📍 6862 Mt. Aukum Rd., Somerset, El Dorado County, 95684
Pioneer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Somerset, El Dorado County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patrick Paturel. It is part of the Pioneer Union school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 30.9:1.
Pioneer Elementary enrolls 170 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 30.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 10% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 170 students (45%) 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Pioneer Elementary is one of 3 schools in Pioneer Union, based in Somerset, California. The district serves 292 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Pioneer Elementary is larger than the district average of about 97 students per school.