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PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveWhat this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an intimate elementary school in MIMS, Florida, overseen by BREVARD. Current enrollment sits at 500 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.
BREVARD comprises 109 schools with combined enrollment of 73,587 students; PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.3%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Brevard County shows median household income runs about $78,476, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 113 public schools in Brevard County (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students).
Nearest neighbor: MIMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.1%.
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 502 students in 2018 to 500 in 2025.
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Brevard County at a glance
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