📍 40-20 100th St, Corona, Queens County, 11368
Pioneer Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Corona, Queens County. The school has 733 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #24 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pioneer Academy enrolls 733 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 715 | 98% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.4% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
683 of the school's 733 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 659 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pioneer Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 34.
Pioneer Academy is one of 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, based in CORONA, New York. The district serves 50,026 students district-wide and employs 4,124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 733 students, Pioneer Academy is smaller than the district average of about 878 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large