Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 261983005644
Pinewood School
2405 CHIPPEWA ST, JENISON, MI 49428 · (616) 457-1407 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
62 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jenison Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
57.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Pinewood School
Pinewood School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood School this school | 320 | 19.4% | 58.9% |
| Kingsbury Country Day School OXFORD | 335 | 18.2% | 52.3% |
| Riley Elementary School SAINT JOHNS | 299 | 22.4% | 55.0% |
| Adams Elementary School ZEELAND | 343 | 19.8% | 59.1% |
| Daniel Axford Elementary School OXFORD | 345 | 15.9% | N/A |
| Paris Ridge Elementary CALEDONIA | 303 | 16.2% | 73.9% |
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 Pinewood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #237 of 1,085 | #23 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #269 of 1,072 | #23 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #137 of 1,139 | #16 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,004 of 1,630 | #33 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #135 of 1,424 | #17 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #849 of 1,424 | #37 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #1,396 of 1,563 | #48 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #336 of 979 | #21 of 38 |
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
320
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 320 | 24.9 | 12.9:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 24.4 | 13.7:1 | 28% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 24.7 | 13.9:1 | 30% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 27% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 25.3 | 15.2:1 | 34% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 31% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | 5% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinewood School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (385 to 320); teachers down 2% (25.3 to 24.9).
About Pinewood School
Pinewood School is a mid-sized elementary school in JENISON, Michigan, one of the schools in Jenison Public Schools. It had 320 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
Besides Pinewood School, Jenison Public Schools runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 5,158 students.
Pinewood School is 84% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Ottawa County, where about 84% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pinewood School scores 29%.
There are 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.9:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 3.0 students per teacher. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Ottawa County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pinewood School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Pinewood School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.9% and a predicted 57.7%.
In Ottawa County, home to about 301,203 people, the median household earns about $90,502 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Pinewood School shares Ottawa County with 102 other public schools.
Pinewood School's nearest public school is Sandy Hill School (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pinewood School. On state test proficiency, Pinewood School ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Pinewood School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jenison Public Schools
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Jenison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Bursley SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Sandy Hill SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other schools in JENISON
- Jenison High SchoolHigh · 1,506 students
- Jenison Junior High SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Rosewood SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Bauerwood SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Bursley SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Sandy Hill SchoolElementary · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Sandy Hill School0.7 mi · 402
- Jenison High School0.7 mi · 1,506
- Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 189
- El Puente Spanish Immersion0.8 mi · 380
- Jenison Junior High School0.8 mi · 754
- Rosewood School0.9 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Pinewood SchoolHow many students attend Pinewood School?
Pinewood School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pinewood School serve?
Pinewood School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinewood School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinewood School is approximately 12.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinewood School?
At Pinewood School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pinewood School public or private?
Pinewood School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jenison Public Schools.
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