Pinetree Community Elementary

Pinetree Community Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus in Canyon Country, California, one of the schools within Sulphur Springs Union. The school teaches 650 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% above the state mean of about 465.

Across the 9 schools in Sulphur Springs Union (5,157 students total), Pinetree Community Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Pinetree Community Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 29% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Los Angeles County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Pinetree Community Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pinetree Community Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.2%, the actual is 51.7%, a residual of +2.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Pinetree Community Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mint Canyon Community Elementary, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pinetree Community Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pinetree Community Elementary's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 650). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 39% to 29%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 25.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Pinetree Community Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.