Pioneer Charter School To Expand To New Danvers/Peabody Campus

PEABODY, MA — The Pioneer Charter School of Science II is expanding on the North Shore to a new, 53,217-square-foot-campus bordering Danvers and Peabody.

The school, founded in Everett in 2007 with a current campus location in Saugus, was issued a $27.7 million bond from MassDevelopment for the new campus that will serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

The school expects to increase its enrollment capacity from 621 students to 858 students across
both the new campus and its existing Saugus campus.

The new campus will feature a total of 39 classrooms, including six special education and English Language Learning classrooms, 14 offices, labs, art and music rooms, a gym, and a cafeteria.

The campus is expected to be completed by August.

"Danvers is pleased to serve as the host community for this development and grateful for the agency's commitment to strengthening local infrastructure and opportunity," Danvers Town Manager Jill Cahill said.

"This new campus will allow us to serve even more students and provide them with the strong academic foundation they need to become successful professionals and exemplary members of their communities," said Barish Icin, CEO of Pioneer Charter School of Science.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)