Pine Grove El Sch

Pine Grove El Sch is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, part of Pine Grove Area SD, instructing 563 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 27% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Within Pine Grove Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,469 students, Pine Grove El Sch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Pine Grove El Sch reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Schuylkill County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pine Grove El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Schuylkill County put the typical household earns roughly $68,313 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Schuylkill County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students), of which Pine Grove El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Pine Grove Area MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pine Grove El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pine Grove El Sch has edged down 5%, going from 593 students in 2018 to 563 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.