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Pine Grove School
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Connecticut public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (136).
School pathway
Test scores
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Schools most like Pine Grove School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove School this school | 613 | 14.0% | N/A |
| Beecher Road School Woodbridge | 862 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Daniels Farm School Trumbull | 484 | 10.7% | N/A |
| Hebron Avenue School Glastonbury | 458 | 7.0% | N/A |
| Hopewell School South Glastonbury | 458 | 7.9% | N/A |
| Roaring Brook School Avon | 461 | 11.5% | N/A |
Where Pine Grove School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #184 of 522 | #52 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #176 of 519 | #53 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #35 of 613 | #11 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #389 of 558 | #116 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #272 of 560 | #91 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #525 of 594 | #151 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #372 of 378 | #96 of 101 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 613 | 45.5 | 13.5:1 | 14% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 44.5 | 15.0:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 11% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 44.8 | 13.8:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 6% (35) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (616 to 613); teachers up 2% (44.8 to 45.5).
About Pine Grove School
Pine Grove School, located in Avon, Connecticut, is a large elementary school. The school had 613 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Connecticut is about 378, so this school runs 62% above that.
Pine Grove School falls under Avon School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,978 students.
By race and ethnicity, Pine Grove School is 66% White. The school is also 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Capitol Planning Region is about 64% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pine Grove School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The school reported 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. The 12.6:1 average for elementary schools in Connecticut is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 14% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 43% average for public schools in Capitol Planning Region is 29 points higher.
Pine Grove School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Connecticut public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Capitol Planning Region (population about 977,290), median household income is about $93,394, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Pine Grove School is one of 286 public schools in Capitol Planning Region, which together enroll about 137,047 students.
The closest public school to Pine Grove School is Thompson Brook School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Pine Grove School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Pine Grove School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 613, starting from 604.
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Capitol Planning Region at a glance
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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Grove. Pine Grove School is the largest of the 3.
- Pine GroveRowley, MA · 429 students
- Pine Grove SchoolBrusett, MT · 8 students
- Thompson Brook School0.2 mi · 497
- Avon High School0.7 mi · 946
- Avon Middle School1.3 mi · 461
- Farmington High School1.8 mi · 1,261
- Union School2.2 mi · 305
- Roaring Brook School2.2 mi · 461