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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272895001257
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY
8749 COUNTY ROAD 5, PINE ISLAND, MN 55963 · (507) 356-8581 · Olmsted County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
116 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 27 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (119).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY→PINE ISLAND MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within Pine Island Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 ISLAND ELEMENTARY
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY this school | 610 | 19.0% | 62.1% |
| BECKER INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY BECKER | 644 | 20.5% | 51.9% |
| RAVEN STREAM ELEMENTARY NEW PRAGUE | 542 | 20.7% | 44.9% |
| HAWLEY ELEMENTARY HAWLEY | 579 | 16.9% | 68.4% |
| FALCON RIDGE NEW PRAGUE | 519 | 17.9% | 46.3% |
| Hermantown Elementary HERMANTOWN | 731 | 17.4% | 57.8% |
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 ISLAND ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #109 of 844 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #84 of 844 | #2 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #268 of 844 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #151 of 1,130 | #2 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #336 of 769 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #706 of 796 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #840 of 942 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #146 of 244 | #5 of 6 |
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
610
+47 (+8%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 610 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 19% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 43.4 | 14.1:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 36.3 | 16.6:1 | 21% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 36.7 | 15.6:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 14% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 40 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (573 to 610); teachers up 25% (36.7 to 46).
About PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school run by Pine Island Public School District in PINE ISLAND, Minnesota. The school reports 610 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 77% above the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Pine Island Public School District is the district for PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY. It has 4 schools and 1,562 students.
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 91% White. It is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Olmsted County is roughly 77% White. By the diversity index, PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY comes in at 17%.
With 46 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY was 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 19%. The average for public schools in Olmsted County is 35%.
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.1% is 7.2 points above the 54.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY is located in Olmsted County, where median household income is about $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 72 public schools in Olmsted County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,627.
Pine Island High School ALP is the closest public school, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY had 563 students in 2020-21 and 610 in 2024-25, an 8% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.3:1.
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Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine Island Public School District
- Pine Island High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- PINE ISLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 464 students
- Pine Island High School ALPHigh · 1 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary
Other schools in PINE ISLAND
- Pine Island High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- PINE ISLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 464 students
- Pine Island High School ALPHigh · 1 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary
Other Pine Island Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Island Elementary. PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Pine Island ElementaryCOMSTOCK PARK, MI · 379 students
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOKEELIA, FL · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Island High School ALP2.1 mi · 1
- PINE ISLAND MIDDLE2.1 mi · 464
- Pine Island High School2.1 mi · 487
- Dakota Middle School6.8 mi · 921
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Elementary School7.2 mi · 349
- Gibbs Elementary School7.6 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-04.
Is PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY?
PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY is overseen by Pine Island Public School District in Olmsted County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.