Gilbert Public Schools is considering closing one of its elementary campuses at the end of this school year. The proposal fits into a trend of other districts that have closed schools due to declines in enrollment.
The district’s governing board is set to vote on the future of Pioneer Elementary School on Jan. 27. At a meeting last month, Assistant Superintendent Jason Martin said Pioneer has been the smallest elementary school in the district for the past three years and has the lowest space utilization.
“You could currently take all the students in Pioneer Elementary and if you evenly distributed them throughout the classrooms at Pioneer, it would average seven students per classroom,” Martin said…