Pioneer Elementary School
615 Kenwood Ave
West Chicago IL, 60185, Dupage County
Phone: 630-293-6040
Ranking: 
(2,701 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*
(2,701 out of 3,028, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Chicago School District 33
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | NA | NA | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 29 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 438 | 536 | 541 | 526 | 514 | 560 | 566 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 40 | 9.1% | 65 | 12.1% | 62 | 11.5% | 65 | 12.4% | 65 | 12.6% | 77 | 13.8% | 85 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 18.5% | 92 | 17.2% | 87 | 16.1% | 76 | 14.4% | 79 | 15.4% | 96 | 17.1% | 87 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 20.5% | 80 | 14.9% | 80 | 14.8% | 80 | 15.2% | 84 | 16.3% | 86 | 15.4% | 82 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 17.8% | 72 | 13.4% | 77 | 14.2% | 80 | 15.2% | 77 | 15.0% | 71 | 12.7% | 82 | 14.5% |
| Grade 4: | 76 | 17.4% | 75 | 14.0% | 89 | 16.5% | 79 | 15.0% | 64 | 12.5% | 80 | 14.3% | 85 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 73 | 16.7% | 77 | 14.4% | 76 | 14.0% | 70 | 13.3% | 73 | 14.2% | 79 | 14.1% | 73 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 223 | 50.9% | 278 | 51.9% | 272 | 50.3% | 268 | 51.0% | 246 | 47.9% | 265 | 47.3% | 273 | 48.2% |
| Female: | 215 | 49.1% | 258 | 48.1% | 269 | 49.7% | 258 | 49.0% | 254 | 49.4% | 275 | 49.1% | 284 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 399 | 91.1% | 498 | 92.9% | 504 | 93.2% | 489 | 93.0% | 489 | 95.1% | 525 | 93.8% | 535 | 94.5% |
| Black: | 24 | 5.5% | 22 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.2% | 15 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.3% |
| White: | 12 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 332 | 75.8% | 305 | 56.9% | 163 | 30.1% | 418 | 79.5% | 389 | 75.7% | 385 | 68.8% | 379 | 67.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 196 | 36.6% | 346 | 64.0% | 44 | 8.4% | 56 | 10.9% | 84 | 15.0% | 84 | 14.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.52 | NA | NA | 19.60 | 19.41 | 18.36 | 17.50 | 19.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.5% | 75.7% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.9% | 79.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87.7% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 84.9% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 82.4% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.1% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 78.3% | 85.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 74.9% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.4% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 75.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 18.9% | 54.8% |
| 2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 76.5% | 62.0% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 77.9% | 65.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.0% | 66.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 67.9% | 70.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 66.9% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 48.4% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.4% | 72.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 45.4% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 52.4% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 52.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 25.2% | 58.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 85.3% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 95.1% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 72.2% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.7% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.3% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 78.6% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.4% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 34.6% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.5% | 72.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.0% | 74.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 53.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 57.2% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 58.1% | 73.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 54.9% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 59.3% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.0% | 36.0% | 59.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 59.8% | 66.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 79.2% | 67.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 82.2% | 71.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 83.3% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 88.1% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 56.9% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 63.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.8% | 76.6% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.0% | 64.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 68.2% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 64.6% | 80.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 70.4% | 68.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | 87.0% | 71.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 86.5% | 73.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.6% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.2% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 79.3% | 82.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.4% | 83.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 72.7% | 84.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 74.6% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 40.4% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 57.4% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 69.3% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.5% | 62.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 73.6% | 68.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 74.5% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 57.2% | 73.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 55.9% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 56.7% | 74.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 58.5% | 76.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 54.6% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 38.8% | 58.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.4% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.9% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 78.0% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 77.3% | 82.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 78.5% | 84.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79.8% | 83.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.0% | 84.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 49.2% | 59.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 68.2% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 66.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 67.7% | 79.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 71.1% | 79.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 71.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 77.0% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 75.3% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 42.5% | 58.9% |
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* Pioneer Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.