Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CHINA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261242004937
Pine River Elementary School
3575 KING RD, CHINA, MI 48054 · (810) 676-1050 · St. Clair County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
95 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 55%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 River Elementary School→St Clair Middle School
Based on grade levels within East China School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 River Elementary School
Pine River Elementary School's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine River Elementary School this school | 335 | 28.4% | 60.9% |
| Central Elementary School LINDEN | 337 | 30.6% | 56.8% |
| KC Ling Elementary School HEMLOCK | 365 | 29.9% | 47.4% |
| Bullock Creek Elementary School MIDLAND | 303 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Tobey Elementary School SCOTTS | 379 | 28.0% | 46.7% |
| Dansville Elementary School DANSVILLE | 341 | 28.7% | 43.3% |
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 River Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #196 of 1,085 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #272 of 1,072 | #4 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #174 of 1,139 | #4 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #945 of 1,630 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #517 of 1,424 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #1,259 of 1,424 | #15 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #1,259 of 1,563 | #24 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #330 of 440 | #9 of 12 |
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
335
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 335 | 22.1 | 15.2:1 | 28% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 33% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 35% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 33% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 20 | 16.2:1 | 23% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 22% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 23% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 10% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine River Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (324 to 335); teachers up 10% (20 to 22.1).
About Pine River Elementary School
Pine River Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in CHINA, Michigan. The school enrolls 335 students in kindergarten through 4.
Pine River Elementary School is one school in East China School District, a system of 9 schools with 3,405 students.
The share of White students at Pine River Elementary School is 93%. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic. In St. Clair County overall, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Pine River Elementary School lists 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. About 28% of students at Pine River Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in St. Clair County is 46%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pine River Elementary School is 7.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.9%. Predicted: 53.7%.
For the population of St. Clair County, median household income comes to about $71,270, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Clair County counts 57 public schools with about 20,511 students.
St Clair High School is about 1.6 miles from Pine River Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Pine River Elementary School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Pine River Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pine River Elementary School had a net loss of 25 students, or 7%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.1:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East China School District
- St Clair High SchoolHigh · 715 students
- St Clair Middle SchoolMiddle · 614 students
- Marine City High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- Gearing Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Belle River Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Marine City Middle SchoolMiddle · 330 students
Other Pine River Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pine River Elementary. Pine River Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Pine River Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 254 students
Nearby schools
- St Clair High School1.6 mi · 715
- Gearing Elementary School2.0 mi · 353
- East China Virtual Academy3.1 mi · 33
- St Clair Middle School3.4 mi · 614
- Marine City High School5.9 mi · 437
- Marine City Middle School5.9 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Pine River Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine River Elementary School?
Pine River Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Pine River Elementary School serve?
Pine River Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Pine River Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Pine River Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pine River Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pine River Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Pine River Elementary School in?
Pine River Elementary School is part of East China School District.
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