📍 8810 14th Ave., Hanford, Kings County, 93230
Pioneer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hanford, Kings County. The school has 502 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sharon Cronk. It is part of the Pioneer Union Elementary school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Pioneer Elementary enrolls 502 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 4.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 291 | 58% |
| White | 153 | 30% |
| Asian | 21 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 502 students (49%) 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). It operates as a public charter school. 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 Elementary, based in Hanford, California. The district serves 1,687 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 502 students, Pioneer Elementary is close to the district average of about 562 students per school.