1
Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNDS VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272295001124
Pinewood Elementary
5500 QUINCY ST, MOUNDS VIEW, MN 55112 · (651) 621-7500 · Ramsey County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
273 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (113) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.7%
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 49 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Pinewood Elementary
Pinewood Elementary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Elementary this school | 523 | 52.2% | 39.7% |
| Eisenhower Elementary COON RAPIDS | 491 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary BLAINE | 650 | 50.9% | 41.5% |
| Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS | 469 | 55.2% | 51.7% |
| CRESTVIEW ELEMENTARY COTTAGE GROVE | 425 | 48.0% | 33.1% |
| Centerview Elementary BLAINE | 685 | 56.8% | 35.5% |
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 Pinewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #539 of 844 | #29 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #457 of 844 | #23 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #566 of 844 | #33 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #260 of 1,130 | #23 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #166 of 769 | #29 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #112 of 796 | #28 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #307 of 942 | #65 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #454 of 499 | #48 of 55 |
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
523
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 523 | 44.4 | 11.8:1 | 52% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 44.4 | 11.7:1 | 55% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 49 | 11.1:1 | 56% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 44 | 11.9:1 | 49% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 38.7 | 13.9:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 50% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 47% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 22% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (536 to 523); teachers up 15% (38.7 to 44.4).
About Pinewood Elementary
Pinewood Elementary is an elementary school located in MOUNDS VIEW, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It covers grades 1 through 5, with a total enrollment of 523 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
District-wide, Mounds View Public School District has 23 schools and 11,934 students.
White students form the largest group at Pinewood Elementary, 47% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Asian, 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Ramsey County residents are about 59% White. By the diversity index, Pinewood Elementary comes in at 71%.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pinewood Elementary, the prediction is 37.0% and the result is 39.7%.
In the county around the school, Ramsey County, median household income is about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pinewood Elementary is among the 302 public schools in Ramsey County.
Mounds View ALC is the public school closest to Pinewood Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Pinewood Elementary is 5th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Pinewood Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (522) and 2024-25 (523).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mounds View Public School District
- Mounds View Senior HighHigh · 1,833 students
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Chippewa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,093 students
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 985 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Valentine Hills ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Other schools in MOUNDS VIEW
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Mounds View ALCHigh · 114 students
- Mounds View Adult EducationHigh · 1 students
- High School Summer ProgramHigh
- Mounds View Credit PlusHigh
Other Pinewood Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 10 states are named Pinewood Elementary. Pinewood Elementary is the 7th largest of the 17.
- Pinewood ElementaryMONTICELLO, MN · 794 students
- Pinewood Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 380 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEAGLE LAKE, FL · 740 students
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUART, FL · 658 students
- Pinewood ElementaryTimonium, MD · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Mounds View ALC0.9 mi · 114
- Mounds View Adult Education0.9 mi · 1
- Edgewood Middle School1.0 mi · 639
- Irondale Senior High1.4 mi · 1,812
- Sunnyside Elementary1.4 mi · 498
- Turtle Lake Elementary2.1 mi · 985
Frequently asked questions
About Pinewood ElementaryHow many students attend Pinewood Elementary?
Pinewood Elementary enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Pinewood Elementary serve?
Pinewood Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pinewood Elementary have?
Pinewood Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinewood Elementary?
At Pinewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 14% Black, 16% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinewood Elementary?
Pinewood Elementary is overseen by Mounds View Public School District in Ramsey County.
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