Pine Wood Elementary School

Summary:

Pine Wood Elementary School is a public elementary school located in DeRidder, Louisiana, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Beauregard Parish school district, which is ranked 46 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Wood Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to the nearby schools, with a significant percentage of African American (23.32%) and Hispanic (9.38%) students, in contrast to the more homogeneous student bodies at East Beauregard Elementary (92.99% White) and Carver Elementary (62.07% White). The school has shown consistent academic performance, with 64-66% of students proficient or better in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts, on par with the Beauregard Parish average but slightly higher than the state average. However, the school's performance for White and multi-racial students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Louisiana schools, while its Hispanic students rank 11th out of 220 Louisiana elementary schools in English Language Arts.

Pine Wood Elementary also has a high percentage of students (67.29%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the nearby schools. The school's proximity to other elementary schools, such as Carver Elementary and K.R. Hanchey Elementary, may present opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing, while the school's fluctuating statewide ranking suggests the need to closely examine the educational experiences and support provided to all student subgroups to ensure equitable outcomes.


Detail:

Public 4-5

 800 Mel Branch Memorial Drive
       DeRidder, LA  70634


(337) 463-8810

District: Beauregard Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
326th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,293 Help


Students who attend Pine Wood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    DeRidder Junior High School
High:    DeRidder High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.2 Help
Number of students:  373

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.6%
African American:
23.3%
Two or more races:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.3% Help


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Compare Details Pine Wood Elementary School ranks better than 51.7% of elementary schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.06. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pine Wood Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (53.6%), African American (23.3%), two or more races (12.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pine Wood Elementary School is 19.2. 3 elementary schools in the Beauregard Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pine Wood Elementary School is $14,293. 2 elementary schools in the Beauregard Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pine Wood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Wood Elementary School 326th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Pine Wood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Beauregard Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Beauregard Parish 46th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pine Wood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 72.83 203rd 725 72.0%
2008 68.15 251st 743 66.2%
2009 69.99 231st 738 68.7%
2010 79.23 146th 736 80.2%
2011 58.96 363rd 766 52.6%
2012 61.50 327th 764 57.2%
2013 64.14 292nd 772 62.2%
2014 51.90 406th 777 47.7%
2015 58.89 353rd 792 55.4%
2016 48.25 428th 742 42.3%
2017 59.67 344th 739 53.5%
2018 49.05 347th 728 52.3%
2019 51.58 375th 731 48.7%
2021 60.80 295th 729 59.5%
2022 66.77 250th 727 65.6%
2023 59.77 316th 730 56.7%
2024 56.06 326th 675 51.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.03 22nd 44 50.0%
2019 45.83 29th 46 37.0%
2021 34.24 31st 45 31.1%
2022 49.23 27th 48 43.8%
2023 35.01 33rd 46 28.3%
2024 23.79 19th 20 5.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 40.71 202nd 333 39.3%
2021 23.83 246th 306 19.6%
2022 81.32 47th 307 84.7%
2023 48.04 144th 296 51.4%
2024 44.08 117th 208 43.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.78 288th 682 57.8%
2019 41.45 444th 697 36.3%
2021 52.31 349th 719 51.5%
2022 61.00 273rd 724 62.3%
2023 53.09 351st 723 51.5%
2024 46.29 393rd 674 41.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.29 397th 684 42.0%
2021 66.44 244th 705 65.4%
2022 70.60 198th 701 71.8%
2023 62.99 272nd 705 61.4%
2024 53.15 320th 635 49.6%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.14 14th 24 41.7%
2019 31.31 21st 26 19.2%
2021 30.97 22nd 29 24.1%
2022 39.08 22nd 30 26.7%
2023 18.04 28th 30 6.7%
2024 20.17 19th 21 9.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.28 336th 696 51.7%
2021 53.37 337th 704 52.1%
2022 60.88 289th 712 59.4%
2023 56.12 345th 713 51.6%
2024 56.46 304th 651 53.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.43 329th 547 39.9%
2019 25.16 467th 559 16.5%
2021 31.36 400th 564 29.1%
2022 55.84 221st 562 60.7%
2023 52.38 259th 570 54.6%
2024 45.35 286th 509 43.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.50 19th 168 88.7%
2019 85.78 13th 190 93.2%
2021 91.42 12th 202 94.1%
2022 92.24 11th 220 95.0%
2023 65.16 79th 233 66.1%
2024 63.15 62nd 189 67.2%
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Rank History for White students at Pine Wood Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.89 277th 516 46.3%
2019 33.61 397th 517 23.2%
2021 49.36 298th 522 42.9%
2022 48.48 300th 517 42.0%
2023 48.07 305th 518 41.1%
2024 37.69 320th 434 26.3%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Pine Wood Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 591 591
1990 372 163 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1991 417 171 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 588
1992 409 166 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1993 372 159 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 534
1994 373 181 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1995 355 174 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1996 355 174 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1997 320 146 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 474
1998 291 136 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1999 255 145 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 405
2000 299 133 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 439
2001 312 142 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 465
2002 286 146 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 445
2003 286 146 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 445
2004 300 138 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 454
2005 281 133 7 13 4 n/a n/a 0 438
2006 301 129 7 12 3 n/a n/a 0 452
2007 268 123 8 12 3 n/a n/a 0 414
2008 235 132 9 11 6 n/a n/a 0 393
2009 256 119 8 15 4 n/a n/a 0 402
2010 278 131 3 16 5 n/a n/a 0 433
2011 286 142 5 8 6 0 31 0 478
2012 245 128 5 11 2 0 36 0 427
2013 224 120 6 18 1 0 22 0 391
2014 246 124 3 36 5 1 12 0 427
2015 239 118 0 30 5 1 14 0 407
2016 244 114 1 28 3 0 28 0 418
2017 246 101 3 31 3 0 36 0 420
2018 206 89 4 31 1 0 39 0 370
2019 228 85 5 30 0 0 35 0 383
2020 222 86 5 25 0 0 45 0 383
2021 191 78 3 25 1 1 47 0 346
2022 195 76 4 20 0 0 40 0 335
2023 200 87 5 35 1 0 45 0 373

