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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA·NCES 120036007330
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
324 SW GABRIEL PL, LAKE CITY, FL 32024 · (386) 755-8172 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Florida public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
266 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
56.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
72.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 73.9% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 448 | 59.4% | 65.1% |
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 493 | 60.6% | 68.4% |
| SWIMMING PEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURG | 496 | 57.7% | 52.6% |
| COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COTTONDALE | 471 | 54.6% | 51.5% |
| READ-PATTILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW SMYRNA BEACH | 369 | 55.8% | 61.3% |
| SHADY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 444 | 59.9% | 54.5% |
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 PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #638 of 2,136 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #540 of 2,149 ▼ 119 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #984 of 2,149 ▼ 311 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #1,616 of 2,267 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #658 of 2,077 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #1,357 of 2,108 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #929 of 2,188 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #1,134 of 1,374 | #4 of 6 |
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
448
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 59% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 69% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 66% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 57% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 55% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 60% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in COLUMBIA, located in LAKE CITY, Florida. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 448 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average about 604 students.
The COLUMBIA system has 16 schools and 9,815 students.
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 68% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share in Columbia County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 30 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.9:1. That is lower than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Roughly 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Florida public elementary schools, PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 65.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Columbia County, the median household income is $59,205, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 19 public schools in Columbia County, enrolling about 9,815 students in all.
Nearest public school: WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.8 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 448, a 3% rise from 436 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,789
Census ACS
Median income
$59,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,101 students
- BELMONT ACADEMYCombined · 828 students
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 655 students
Other schools in LAKE CITY
- COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- BELMONT ACADEMYCombined · 828 students
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 655 students
- MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 635 students
Nearby schools
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 695
- LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL5.0 mi · 809
- PATHWAYS ACADEMY5.1 mi · 94
- SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 492
- PREK ESE5.8 mi · 7
- FIVE POINTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.4 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
Is PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COLUMBIA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.