Pioneer Elementary School

32737 Bel Aire Street

School District

New Haven Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 11, 2020

This is school is wonderful. Don’t worry about school ratings. Every year kids are improving and teachers are wonderful. If you want more academics may be you have to work more at home. But in general kids look happy and relaxed in school. School has wonderful music classes.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2019

What happened to this school? I purposely moved to this district for this school at 2011. The school rating at that time was 8/10. After 8 years now is 2019, I saw the rating moving form 8,7,6 and now it is 5!? I believe I should just bite the bullet and opt for the private schools.
Submitted by parent on September 20, 2017

my daughter just started the school. can't say much. i like her teacher and the fact that staff is very disciplined.
Submitted by other on September 01, 2017

I have heard good things about this school.
Submitted by parent on June 01, 2017

The school provides quality learning. Im not so for quantity like homework wise but I am more on the integration of the learning. This is what the school does ensuring that there is a balance between life at school and at home. Overall I have been very satisfied with Pioneer Elem School ever since my eldest started school here who is now in high school. Now I have an incoming 3rd grader and a kindergarten student this coming school year.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2017

This school is lazy and does the minimum amount of education to remain funded. Chances are this will have no positive impact on our children because they have the bar set so low the kids are bored and unchallenged.
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2015

I did not think that Pioneer elementary with the current API score of 841 will cut it for my smart daughter. However we decided to to try out their Transitional kindergarten program as unfortunately my husband lost his job around the same time as it was time for my girl to go to school. WE LOVED Mrs. Taing. Now in our third year, we are continuing at Pioneer inspite of having the ability to send our daughter to private school. The principal Mrs. Benafield and all teachers my girl has had so far, are wonderful. They have a good curriculum and the classmates are taught to excel. My daughter comes home all smiles and hates when school is closed. Very happy and satisfied parent .
Submitted by parent on January 08, 2014

I love Pioneer school! The teachers and staff are all easy to get along with and go above and beyond in helping their students. I've had 4 children attend school here and besides a couple small issues (that were resolved) this school is amazing! My youngest son will be in 5th grade next year, it will be sad to go! Take the time to get involved and become a part of your child's education and I promise you will be happy you did. It makes a huge difference!
Submitted by parent on September 11, 2013

This school is awesome. Love the teachers, principal, office team and PTC group. Given the tight budget and bigger classroom size, the school is still be able to manage the students to excel. My two kids have been attending this school from K to 5th grade. The eldest one is now in an accelerated math at Alvarado Middle School. She still talks about her teachers at Pioneer and occassionally opens her yearbooks and smiles. My youngest one is attending 5th grade. She loves her teachers and classmates so much that she is not looking forward to moving to the middle school. To keep up the good work, parent involvement is very important as well. Instead of blaming the school system or better teachers leaving the school, participate and get involved in your kids' education. Keep up the good work! Pioneer!!!
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2013

My son attended Pioneer from Kinder to 5th and enjoyed his time there. It is not only an academically rich environment, thanks to the teachers, but a place where the students are nurtured which is the foundation for molding happy and successful children. My daughter currently attends Pioneer Elementary school. She comes home with so many stories to share of what she learned in each class! There is nothing better than to see the excitement in your child's eyes. Thank you Pioneer!
Submitted by parent on July 31, 2013

My son is now going to be a first grader and my second son will be a Kindergartener . During the first year at Pioneer for my eldest son, I thought it was great. We had Mrs. Olivo and she was amazingly wonderful. My son excelled so quickly in academics and I believe it had to do with how a teacher teaches. Im hoping that my second son will have her as well. The school itself if pretty good. Responsive to all my concerns and questions that I had through out the year, took are of my son when he was injured and notified me. Im hoping with the grant money that was awarded to NHUSD that the teachers will be taken cared of as well as the students. I never really appreciated the works of a teacher until my son was in school. They are the first ones besides us parents, who help your child grow in this world.
Submitted by parent on November 28, 2012

This school has been going downhill pretty fast and their better teachers have retired or left thus leaving the lesser ones. The chances of landing a teacher of any substance you have to be in the "in" group with the teachers - or just get to know where teachers push their kids through follow that path...but its slim. The class size is just too much for the kind of teachers they have left...goodluck...if you go here send your kids to afterschool tutoring you will be better off....this school is not going to help them