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pine Wood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 591 29.0 20.3 32
1990 535 31.0 17.2 36.6
1991 588 33.0 17.8 39.1
1992 575 35.0 16.4 35.8
1993 534 33.0 16.2 38.4
1994 564 36.0 15.7 39.2
1995 538 35.0 15.4 37.2
1996 538 35.0 15.4 37.2
1997 474 36.0 13.2 39.5
1998 438 35.0 12.5 40.4
1999 405 31.0 13.1 54.3
2000 439 29.0 15.1 49.7
2001 465 31.0 15.0 50.8
2002 445 30.0 14.8 54.6
2003 445 30.0 14.8 54.6
2004 454 29.0 15.7 51.1
2005 438 26.7 16.4 54.1
2006 452 27.2 16.6 55.3
2007 414 24.5 16.9 54.6
2008 393 31.0 12.7 57.5
2009 402 28.0 14.4 59.5
2010 433 29.7 14.5 54.7
2011 478 29.6 16.0 55.4
2012 427 28.6 14.9 60.4
2013 391 27.1 14.4 61.4
2014 427 28.2 15.1 60.4
2015 407 27.0 15.0 58
2016 418 31.0 13.4 58.9
2017 420 26.4 15.9 61.4
2018 370 20.8 17.7 59.5
2019 383 20.7 18.4 64.2
2020 383 19.8 19.2 60.1
2021 346 19.7 17.5 56.4
2022 335 20.8 16.1 49
2023 373 19.3 19.2 67.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pine Wood Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 591 29.0 20.3 32
1990 535 31.0 17.2 36.6
1991 588 33.0 17.8 39.1
1992 575 35.0 16.4 35.8
1993 534 33.0 16.2 38.4
1994 564 36.0 15.7 39.2
1995 538 35.0 15.4 37.2
1996 538 35.0 15.4 37.2
1997 474 36.0 13.2 39.5
1998 438 35.0 12.5 40.4
1999 405 31.0 13.1 54.3
2000 439 29.0 15.1 49.7
2001 465 31.0 15.0 50.8
2002 445 30.0 14.8 54.6
2003 445 30.0 14.8 54.6
2004 454 29.0 15.7 51.1
2005 438 26.7 16.4 54.1
2006 452 27.2 16.6 55.3
2007 414 24.5 16.9 54.6
2008 393 31.0 12.7 57.5
2009 402 28.0 14.4 59.5
2010 433 29.7 14.5 54.7
2011 478 29.6 16.0 55.4
2012 427 28.6 14.9 60.4
2013 391 27.1 14.4 61.4
2014 427 28.2 15.1 60.4
2015 407 27.0 15.0 58
2016 418 31.0 13.4 58.9
2017 420 26.4 15.9 61.4
2018 370 20.8 17.7 59.5
2019 383 20.7 18.4 64.2
2020 383 19.8 19.2 60.1
2021 346 19.7 17.5 56.4
2022 335 20.8 16.1 49
2023 373 19.3 19.2 67.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pine Wood Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,263
2018 $10,203
2019 $9,919
2020 $10,180
2021 $12,827
2022 $14,293

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pine Wood Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 375th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 316th of 730 Elementary schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pine Wood Elementary School)7171
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Beauregard Parish)7877
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Pine Wood Elementary School)4249
 7%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Beauregard Parish)5359
 6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pine Wood Elementary School)6871
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Beauregard Parish)7271
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6359
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pine Wood Elementary School)7068
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Pine Wood Elementary School)5462
 8%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Beauregard Parish)6255
 7%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students383373
 2.6%
African American8587
 2.4%
American Indian01
Asian55
Hispanic3035
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White228200
 12.3%
Two or More Races3545
 28.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.2%67.3%
 3.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 373 students attended Pine Wood Elementary School.

Students who attend Pine Wood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : DeRidder Junior High School
High : DeRidder High School

Students at Pine Wood Elementary School are 54% White, 23% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Pine Wood Elementary School ranks 326th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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