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Pioneer School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1937 Dover Road
Billings, MT 59105
Phone
(406) 373-5357
District
PIONEER ELEM
County
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
79
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.4% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Pioneer School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
44%
25%
44%
25%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
43%
25%
46%
25%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
50%
40%
75%
47%
25%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
50%
39%
75%
46%
25%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 9 11.4%
Kindergarten 19 24.1%
Grade 1 10 12.7%
Grade 2 11 13.9%
Grade 3 10 12.7%
Grade 4 10 12.7%
Grade 5 5 6.3%
Grade 6 3 3.8%
Grade 7 1 1.3%
Grade 8 1 1.3%
Total 79 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.2% 77.2% 81.2%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Hispanic 5.1% 5.1% 5.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 17.7% 17.7% 11.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,054 1,122,867
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 7
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 11.2% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.0% 19.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 475 443,917
Single Parent Households With Children 3.8% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.7% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.8% 34.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.4% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 37.5% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 4.6% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 18.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 4.8% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,338 $449,998 59.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $70 $4,970 0.7%
Staff $0 $0 0.0%
General Administration $28 $1,988 0.3%
School Administration $817 $58,007 7.6%
Operation $1,479 $105,009 13.8%
Transportation $676 $47,996 6.3%
Other $690 $48,990 6.4%
Total Support $3,761 $267,031 35.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $606 $43,026 5.7%
Total Expenditures $10,704 $759,984 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,083 $1,056,883,697 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $694 $103,488,902 4.8%
Staff $415 $61,937,124 2.8%
General Administration $391 $58,320,392 2.7%
School Administration $679 $101,279,879 4.7%
Operation $1,223 $182,486,282 8.4%
Transportation $551 $82,271,867 3.8%
Other $356 $53,153,862 2.4%
Total Support $4,309 $642,927,677 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,189 $475,825,278 21.9%
Total Expenditures $14,580 $2,175,644,910 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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