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Pine Tree Junior High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 358 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 48% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 35.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 38.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
Schools most like Pine Tree Junior High School
Pine Tree Junior High School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Tree Junior High School this school | 683 | 67.9% | 47.5% |
| Sam Rayburn BRYAN | 728 | 67.6% | 41.7% |
| Craig Middle School ABILENE | 771 | 69.0% | 38.8% |
| Clack Middle School ABILENE | 693 | 68.1% | 32.1% |
| Henderson Middle School HENDERSON | 700 | 63.4% | 32.0% |
| Bailey Junior High School ARLINGTON | 754 | 67.9% | 41.9% |
Where Pine Tree Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Gregg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #598 of 1,635 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #418 of 1,670 ▲ 240 | #2 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #454 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #481 of 1,570 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #779 of 1,749 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #698 of 1,542 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #197 of 1,543 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #765 of 1,648 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #847 of 942 | #4 of 6 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 683 | 47.6 | 14.3:1 | 68% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 48.9 | 13.8:1 | 64% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 46.4 | 15.3:1 | 71% (505) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 66% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 59% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 709 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 59% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 50% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 22% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 47 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (705 to 683); teachers up 22% (39 to 47.6).
About Pine Tree Junior High School
Pine Tree Junior High School, located in LONGVIEW, Texas, is a medium-sized middle school. It serves 683 students in grades 7 through 8.
PINE TREE ISD enrolls 4,439 students in 6 schools, including Pine Tree Junior High School.
Pine Tree Junior High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 40%. After that, the student body is 33% White, 21% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Gregg County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. By the diversity index, Pine Tree Junior High School comes in at 69%.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 68% in 2024-25. That is close to the 68% average for public schools in Gregg County.
Pine Tree Junior High School is 2.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.5% versus 44.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Federal survey data for Gregg County show that median household income is about $66,550, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Pine Tree Junior High School is among the 46 public schools in Gregg County.
The closest public school, Pine Tree High School, is about 0.3 miles from Pine Tree Junior High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Pine Tree Junior High School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Pine Tree Junior High School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 680 in 2020-21, 683 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Pine Tree Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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