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Enrollment
1,972
Elementary
DISTRICT 952 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHNS·NCES 120174008955
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY
805 PINE ISLAND RD, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32095 · (904) 547-7500 · St. Johns County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,972 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Florida public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.4:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
138 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 204 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 216 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 207 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 268 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 217 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 209 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 216 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 209 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (204) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (209).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
81.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
79.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.5% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.1% | 81.2% |
% 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
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 ISLAND ACADEMY
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE ISLAND ACADEMY this school | 1,972 | 7.0% | 78.9% |
| PALM VALLEY ACADEMY PONTE VEDRA | 1,408 | 6.6% | 85.1% |
| ADDISON MIZNER SCHOOL BOCA RATON | 1,184 | 13.0% | 84.1% |
| TROUT CREEK ACADEMY ST. AUGUSTINE | 1,156 | 11.9% | 81.0% |
| HOLLYWOOD ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE HOLLYWOOD | 1,140 | 8.2% | 79.9% |
| AUDUBON PARK SCHOOL ORLANDO | 1,184 | 14.3% | 83.8% |
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 ISLAND ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In St. Johns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #195 of 2,136 | #11 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #301 of 2,149 ▼ 102 | #14 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #113 of 2,149 ▲ 65 | #6 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,972 | #4 of 2,267 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,566 of 2,077 | #23 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #1,671 of 2,108 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.0% | #2,146 of 2,188 | #26 of 27 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,972 | 113 | 17.4:1 | 7% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 1,721 | 100 | 17.2:1 | 4% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 1,530 | 91.6 | 16.7:1 | 4% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE ISLAND ACADEMY.
About PINE ISLAND ACADEMY
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY operates as a large elementary school in ST AUGUSTINE, Florida. It enrolls 1,972 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 8. It has 226% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY is run by ST. JOHNS, whose 53 schools enroll 52,383 students.
The share of White students at PINE ISLAND ACADEMY is 76%, a majority. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put St. Johns County at about 79% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Classroom staffing at PINE ISLAND ACADEMY totals 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. That is in line with the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Federal data show 7% of students (138) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 21% for public schools in St. Johns County.
On the allk12 Grade, PINE ISLAND ACADEMY lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Florida public elementary schools.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PINE ISLAND ACADEMY's results are 1.2 points above predicted: 78.9% against 77.7%.
In St. Johns County, median household income comes to about $109,839, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Johns County counts 68 public schools with about 52,895 students.
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY's nearest public school is PALENCIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 2.2 miles). In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of PINE ISLAND ACADEMY. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PINE ISLAND ACADEMY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
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St. Johns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
306,934
Census ACS
Median income
$109,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
52,895 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOHNS
- TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,616 students
- CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,479 students
- BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,214 students
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,177 students
- BARTRAM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,153 students
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
Other schools in ST AUGUSTINE
- MILL CREEK ACADEMYElementary · 1,983 students
- ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,717 students
- PACETTI BAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,481 students
- PEDRO MENENDEZ HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,403 students
- LAKESIDE ACADEMYElementary · 1,356 students
- WARDS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,156 students
Nearby schools
- PALENCIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 703
- ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 2,177
- PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 1,924
- LAKESIDE ACADEMY4.6 mi · 1,356
- PALM VALLEY ACADEMY4.9 mi · 1,408
- VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY4.9 mi · 1,178
Frequently asked questions
About PINE ISLAND ACADEMYHow large is PINE ISLAND ACADEMY?
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY enrolls approximately 1,972 students in grades KG-08.
Is PINE ISLAND ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at PINE ISLAND ACADEMY?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at PINE ISLAND ACADEMY.
How diverse is PINE ISLAND ACADEMY?
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY reports a student body of 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PINE ISLAND ACADEMY in?
PINE ISLAND ACADEMY is part of ST. JOHNS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.