PINE ISLAND MIDDLE

PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is one of the mid-tier junior highs in PINE ISLAND, Minnesota, overseen by Pine Island Public School District, with 464 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Pine Island Public School District (1,562 students total), PINE ISLAND MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PINE ISLAND MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Goodhue County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, PINE ISLAND MIDDLE records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Goodhue County's rate of about 28%.

After controlling for student poverty, PINE ISLAND MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.3%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Goodhue County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,171 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. PINE ISLAND MIDDLE is one of 36 public schools in Goodhue County (combined enrollment of about 7,099 students).

The closest other public school is Pine Island High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PINE ISLAND MIDDLE comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 49.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINE ISLAND MIDDLE has grew 14%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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