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Enrollment
563
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE GROVE AREA SD·NCES 421914003909
Pine Grove Elementary School
107 School Street, Pine Grove, PA 17963 · (570) 345-2731 · Schuylkill County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
271 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (120).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pine Grove Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 68.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Pine Grove Elementary School
Pine Grove Elementary School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove Elementary School this school | 563 | 48.1% | 65.9% |
| Elk Lake Elementary School Springville | 563 | 45.5% | 50.8% |
| Selinsgrove Intrmd School Selinsgrove | 535 | 48.8% | 61.4% |
| Cranberry Elementary School Seneca | 581 | 50.3% | 47.6% |
| Joseph C Ashkar Elementary School Hughesville | 553 | 50.8% | 56.3% |
| Stanwood Elementary School New Stanton | 518 | 47.3% | 68.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pine Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Schuylkill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #419 of 1,396 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #423 of 1,511 ▼ 161 | #1 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #518 of 1,511 ▲ 21 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #346 of 1,638 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #602 of 1,528 | #6 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #1,367 of 1,531 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #1,027 of 1,600 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #845 of 1,045 | #5 of 7 |
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
563
+65 (+13%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 563 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 48% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 45.5 | 11.4:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 44.5 | 12.4:1 | 48% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 44.5 | 13.3:1 | 46% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 42% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 49 | 12.4:1 | 43% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 19% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 30 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (593 to 563); teachers up 1% (44.5 to 45).
About Pine Grove Elementary School
Pine Grove Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 563 students across pre-K through 4. The school is 27% larger than the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Pine Grove Elementary School is among 3 schools run by Pine Grove Area SD, which serves 1,469 students.
At Pine Grove Elementary School, 93% of students are White. The school is also 4% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
There are 45 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pine Grove Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. By family income, 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 66% average for public schools in Schuylkill County is 18 points higher.
Pine Grove Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Pine Grove Elementary School scores 65.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.0%.
In the wider Schuylkill County area, median household income comes to about $68,313, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Schuylkill County's 35 public schools enroll about 18,259 students and include Pine Grove Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Pine Grove Elementary School from the closest public school, Pine Grove Area Middle School. The five-mile area around Pine Grove Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.7% on proficiency, and Pine Grove Elementary School is above that at 65.9%.
Federal data place Pine Grove Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 13%.
Pine Grove Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Schuylkill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,558
Census ACS
Median income
$68,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,259 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pine Grove Area SD
- Pine Grove Area High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Pine Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
Other schools in Pine Grove
- Pine Grove Area High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Pine Grove Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 411 students
Other Pine Grove Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Pine Grove Elementary. Pine Grove Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 11.
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKSVILLE, FL · 943 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 756 students
- Pine Grove ElementarySanta Maria, CA · 569 students
- Pine Grove ElementaryColumbia, SC · 501 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolPARKER, CO · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Grove Area Middle School0.1 mi · 411
- Pine Grove Area High School0.1 mi · 495
- Bethel Elementary School7.9 mi · 286
- Blue Mountain El West School8.1 mi · 451
- Northern Lebanon Elementary School9.1 mi · 1,018
- Tri-Valley JSHS9.3 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pine Grove Elementary School?
Pine Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades PK-04.
Is Pine Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Pine Grove Elementary School have?
Pine Grove Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Pine Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pine Grove Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pine Grove Elementary School in?
Pine Grove Elementary School is part of Pine Grove Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.