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Does Pine Island Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMSTOCK PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261062001064
Pine Island Elementary
6101 PINE ISLAND DR NE, COMSTOCK PARK, MI 49321 · (616) 254-5500 · Kent County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
218 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 128 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Pine Island Elementary→Mill Creek Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Comstock Park Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Island Elementary
Pine Island Elementary's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Island Elementary this school | 379 | 57.5% | 35.6% |
| Stoney Creek Elementary COMSTOCK PARK | 432 | 62.0% | N/A |
| Borland Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 396 | 58.8% | 37.5% |
| Weston Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 389 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Haviland Elementary School WATERFORD | 308 | 57.5% | 48.6% |
| Grayson Elementary WATERFORD | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Island Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Kent County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #825 of 1,085 | #67 of 79 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #739 of 1,072 | #61 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #753 of 1,139 | #63 of 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #741 of 1,630 | #53 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #254 of 1,424 | #18 of 105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #258 of 1,424 | #33 of 105 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #746 of 1,563 | #54 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #558 of 979 | #51 of 80 |
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
379
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 379 | 27.3 | 13.9:1 | 58% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 26.9 | 14.0:1 | 61% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 26.3 | 15.3:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | 58% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 59% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 21% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Island Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (425 to 379); teachers up 14% (24 to 27.3).
About Pine Island Elementary
Pine Island Elementary is an elementary school in COMSTOCK PARK, Michigan, reachable at (616) 254-5500. It educates 379 students in grades 3 through 5.
Pine Island Elementary is one school in Comstock Park Public Schools, a system of 5 schools with 1,751 students.
White students are the majority at Pine Island Elementary, with 57% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 24% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Black. The school's White share is 16 points below the 73% share among Kent County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.9:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. That is 11 points above the 47% average for public schools in Kent County.
The allk12 Grade for Pine Island Elementary is C-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pine Island Elementary is 40.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.6%.
Pine Island Elementary is located in Kent County, where the median household income is $82,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Pine Island Elementary, Kent County has 238 other public schools.
The school nearest to Pine Island Elementary is Comstock Park High School, at a distance of about 1.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.8%; Pine Island Elementary's is 35.6%, ranking 5th of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Pine Island Elementary enrolled 383; in 2024-25, 379. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Pine Island Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
663,150
Census ACS
Median income
$82,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
239
97,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comstock Park Public Schools
- Comstock Park High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Stoney Creek ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Comstock Park Flex AcademyHigh · 33 students
Other schools in COMSTOCK PARK
- Comstock Park High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Stoney Creek ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 385 students
- Alpine Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Comstock Park Flex AcademyHigh · 33 students
Other Pine Island Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Island Elementary. Pine Island Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARYPINE ISLAND, MN · 610 students
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOKEELIA, FL · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Comstock Park High School1.5 mi · 522
- Comstock Park Flex Academy1.5 mi · 33
- Chandler Woods Charter Academy1.7 mi · 741
- Stoney Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 432
- Belmont Elementary School2.3 mi · 277
- Crossroads Middle School2.6 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Island ElementaryHow many students attend Pine Island Elementary?
Pine Island Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Pine Island Elementary serve?
Pine Island Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Pine Island Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Pine Island Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pine Island Elementary?
Student demographics at Pine Island Elementary are roughly 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Pine Island Elementary in?
Pine Island Elementary is part of Comstock Park Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.