| Pioneer Academy | |
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| Location | |
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164 Totowa Road ,, 07470 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°54′54″N74°14′02″W / 40.914971°N 74.233795°W /40.914971; -74.233795 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Curiosity, Creativity, Compassion, Commitment |
| Established | 1999 |
| NCES School ID | A0106959[2] |
| Head of school | Owen O. Akman[1] |
| Faculty | 47FTEs[2] |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Enrollment | 415 (plus 26 in PreK, as of 2023–24)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.8:1[2] |
| Tuition | $31,290/32,290 (grades 9–10/11–12 for 2025–26)[3] |
| Website | pioneeracademy |
Pioneer Academy is an independentcollege-preparatory school for gradesPreK through12, located inWayne, inPassaic County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey.[4] The Pioneer Academy curriculum focuses on studies of science, mathematics, cultural studies, and language. The school was founded in 1999 and moved fromClifton to its Wayne campus at the start of the 2013-14 school year.[5] In 2024, the school was one of 11 schools in the state recognized by theNational Blue Ribbon Schools Program as an Exemplary High Performing School.[6]
As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 415 students (plus 26 in PreK) and 47 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 8.8:1. The school's student body was 63.1% (262) White, 27.0% (112) Asian, 4.3% (112) Hispanic, 3.9% (16) Black, 1.4% (6) two or more races and 0.2% (1) American Indian / Alaska Native.[2]
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.