6801 197th St E, Spanaway, WA 98387

This school emphasizes perfect attendance to an insane degree. Weekly, pictures are up in the hallway and online of the teachers with the perfect attendance. Then they allow the class with the best attendance of the month school to choose a spirit day. The kids in other classes that make it to school everyday have no special reward and feel it is very unfair. Also, to put such emphasis on perfect attendance makes it feel that when kids are sick they are expected to still attend school. It just doesn't make much sense. The one spirit day that the class with best attendance chooses is usually shared with the parents last minute as well. This school is not the best with communication. They also lack fun experiences for the kiddos. They have a movie night once or twice a year, one spirit day a month, popcorn Friday sometimes, and a student store sometimes. Last year they did have a community dance thing. There are no award ceremonies for the students. We had to switch to this school due to boundary changes and miss Clover Creek Elementary School so much. Much better communication and so many friendly faces. The teachers at Pioneer seem pretty nice and friendly, but I'm on the fence about the Principal and Vice principal.