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What's something Pine Grove Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027001715
Pine Grove Elementary School
43980 Pine Grove Rd, Bay Minette, AL 36507 · (251) 937-0453 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
334 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pine Grove Elementary School
Pine Grove Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Elementary School this school | 449 | 74.4% | 37.4% |
| North Mobile County Middle School Axis | 422 | 73.9% | 42.7% |
| Webb Elementary School Webb | 419 | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School Opelika | 397 | 70.5% | 44.0% |
| Elba Elementary School Elba | 379 | 70.2% | 50.8% |
| Joseph W Lisenby Primary School Ozark | 494 | 71.1% | N/A |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pine Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #435 of 626 | #25 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #474 of 626 | #23 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #464 of 626 | #27 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #376 of 709 | #22 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #94 of 655 | #10 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #114 of 658 | #3 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #163 of 696 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #173 of 364 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
449
+47 (+12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 449 | 30.1 | 14.9:1 | 74% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 29.3 | 15.8:1 | 83% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 28.8 | 16.0:1 | 83% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 79% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 31.5 | 16.3:1 | 81% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 80% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 72% (333) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 71% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (513 to 449); teachers down 5% (31.5 to 30.1).
About Pine Grove Elementary School
Located in Bay Minette, Alabama, Pine Grove Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 449 students in pre-K through 6.
Baldwin County includes 42 schools. Together they enroll 31,965 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Pine Grove Elementary School is Black (45%). Enrollment also includes 40% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 37 points above the 8% share among Baldwin County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Pine Grove Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Pine Grove Elementary School operates with 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. About 74% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Baldwin County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 29.9% at Pine Grove Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.4%.
Among Baldwin County residents, median household income is about $78,775, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Pine Grove Elementary School is one of 51 public schools in Baldwin County, which together enroll about 35,975 students.
The school nearest to Pine Grove Elementary School is Bay Minette Elementary School, at a distance of about 2.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Pine Grove Elementary School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 449 was 12% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 402. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 14.9:1.
The Pine Grove Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Bay Minette
- Baldwin County High SchoolHigh · 940 students
- Bay Minette Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Bay Minette Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- North Baldwin Center For TechnologyHigh
Other Pine Grove Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Pine Grove Elementary. Pine Grove Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 11.
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 943 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 756 students
- Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 569 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolPine Grove, PA · 563 students
- Pine Grove ElementaryColumbia, SC · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Minette Elementary School2.3 mi · 814
- Bay Minette Middle School3.1 mi · 432
- Baldwin County High School3.3 mi · 940
- Delta Elementary School7.8 mi · 228
- Stapleton School8.8 mi · 203
- Baldwin Preparatory Academy11.0 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Grove Elementary SchoolHow large is Pine Grove Elementary School?
Pine Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pine Grove Elementary School serve?
Pine Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Grove Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Grove Elementary School?
At Pine Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 4% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine Grove Elementary School?
Pine Grove Elementary School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.