Pinewood Elementary

Summary:

Pinewood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mounds View, Minnesota, serving grades 1-5 with a student population of 541. The school is part of the Mounds View Public School District, which is ranked 105 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pinewood Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 48.24% White, 14.05% African American, 13.12% Hispanic, and 12.38% Asian students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III), is generally lower than the Mounds View Public School District and the state of Minnesota averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math for all grades was 45.65% at Pinewood Elementary, compared to 56.36% for the Mounds View Public School District and 45.47% for the state of Minnesota. Additionally, Pinewood Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking relatively high for African American students but lower for other subgroups, such as Hispanic and White students.

Pinewood Elementary also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.65% to 55.82% over the past three school years. This is higher than some nearby schools, such as Turtle Lake Elementary, which had a 13.77% free and reduced lunch rate in 2022-2023. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past several years, from 492nd out of 847 Minnesota elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 605th out of 881 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school's performance may be declining relative to other schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 5500 Quincy St
       Mounds View, MN  55112-1425


(651) 621-7500

District: Mounds View Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
605th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,820 Help


Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Edgewood Middle School
High:    Irondale Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  541

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.2%
African American:
14.0%
Hispanic:
13.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pinewood Elementary ranks worse than 68.7% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Mounds View Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.08. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pinewood Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (48.2%), African American (14%), Hispanic (13.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pinewood Elementary is 11, which is the 3rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Mounds View Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pinewood Elementary is $13,820, which is the 4th highest among 6 elementary schools in the Mounds View Public School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pinewood Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pinewood Elementary 605th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Pinewood Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mounds View Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mounds View Public School District 105th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pinewood Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.28 309th 674 54.2%
2004 52.80 379th 676 43.9%
2005 60.89 287th 685 58.1%
2006 43.27 546th 756 27.8%
2007 45.40 539th 777 30.6%
2008 46.66 522nd 781 33.2%
2009 47.17 282nd 434 35.0%
2010 44.79 580th 803 27.8%
2011 55.84 442nd 814 45.7%
2012 55.43 463rd 820 43.5%
2013 52.53 472nd 824 42.7%
2014 49.65 510th 826 38.3%
2015 42.77 585th 840 30.4%
2016 42.11 588th 848 30.7%
2017 42.19 579th 853 32.1%
2018 50.31 492nd 847 41.9%
2019 32.21 659th 870 24.3%
2021 39.23 604th 869 30.5%
2022 26.89 665th 858 22.5%
2023 33.53 612th 845 27.6%
2024 36.08 605th 881 31.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.81 44th 96 54.2%
2022 27.13 66th 87 24.1%
2024 41.33 47th 81 42.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.98 128th 242 47.1%
2019 45.02 109th 239 54.4%
2021 75.48 17th 175 90.3%
2022 25.59 217th 256 15.2%
2023 30.80 215th 276 22.1%
2024 31.88 223rd 303 26.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.44 349th 463 24.6%
2019 18.56 450th 515 12.6%
2021 35.39 304th 417 27.1%
2022 48.86 255th 500 49.0%
2023 24.09 433rd 524 17.4%
2024 51.47 251st 572 56.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.47 352nd 728 51.6%
2019 28.66 583rd 740 21.2%
2021 38.57 453rd 683 33.7%
2022 19.83 568th 663 14.3%
2023 24.78 621st 774 19.8%
2024 27.17 625th 793 21.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.20 526th 774 32.0%
2019 29.77 610th 787 22.5%
2021 33.93 587th 783 25.0%
2022 29.73 599th 799 25.0%
2023 38.10 541st 787 31.3%
2024 40.34 533rd 809 34.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.70 413th 779 47.0%
2019 34.67 592nd 798 25.8%
2021 41.57 535th 784 31.8%
2022 23.06 656th 808 18.8%
2023 28.92 610th 799 23.7%
2024 32.37 601st 826 27.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.51 83rd 134 38.1%
2019 34.12 88th 136 35.3%
2022 33.25 78th 131 40.5%
2023 20.75 103rd 128 19.5%
2024 24.80 117th 154 24.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.37 52nd 266 80.5%
2019 56.28 119th 283 58.0%
2021 39.25 141st 227 37.9%
2022 46.74 143rd 282 49.3%
2023 56.86 104th 279 62.7%
2024 65.99 90th 310 71.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.29 35th 220 84.1%
2019 37.15 152nd 219 30.6%
2022 31.49 153rd 209 26.8%
2023 23.63 175th 214 18.2%
2024 29.83 187th 249 24.9%
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Rank History for White students at Pinewood Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.93 531st 712 25.4%
2019 21.72 649th 722 10.1%
2021 36.23 514th 710 27.6%
2022 19.87 651st 725 10.2%
2023 33.61 530th 712 25.6%
2024 33.33 538th 730 26.3%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department 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 Pinewood Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 663 11 18 3 3 n/a n/a 0 698
1989 642 10 16 5 5 n/a n/a 0 678
1990 659 13 13 1 4 n/a n/a 0 690
1991 713 10 14 2 4 n/a n/a 0 743
1992 696 9 16 3 3 n/a n/a 0 727
1993 677 11 16 7 12 n/a n/a 0 723
1994 659 10 22 8 10 n/a n/a 0 709
1995 673 10 22 6 12 n/a n/a 0 723
1996 673 10 22 6 12 n/a n/a 0 723
1997 695 12 22 5 20 n/a n/a 0 754
1998 649 11 24 10 15 n/a n/a 0 709
1999 642 13 19 12 13 n/a n/a 0 699
2000 590 22 21 12 13 n/a n/a 0 658
2001 589 39 25 16 13 n/a n/a 0 682
2002 495 37 33 14 9 n/a n/a 0 588
2003 495 37 33 14 9 n/a n/a 0 588
2004 461 40 31 20 10 n/a n/a 0 562
2005 446 32 38 30 12 n/a n/a 0 558
2006 470 42 35 40 12 n/a n/a 0 599
2007 445 52 37 44 7 n/a n/a 0 585
2008 410 52 44 39 7 n/a n/a 0 552
2009 381 57 44 46 5 n/a n/a 0 533
2010 382 53 44 57 8 n/a n/a 0 544
2011 361 53 58 53 4 0 19 0 548
2012 352 52 55 54 10 0 31 0 554
2013 345 56 50 63 6 1 37 0 558
2014 360 60 58 77 7 1 35 0 598
2015 287 53 57 78 8 1 40 0 524
2016 301 50 54 73 5 1 35 0 519
2017 285 64 66 69 6 3 49 0 542
2018 280 73 67 62 4 3 47 0 536
2019 291 66 78 74 3 1 53 0 566
2020 294 68 68 64 6 2 51 0 553
2021 251 70 76 65 4 2 54 0 522
2022 253 85 86 67 8 1 51 0 551
2023 261 76 67 71 8 0 58 0 541

