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Pioneer Ridge Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1085 Pioneer Trail East
Chaska, MN 55318
Phone
(952) 556-7800
District
EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL
County
CARVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
459
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.1% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Pioneer Ridge Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
67%
46%
73%
53%
60%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
42%
55%
45%
61%
39%
58%
42%
55%
45%
61%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
42%
58%
45%
59%
40%
59%
42%
58%
45%
59%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 138 30.1%
Grade 7 170 37.0%
Grade 8 151 32.9%
Total 459 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.1% 78.3% 66.2%
Black 4.6% 5.6% 12.6%
Hispanic 8.1% 11.6% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.2% 4.1% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 19.0% 19.9% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 15.9% 16.6% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 3.3% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 64,245 5,737,915
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 822.3 72
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 19.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.7% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 13.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,994 2,282,967
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.6% 93.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 55.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.2% 24.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 19.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.8% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.3% 12.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.3% 8.2%
$15,000 or less 2.7% 6.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,545 $79,079,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $546 $5,052,000 3.1%
Staff $764 $7,074,000 4.3%
General Administration $361 $3,340,000 2.0%
School Administration $527 $4,875,000 3.0%
Operation $1,134 $10,493,000 6.4%
Transportation $741 $6,859,000 4.2%
Other $184 $1,705,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,257 $39,398,000 24.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,897 $45,320,000 27.7%
Total Expenditures $17,700 $163,797,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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