Enrollment
46
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE POINT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272896000034
Pine Point Elementary
48075 POW WOW HWY, PONSFORD, MN 56575 · (218) 573-4102 · Becker County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL46 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
43 students
STATE 48%
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 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 7% |
Student demographics
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
40.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 15% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Pine Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Becker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 46 | #1,023 of 1,130 | #7 of 8 |
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
46
-41 (-47%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 66
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 46 | 11 | 4.2:1 | 93% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 47 | 11 | 4.3:1 | 96% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 11 | 6.3:1 | 93% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 87 | 10 | 8.7:1 | 85% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 64 | 10 | 6.4:1 | 92% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 11 | 5.5:1 | 100% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 66 | 10 | 6.6:1 | 95% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 63 | 2 | 31.5:1 | 95% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 66 | 7 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (64 to 46); teachers up 10% (10 to 11).
About Pine Point Elementary
Pine Point Elementary is a small elementary school based in PONSFORD, Minnesota. The school enrolls 46 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Pine Point Elementary belongs to Pine Point Public School District.
Most students at Pine Point Elementary are Native American: 96% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic.
A ratio of 4.2:1 comes from the school's 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 93% of students at Pine Point Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Becker County is 41%.
allk12 grades Pine Point Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pine Point Elementary is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools: 42.0% actual against 14.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Becker County, median household income is about $71,388, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pine Point Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Becker County, which together enroll about 4,637 students.
Century Middle School Within A Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 15.6 miles away. Nearby schools average 34.8% on proficiency, and Pine Point Elementary is above that at 42.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Reported enrollment: 87 (2020-21) and 46 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 4.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Pine Point Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Becker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,343
Census ACS
Median income
$71,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,637 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pine Point ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pine Point Elementary?
Pine Point Elementary enrolls approximately 46 students in grades PK-08.
Is Pine Point Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Point Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Pine Point Elementary have?
Pine Point Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.2:1.
How diverse is Pine Point Elementary?
Pine Point Elementary reports a student body of 4% Hispanic.
Who oversees Pine Point Elementary?
Pine Point Elementary is overseen by Pine Point Public School District in Becker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.