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Pioneer Ridge Middle School
1085 Pioneer Tr East Chaska MN, 55318, Carver County Phone: 952-556-7800 Ranking:  (94 out of 1,269, top 7%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Eastern Carver County District 112 Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 38 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 626 | 678 | 700 | 716 | 708 | 642 | 661 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 203 | 32.4% | 217 | 32.0% | 234 | 33.4% | 245 | 34.2% | 229 | 32.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 203 | 32.4% | 229 | 33.8% | 237 | 33.9% | 226 | 31.6% | 243 | 34.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 220 | 35.1% | 232 | 34.2% | 229 | 32.7% | 245 | 34.2% | 236 | 33.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 316 | 50.5% | 348 | 51.3% | 369 | 52.7% | 379 | 52.9% | 374 | 52.8% | 317 | 49.4% | 325 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 310 | 49.5% | 330 | 48.7% | 331 | 47.3% | 337 | 47.1% | 326 | 46.0% | 317 | 49.4% | 332 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.5% | 22 | 3.2% | 27 | 3.9% | 31 | 4.3% | 27 | 3.8% | 26 | 4.0% | 23 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 9.1% | 60 | 8.8% | 61 | 8.7% | 56 | 7.8% | 43 | 6.1% | 41 | 6.4% | 41 | 6.2% |
| Black: | 18 | 2.9% | 21 | 3.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.4% | 22 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 21 | 3.2% |
| White: | 518 | 82.7% | 562 | 82.9% | 584 | 83.4% | 599 | 83.7% | 613 | 86.6% | 561 | 87.4% | 575 | 87.0% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 109 | 17.4% | 104 | 15.3% | 108 | 15.4% | 100 | 14.0% | 95 | 13.4% | 60 | 9.3% | 69 | 10.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.3% | 37 | 5.5% | 28 | 4.0% | 46 | 6.4% | 32 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.7% | 28 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.59 | 16.68 | 16.96 | 16.99 | 17.84 | 17.40 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.6% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.6% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.1% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.4% | 76.2% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 78.1% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.7% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.6% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 58.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82.1% | 68.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 80.2% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.9% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.4% | 47.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 53.1% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 62.9% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 64.9% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64.1% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.7% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 66.4% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 70.8% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62.8% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.7% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70.5% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.9% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 73.4% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 57.8% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 14.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 85.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $54,436.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,236.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $58,122.0 |
* Pioneer Ridge Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.