📍 1959 N Stringfield Rd, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99645
Pioneer Peak Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Pioneer Peak Elementary enrolls 513 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Two or more races and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 513 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pioneer Peak Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Pioneer Peak Elementary is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, Pioneer Peak Elementary is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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