Pioneer Academy
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school/short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pioneer Academy is an independent college-preparatory school for PK-12 grades located in Wayne, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.[1] The Pioneer Academy curriculum focuses on studies of science, mathematics, cultural studies, and language. The school was founded in 1999 and moved from Clifton to its Wayne campus at the start of the 2013-14 school year.[2]
As of the 2022–2023 school year, the school had an enrollment of 418 students (plus 28 in PreK) and 29.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.2:1. The school's student body was 77.7% (233) White, 3% (9) Black, 14.3% (43) Asian, 2% (6) Hispanic and 2.7% (8) two or more races.[3]
History
Pioneer is a co-educational day school for PreK-12 and a boys-only boarding school for high school students. The school is located in Wayne, New Jersey, about 30 minutes west of New York City.
- 1999 – Established as a middle school at 366 Clifton Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey
- 2006 – Opened second campus at 1255 Main Avenue in Clifton. Began catering to Pre-K through 12th grade
- 2008 – Gained I-20 issuing privileges
- 2009 – Started accepting international students
- 2011 – Became an all-boys high school. Remained co-ed middle school. The elementary school temporarily closed
- 2013 – Moved to 164 Totowa Road in Wayne, New Jersey, offering on-campus housing for students
- 2014 – Changed school name from Pioneer Academy of Science to Pioneer Academy[4]
- 2014 - Became Co-ed Pre-K through 12th Grade
- 2017 - Pre-K Montessori program opened
- 2024 - Awarded National Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Status
References
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- ↑ School Profile December 6, Pioneer Academy.
- ↑ Moving to a new school campus Template:Webarchive, Pioneer Academy. Accessed August 24, 2013.
- ↑ School data for Pioneer Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 10, 2022.
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External links
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