The Pioneer Academy of Science is a private school located in Clifton, New Jersey, at 1255 Main Avenue. The school was formed in 1999. The Pioneer Academy curriculum focuses on studies of science, mathematics, and cultural studies of the Turkish culture and language.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 179 students and 20.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
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