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Pioneer Charter School Of Science Ii (pcss-Ii)

Serves grades KG - 12

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
97 Main Street
Saugus, MA 01906
Phone
(781) 666-3945
District
Pioneer Charter School of Science II (District)
County
ESSEX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
462
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.1% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Pioneer Charter School Of Science Ii (pcss-Ii) Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
62%
39%
51%
40%
73%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
70%
40%
58%
43%
82%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
72%
53%
72%
57%
72%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 40 8.7%
Grade 1 23 5.0%
Grade 2 29 6.3%
Grade 7 74 16.0%
Grade 8 75 16.2%
Grade 9 72 15.6%
Grade 10 53 11.5%
Grade 11 48 10.4%
Grade 12 48 10.4%
Total 462 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.6% 26.6% 57.0%
Black 31.2% 31.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 24.2% 24.2% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 17.6% 17.6% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,470 $3,451,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $167 $77,000 1.2%
Staff $113 $52,000 0.8%
General Administration $0 $0 0.0%
School Administration $1,803 $833,000 12.6%
Operation $905 $418,000 6.3%
Transportation $262 $121,000 1.8%
Other $1,662 $768,000 11.6%
Total Support $4,911 $2,269,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,981 $915,000 13.8%
Total Expenditures $14,361 $6,635,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
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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