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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 180657001158
Pine Elementary School
1660 Co Line Rd, Michigan City, IN 46360 · (219) 873-2114 · Porter County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Indiana public elementary schools
- CTest 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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
291 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
36.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Elementary School
Pine Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Elementary School this school | 396 | 73.5% | 30.3% |
| Joy Elementary School Michigan City | 416 | 68.5% | 31.8% |
| Franklin Square Elementary School Jeffersonville | 524 | 76.3% | 19.5% |
| Glenwood Leadership Academy Evansville | 436 | 75.2% | 8.4% |
| Lowell Elementary School Indianapolis | 466 | 72.5% | 33.3% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Kokomo | 305 | 77.0% | 18.9% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Porter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #712 of 983 | #28 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #654 of 986 | #27 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #573 of 986 | #28 of 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #615 of 1,079 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #122 of 991 | #1 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #120 of 996 | #2 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #104 of 1,058 | #1 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #318 of 597 | #9 of 21 |
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
396
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 396 | 31.7 | 12.5:1 | 73% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 28.1 | 14.1:1 | 65% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 25.5 | 15.8:1 | 82% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 50 | 8.6:1 | 87% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 27.1 | 16.5:1 | 79% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 81% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 17 | 12.7:1 | 54% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 15 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Elementary School.
About Pine Elementary School
Pine Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Michigan City, Indiana, administered by Michigan City Area Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 396 students in pre-K through 6.
Pine Elementary School is in Michigan City Area Schools, a district with 5,030 students across 13 schools.
At Pine Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 39%. The next largest groups are 38% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. In Porter County overall, about 84% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 31.7 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Indiana have 15.5:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. About 73% of students, or 291, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Porter County report 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Pine Elementary School is C+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Pine Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.3%, compared with a predicted 23.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Porter County, the median household income is $87,972, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Porter County is home to 55 public schools and about 25,813 public school students.
The closest public school to Pine Elementary School is Knapp Elementary School, about 2.2 miles away. Pine Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Pine Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Pine Elementary School's enrollment dropped 8%, to 396. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Porter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,818
Census ACS
Median income
$87,972
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
25,813 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Michigan City Area Schools
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in Michigan City
- Michigan City High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Joy Elementary SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Barker Middle SchoolMiddle · 390 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Lake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other Pine Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Elementary. Pine Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 342 students
- Pine ElementaryHoltville, CA · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Knapp Elementary School2.2 mi · 407
- Barker Middle School2.8 mi · 390
- Edgewood Elementary School2.9 mi · 350
- Marsh Elementary School3.3 mi · 296
- A K Smith Area Career Center3.3 mi · 1
- Little Wolves Early Learning Center3.3 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine Elementary School?
Pine Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pine Elementary School serve?
Pine Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pine Elementary School?
Pine Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 11% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine Elementary School?
Pine Elementary School is overseen by Michigan City Area Schools in Porter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.