Pioneer Academy

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Pioneer Academy
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Location
Pioneer Academy
164 Totowa Road

Wayne
,
Passaic County
,
New Jersey
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
MottoCuriosity, Creativity, Compassion, Commitment
Established1999
NCES School IDA0106959 [1]
Head of schoolOwen O. Akman [2]
Faculty47 FTEs [1]
Grades PreK–12
Enrollment415 (plus 26 in PreK, as of 2023–24) [1]
Student to teacher ratio8.8:1 [1]
Tuition$31,290/32,290 (grades 9–10/11–12 for 2025–26) [3]
Website pioneeracademy.org

Pioneer Academy is an independent college-preparatory school for grades PreK through 12, located in Wayne, in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [4] 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. [5] In 2024, the school was one of 11 schools in the state recognized by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program as an Exemplary High Performing School. [6]

Contents

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 415 students (plus 26 in PreK) and 47 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–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. [1]

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 School data for Pioneer Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Welcome from Head of School, Pioneer Academy. Accessed November 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Tuition and Affordability, Pioneer Academy. Accessed November 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ School Profile, Pioneer Academy. Accessed November 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Moving to a new school campus Archived September 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , Pioneer Academy. Accessed August 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ Kelley, Tina. "11 new National Blue Ribbon Schools named in N.J.", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2024. Accessed November 18, 2025. "Eleven public and private schools have been chosen as New Jersey’s newest National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday.... Wayne – Pioneer Academy, private school... All the New Jersey schools selected this year were in the high performing category."
  7. ↑ "Our History | Pioneer Academy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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