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What's something PINE FOREST EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIDOR ISD·NCES 484416005023
Pine Forest Elementary School
4150 N MAIN, VIDOR, TX 77662 · (409) 951-8805 · Orange County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
281 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · 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 VIDOR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Forest Elementary School
Pine Forest Elementary School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Forest Elementary School this school | 525 | 53.5% | 47.2% |
| Huntington Elementary School HUNTINGTON | 491 | 57.6% | 39.8% |
| Blossom Elementary School BLOSSOM | 408 | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| Troup Elementary School TROUP | 498 | 58.0% | 51.7% |
| Henrietta Elementary School HENRIETTA | 402 | 55.0% | 39.8% |
| Canton Elementary School CANTON | 569 | 52.7% | N/A |
Matched among Texas 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 Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,718 of 4,401 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,106 of 4,466 ▲ 398 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,994 of 4,466 ▼ 694 | #3 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,733 of 3,998 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,297 of 4,938 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,927 of 4,622 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #3,534 of 4,628 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #3,432 of 4,789 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #1,745 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
525
-90 (-15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 525 | 36.4 | 14.4:1 | 54% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 574 | 37.6 | 15.3:1 | 64% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 43.7 | 13.9:1 | 63% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 58% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 44.7 | 13.6:1 | 69% (418) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 51% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 58% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 53% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (606 to 525); teachers down 19% (44.7 to 36.4).
About Pine Forest Elementary School
Pine Forest Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in VIDOR, Texas. Federal data show 525 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
VIDOR ISD, which runs Pine Forest Elementary School, has 7 schools and 4,165 students.
At Pine Forest Elementary School, 85% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
There are about 14.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pine Forest Elementary School, which has 36.4. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 54%. Public schools in Orange County average a similar 56%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.8%. Pine Forest Elementary School scores 47.2%.
Looking at the county, Orange County, the median household earns about $72,104 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Orange County has 25 public schools with about 15,100 students, including Pine Forest Elementary School.
The closest school to Pine Forest Elementary School is Vidor JJAEP, located about 2.9 miles away. Pine Forest Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. Local comparison: Pine Forest Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 47.2% versus a 37.5% average.
NCES describes the area around Pine Forest Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 615 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 525 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Pine Forest Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,307
Census ACS
Median income
$72,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VIDOR ISD
- Vidor High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Oak Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Vidor Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Vidor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Vidor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Vidor JJAEPMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in VIDOR
- Vidor High SchoolHigh · 1,175 students
- Oak Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Vidor Middle SchoolMiddle · 653 students
- Vidor Junior High SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Vidor Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Vidor JJAEPMiddle · 1 students
Other Pine Forest Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pine Forest Elementary. Pine Forest Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 431 students
- PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAUMELLE, AR · 371 students
Nearby schools
- Vidor JJAEP2.9 mi · 1
- Vidor Junior High School3.3 mi · 612
- Oak Forest Elementary School3.4 mi · 671
- Vidor Middle School3.5 mi · 653
- Vidor Elementary School4.0 mi · 528
- Vidor High School4.3 mi · 1,175
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Forest Elementary SchoolHow large is Pine Forest Elementary School?
Pine Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-04.
Is Pine Forest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pine Forest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Pine Forest Elementary School have?
Pine Forest Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pine Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pine Forest Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pine Forest Elementary School?
Pine Forest Elementary School is overseen by VIDOR ISD in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.