PIONEER ACADEMY

www.pioneeracademy307.org

687 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Pioneer Academy (officially identified as **P.S. 330Q - Pioneer Academy**) is a public elementary school located in the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. Serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade, the school is situated within the New York City Department of Education’s District 24. As part of a diverse and densely populated urban community, the school focuses on providing foundational academic instruction in a setting that emphasizes community engagement and student development.

The school is known for its relatively modern facility and its commitment to fostering a supportive learning environment for a diverse student body, which includes a significant population of English Language Learners and students from various cultural backgrounds. Pioneer Academy places an emphasis on holistic education, utilizing a blend of traditional classroom instruction and enrichment programs designed to build social-emotional skills alongside core competencies in literacy, mathematics, and science.

687

Total Students

57.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

93.2%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PIONEER ACADEMY
Demographic	Student Count
White	2
Hispanic	659
Black	3
Asian	15
Two or More	2
American Indian	6

Hispanic
659 (95.9%)
Asian
15 (2.2%)
American Indian
6 (0.9%)
Black
3 (0.4%)
White
2 (0.3%)
Two or More
2 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
Phone:	(718)779-5068
Website:	http://www.pioneeracademy307.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	687
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	57.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	627
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	13

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 33

Kindergarten 89

Grade 1 93

Grade 2 114

Grade 3 118

Grade 4 124

Grade 5 114

Ungraded 2