PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in SCHENECTADY, New York, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary-level community, run under ROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 591 students across grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by ROTTERDAM-MOHONASEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 2,772 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Schenectady County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 49.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Schenectady County put median household income runs about $79,623, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Schenectady County's 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,555 students), PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.

PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 591 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 82% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.