Pioneer Elementary School has been named a “Reward School” by State Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn for the second year in a row.

Pioneer is a “high-progress school,” which indicates it is in the top 10 percent of Title I schools based on its performance and improvement on state assessments over three years in reading and mathematics.

Additionally, Pioneer has no significant gaps in performance among subgroups of students. Subgroups include ethnicity, socio-economic status, special education and English language learners.

A total of 75 Washington schools achieved Reward status. Schools were identified using three-year averages (2009-10 through 2011-12) of reading and math scores from the statewide tests and/or graduation rates.