Enrollment
348
Middle
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUREGARD PARISH·NCES 220018000087
Pine Wood Elementary School
800 Mel Branch Memorial Drive, DeRidder, LA 70634 · (337) 463-8810 · Beauregard Parish
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
202 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 161 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 187 | 54% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Beauregard Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
30.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 20 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 40.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Pine Wood Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #118 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #149 of 210 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #156 of 213 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.5pp | #4 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #129 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #170 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #55 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #141 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
-22 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.8:1
% White
57%
was 56%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
22%
was 24%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 348 | 21.4 | 16.3:1 | 58% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 26.2 | 14.3:1 | 55% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 19.3 | 19.3:1 | 67% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 20.8 | 17.8:1 | 59% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Wood Elementary School.
About Pine Wood Elementary School
Located in DeRidder, Louisiana, Pine Wood Elementary School is a small middle school. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 6, with 348 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Louisiana average about 440 students, which makes this school 21% below average.
Pine Wood Elementary School sits within Beauregard Parish, which has 13 schools and 5,915 students.
The largest group at Pine Wood Elementary School is White students, at 57%. Other students are 22% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Beauregard Parish residents are about 80% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Classroom staffing at Pine Wood Elementary School totals 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.3:1. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Pine Wood Elementary School is about 58%.
Pine Wood Elementary School is 13.9 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
The county, Beauregard Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,944 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pine Wood Elementary School, Beauregard Parish has 13 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, DeRidder Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Pine Wood Elementary School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pine Wood Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2017-18, Pine Wood Elementary School enrolled 370 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 348. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2017-18 (17.8:1).
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Beauregard Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,676
Census ACS
Median income
$65,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beauregard Parish
- South Beauregard High SchoolHigh · 775 students
- South Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- DeRidder High SchoolHigh · 621 students
- DeRidder Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Merryville High SchoolCombined · 470 students
- East Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
Other schools in DeRidder
- DeRidder High SchoolHigh · 621 students
- DeRidder Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- East Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- East Beauregard High SchoolHigh · 417 students
- K.R. Hanchey Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- DeRidder Elementary School0.1 mi · 490
- K.R. Hanchey Elementary School0.5 mi · 353
- DeRidder Junior High School0.5 mi · 287
- DeRidder High School0.8 mi · 621
- Carver Elementary School1.5 mi · 348
- Rosepine Elementary School4.6 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Wood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine Wood Elementary School?
Pine Wood Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Pine Wood Elementary School serve?
Pine Wood Elementary School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Wood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Wood Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Wood Elementary School?
At Pine Wood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Pine Wood Elementary School public or private?
Pine Wood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beauregard Parish.
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