Pinewood Elementary

Set in Pollock Pines, California, Pinewood Elementary is a modestly sized elementary campus, run under Pollock Pines Elementary. It teaches 339 students across grades K through 4. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Pinewood Elementary sits 27% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Pollock Pines Elementary (586 students total), Pinewood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Pinewood Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Pinewood Elementary lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above El Dorado County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Pinewood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 38.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (El Dorado County) reports that median household income runs about $108,845, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, El Dorado County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students), of which Pinewood Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sierra Ridge Middle, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pinewood Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 339 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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