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PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

135 NE EMPRESS TREE AVE, PINETTA, FL 32350 · (850) 973-5028 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
76 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K87%
Kindergarten1613%
Grade 11512%
Grade 21613%
Grade 31714%
Grade 41916%
Grade 51512%
Grade 61512%

This year's kindergarten class (16) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (15).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
6352%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
108%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
4436%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
6554%
Female
5646%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
48.7%
FL avg 56.7% . -13.4pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +15.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.7%63.6%
2023-2462.0%48.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school12162.8%53.4%
PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
15666.7%53.5%
JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
MARIANNA
12965.1%N/A
LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEE
16364.4%52.4%
KINDER CUB SCHOOL INC
CROSS CITY
12178.5%N/A
JACKSONVILLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY EAST
JACKSONVILLE
21554.9%31.2%
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 PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Florida
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.4%#1,153 of 2,136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.6%#936 of 2,149
▲ 535
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.7%#1,364 of 2,149
▼ 717
Enrollment
ranked largest first
121#2,178 of 2,267
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
62.8%#799 of 2,188
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-41.8%#53 of 1,374
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 2024-25
Enrollment
121
0 (0%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251216.518.6:163% (76)
2023-24133622.2:168% (91)
2022-23141817.6:160% (85)
2020-21121717.3:150% (60)
2017-182081316.0:161% (126)
2015-162101316.1:161% (128)
2010-111841116.7:170% (128)
2000-012361219.7:165% (154)
1990-912341121.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Federal records list PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in PINETTA, Florida. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 121 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 604-student average for elementary schools in Florida, enrollment here is 80% lower.

MADISON is the local district for PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 9 schools with 2,280 students.

White students are the majority at PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups make up 36% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 56% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.6:1. That is higher than the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. About 63% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 62% average for public schools in Madison County.

The allk12 Grade for PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B-. Compared with Florida public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Test results at PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 3.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.4% actual, 49.7% predicted).

Census Bureau estimates for Madison County show that the median household income is $48,485, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 2,280 students in all.

Clyattville Elementary School is located about 6.8 miles from PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The ten-mile area around PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 6 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 121 in 2020-21 and 121 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.6 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.

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Madison County at a glance

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Population
18,089
Census ACS
Median income
$48,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,280 students

Quick facts

School name
PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MADISON
Address
135 NE EMPRESS TREE AVE, PINETTA, FL 32350
Phone
(850) 973-5028
County
Madison County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
121
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
76 (63%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
120120001216
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-06.
Is PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 36% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PINETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MADISON.
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