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What's one thing PINE ISLAND MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
464
Middle
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272895004143
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE
223 1ST AVE SE, PINE ISLAND, MN 55963 · (507) 356-4849 · Goodhue County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
84 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 114 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 105 | 23% |
Student demographics
19%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
Feeds from
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
57.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 MIDDLE
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE ISLAND MIDDLE this school | 464 | 18.1% | 48.4% |
| Albany Area Middle School ALBANY | 457 | 19.3% | 51.7% |
| NEW LONDON-SPICER MIDDLE NEW LONDON | 454 | 21.1% | 48.5% |
| Grandview Middle School MOUND | 606 | 18.0% | 69.0% |
| Byron Middle School BYRON | 577 | 14.2% | 56.0% |
| STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE | 480 | 23.5% | 39.1% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #67 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #89 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #59 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #154 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #53 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #189 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #224 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #21 of 66 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
464
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 464 | 30.6 | 15.2:1 | 18% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 29.3 | 16.4:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 20.4 | 24.8:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 24.5 | 16.6:1 | 18% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 15% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 22% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE ISLAND MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (407 to 464); teachers up 25% (24.5 to 30.6).
About PINE ISLAND MIDDLE
As a medium-sized middle-grades school, PINE ISLAND MIDDLE serves students in PINE ISLAND, Minnesota. Its 464 students are spread across grades 5 through 8.
Pine Island Public School District is the local district for PINE ISLAND MIDDLE. It runs 4 schools with 1,562 students.
About 90% of the student body at PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. On average, middle schools in Minnesota have 17.5:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is 18%. That is lower than the 28% average for public schools in Goodhue County.
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.4% is 7.0 points below the 55.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Goodhue County show that the median household income is $84,171, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides PINE ISLAND MIDDLE, Goodhue County has 35 other public schools.
The closest public school to PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is Pine Island High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 48.4% is below the 49.7% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 475 students in 2020-21 and 464 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher fell from 22.6 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Goodhue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,943
Census ACS
Median income
$84,171
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,099 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine Island Public School District
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 610 students
- Pine Island High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- Pine Island High School ALPHigh · 1 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary
Other schools in PINE ISLAND
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 610 students
- Pine Island High SchoolHigh · 487 students
- Pine Island High School ALPHigh · 1 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Pine Island High School0.0 mi · 487
- Pine Island High School ALP0.0 mi · 1
- PINE ISLAND ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 610
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School6.3 mi · 298
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School6.3 mi · 194
- Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High6.3 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About PINE ISLAND MIDDLEHow large is PINE ISLAND MIDDLE?
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 05-08.
Is PINE ISLAND MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does PINE ISLAND MIDDLE have?
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at PINE ISLAND MIDDLE?
Student demographics at PINE ISLAND MIDDLE are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PINE ISLAND MIDDLE in?
PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is part of Pine Island Public School District.
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