

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).

2017-18 3rd Grade SBA​​					2018-19 3rd Grade SBA​
	Our School	Our District	WA State		Our School	Our District	WA State
ELA	80.4	70.4	55.5		81.8	63.9	55.4
Math	86.9	67.3	57.5		80.5	63.8	58.0

2017-18 4th Grade SBA​					2018-19 4th Grade SBA​
	Our School	Our District	WA State		Our School	Our District	WA State
ELA	78.7	67.5	57.3		77.9	68.9	56.9
Math	69.3	64.6	53.8		75.6	61.6	54.0

2017-18 5th Grade SBA​					2018-19 5th Grade SBA​
	Our School	Our District	WA State		Our School	Our District	WA State
ELA	77.0	67.3	59.2		74.5	68.9	60.4
Math	71.0	60.4	48.5		69.1	59.3	48.3
Science	69.8	66.1	55.1		70.2	62.3	53.2

  

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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. These scores represent Spring assessment.

2017-18 Reading					2018-19 Reading
	Our School	Our District	National Norm		Our School	Our District	National Norm
Grade 2	199	195	189			193	189
Grade 3	209	206	199		205	203	199
Grade 4	216	213	206		215	213	206
Grade 5	219	219	212		220	218	212

2017-18 Math					2018-19 Math
	Our School	Our District	National Norm		Our School	Our District	National Norm
Grade 2	208	199	189			197	189
Grade 3	211	209	199		207	205	199
Grade 4	218	218	206		219	216	206
Grade 5	226	227	212		226	224	212

 

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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.