Pioneer School Of The Arts
13255 West Mcmillan Rd
Boise ID, 83713, Ada County
Phone: 208-855-4100
Ranking: 
(82 out of 489, top 17%)*
(82 out of 489, top 17%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Meridian Joint School District 2
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: | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 34 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 700 | 707 | 721 | 684 | 682 | 677 | 707 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 114 | 16.3% | 127 | 18.0% | 134 | 18.6% | 117 | 17.1% | 123 | 18.0% | 117 | 17.3% | 116 | 16.4% |
| Grade 1: | 128 | 18.3% | 123 | 17.4% | 126 | 17.5% | 120 | 17.5% | 115 | 16.9% | 120 | 17.7% | 121 | 17.1% |
| Grade 2: | 120 | 17.1% | 125 | 17.7% | 124 | 17.2% | 118 | 17.3% | 113 | 16.6% | 115 | 17.0% | 119 | 16.8% |
| Grade 3: | 119 | 17.0% | 120 | 17.0% | 116 | 16.1% | 113 | 16.5% | 113 | 16.6% | 115 | 17.0% | 120 | 17.0% |
| Grade 4: | 115 | 16.4% | 110 | 15.6% | 109 | 15.1% | 115 | 16.8% | 107 | 15.7% | 111 | 16.4% | 114 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 104 | 14.9% | 102 | 14.4% | 112 | 15.5% | 101 | 14.8% | 111 | 16.3% | 99 | 14.6% | 117 | 16.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 299 | 42.7% | 311 | 44.0% | 319 | 44.2% | 319 | 46.6% | 321 | 47.1% | 291 | 43.0% | 322 | 45.5% |
| Female: | 401 | 57.3% | 396 | 56.0% | 402 | 55.8% | 365 | 53.4% | 353 | 51.8% | 378 | 55.8% | 381 | 53.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.1% | 26 | 3.7% | 27 | 3.7% | 27 | 3.9% | 36 | 5.3% | 45 | 6.6% | 41 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.1% | 27 | 3.7% | 26 | 3.8% | 42 | 6.2% | 25 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.1% |
| White: | 625 | 89.3% | 620 | 87.7% | 629 | 87.2% | 598 | 87.4% | 598 | 87.7% | 592 | 87.4% | 630 | 89.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 2.7% | 23 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 142 | 20.3% | 127 | 18.0% | 153 | 21.2% | 115 | 16.8% | 78 | 11.4% | 65 | 9.6% | 42 | 5.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 3.7% | 35 | 5.0% | 36 | 5.0% | 19 | 2.8% | 40 | 5.9% | 55 | 8.1% | 40 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.47 | 21.46 | 21.86 | 19.75 | 26.79 | 20.10 | 19.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 76.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 75.3% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 90.5% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 88% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 89.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 89.3% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 90.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.6% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 90.6% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 83.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 86.2% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.9% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 85.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 88.7% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.8% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 86.4% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 90.6% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 87.2% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 90% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 91.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.8% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 82.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 82.3% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 79.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.7% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 80.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 78.5% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 80.1% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 89% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 90.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 89.9% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 69.3% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.1% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 72.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 75% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77.7% | 72.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 19.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,271.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,804.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,229.0 |
* Pioneer School Of The Arts was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.