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Enrollment
943
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081002669
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
14411 KEN AUSTIN PKWY, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613 · (352) 797-7090 · Hernando County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL943 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Florida public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
545 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
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 | 73 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 45.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 (51.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 943 | 57.8% | 51.2% |
| TREADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEESBURG | 836 | 57.2% | 54.5% |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 764 | 55.2% | 58.9% |
| WARD-HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 908 | 53.6% | 64.0% |
| GEORGE W. MARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELAND | 780 | 57.2% | 55.5% |
| MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT CHARLOTTE | 708 | 55.5% | 57.1% |
Matched among Florida 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 Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,277 of 2,136 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #1,118 of 2,149 ▲ 465 | #4 of 14 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #1,007 of 2,149 ▲ 335 | #5 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 943 | #247 of 2,267 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #897 of 2,077 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #916 of 2,108 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #989 of 2,188 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #382 of 621 | #5 of 9 |
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
943
+120 (+15%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 938
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 943 | 61 | 15.5:1 | 58% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 1,032 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 63% (649) |
| 2022-23 | 991 | 66 | 15.0:1 | 60% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 823 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 59% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 69% (610) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 80% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 1,077 | 73 | 14.8:1 | 63% (682) |
| 2000-01 | 1,013 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 51% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 938 | 42 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In BROOKSVILLE, Florida, part of Hernando County, PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 943 students. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 56% higher.
HERNANDO enrolls 23,734 students in 29 schools, including PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 57% White. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. That compares with about 76% White among all Hernando County residents. PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 61 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 58%.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 52.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hernando County, median household income is about $66,058, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 31 public schools operate in Hernando County, serving about 23,734 students.
WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 52.4% proficiency; PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 51.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 943 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 823. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.5:1, from 14.4:1.
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Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in BROOKSVILLE
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGHHigh · 1,293 students
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,041 students
- CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 783 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 754 students
Other Pine Grove Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Pine Grove Elementary. PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 11.
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDELRAY BEACH, FL · 372 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
- WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 666
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,444
- ENDEAVOR ACADEMY0.7 mi · 126
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 829
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 1,437
- D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL4.7 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 943 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERNANDO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.