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How has PINE CITY ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
863
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272838001255
PINE CITY ELEMENTARY
700 6TH AVE SW, PINE CITY, MN 55063 · (320) 629-4212 · Pine County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
373 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
43.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 CITY ELEMENTARY
PINE CITY ELEMENTARY's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE CITY ELEMENTARY this school | 863 | 43.2% | 38.5% |
| Mora Elementary School MORA | 862 | 43.6% | 56.8% |
| Pleasantview Elementary SAUK RAPIDS | 734 | 42.0% | 42.2% |
| Princeton Intermediate School PRINCETON | 675 | 38.7% | 46.8% |
| CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS | 727 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| East Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 639 | 46.5% | 55.8% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 CITY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Pine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #559 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #530 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #557 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #21 of 1,130 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #540 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #628 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #437 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #121 of 244 | N/A |
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
863
+99 (+13%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 929
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 863 | 57.5 | 15.0:1 | 43% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 850 | 48.6 | 17.5:1 | 47% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 54.4 | 15.4:1 | 46% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 31% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | 56.4 | 14.1:1 | 38% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | 56 | 14.6:1 | 43% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 868 | 54 | 16.1:1 | 52% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 48 | 17.6:1 | 34% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 929 | 47 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE CITY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (794 to 863); teachers up 2% (56.4 to 57.5).
About PINE CITY ELEMENTARY
In PINE CITY, Minnesota, part of Pine County, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 863 students, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 151% larger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Across its 4 schools, PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,582 students. PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
At PINE CITY ELEMENTARY, 86% of students are White. The school is also 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Pine County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY, which has 57.5. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is about 43%. The average for public schools in Pine County is similar, at 46%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 41.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.5%.
In the surrounding county, Pine County, median household income comes to about $71,146, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 3,657 students.
PINE CITY ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is EARLY CHILDHOOD, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is behind the 39.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
From 764 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 863 by 2024-25.
People who know PINE CITY ELEMENTARY can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,640
Census ACS
Median income
$71,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PINE CITY SECONDARYHigh · 683 students
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 22 students
- EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 14 students
- MidLevel ALCHigh
- Online Academy ElementaryElementary
- Online Academy HighHigh
Other schools in PINE CITY
- PINE CITY SECONDARYHigh · 683 students
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 22 students
- VisionCombined · 19 students
- EARLY CHILDHOODElementary · 14 students
- MidLevel ALCHigh
- Online Academy ElementaryElementary
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD0.0 mi · 14
- Vision0.5 mi · 19
- PINE CITY AREA LEARNING CENTER0.7 mi · 22
- PINE CITY SECONDARY0.9 mi · 683
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-RUSH CITY8.1 mi · 1
- RUSH CITY SECONDARY9.2 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About PINE CITY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY?
PINE CITY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 863 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PINE CITY ELEMENTARY serve?
PINE CITY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PINE CITY ELEMENTARY?
At PINE CITY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is PINE CITY ELEMENTARY public or private?
PINE CITY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by PINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.