Pinewood Community Elementary

Located at 4300 DODD RD, in EAGAN, Minnesota, Pinewood Community Elementary is a heavily attended K-5 school that works with 519 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 51% larger than typical.

Pinewood Community Elementary is one of 36 schools operated by ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN, a district that educates 29,224 students overall.

Demographically, Pinewood Community Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black.

On the resource side, Pinewood Community Elementary shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pinewood Community Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 51.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Dakota County shows median household income runs about $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Pinewood Community Elementary is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

Nearest neighbor: EAGAN SENIOR HIGH, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pinewood Community Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pinewood Community Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 611 students in 2018 compared to 519 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Pinewood Community Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.