Pine Grove Elementary

Pine Grove Elementary, a small primary school in Crescent City, California, overseen by Del Norte County Unified, serves 265 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

Pine Grove Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Del Norte County Unified, a district that enrolls 3,378 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pine Grove Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Native American, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Del Norte County (around 69%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Pine Grove Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.8%, the actual is 17.4%, a residual of -12.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Del Norte County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $67,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Pine Grove Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Del Norte County (combined enrollment of about 4,003 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mary Peacock Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pine Grove Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 22.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Grove Elementary has shrank 13%, going from 306 students in 2018 to 265 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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