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

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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 Pinewood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 698 35.7 19.5 7.3
1989 678 37.4 18.1 5.3
1990 690 35.5 19.4 6.2
1991 743 37.0 20.0 6.9
1992 727 36.3 20.0 9.6
1993 723 36.5 19.8 11.2
1994 709 34.9 20.3 10.3
1995 723 0.0 0.0 12
1996 723 0.0 0.0 12
1997 754 37.6 20.1 14.2
1998 709 n/a 0.0 14.8
1999 699 39.9 17.5 14.7
2000 658 39.4 16.7 23.7
2001 682 40.7 16.8 22.1
2002 588 35.9 16.4 30.1
2003 588 35.9 16.4 30.1
2004 562 32.0 17.6 33.1
2005 558 35.2 15.9 32.4
2006 599 37.9 15.8 34.9
2007 585 36.1 16.2 39.1
2008 552 37.9 14.6 36.4
2009 533 37.1 14.4 40.2
2010 544 40.0 13.5 45.6
2011 548 40.5 13.5 46.5
2012 554 41.7 13.2 48.2
2013 558 43.9 12.7 48.6
2014 598 44.5 13.4 50.8
2015 524 41.0 12.7 54.2
2016 519 40.0 12.9 49.9
2017 542 39.0 13.8 56.8
2018 536 38.6 13.8 53.4
2019 566 37.1 15.2 51.2
2020 553 39.1 14.1 51.4
2021 522 44.1 11.8 49.4
2022 551 42.8 12.8 44.6
2023 541 48.9 11.0 55.8

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 Pinewood Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 698 35.7 19.5 7.3
1989 678 37.4 18.1 5.3
1990 690 35.5 19.4 6.2
1991 743 37.0 20.0 6.9
1992 727 36.3 20.0 9.6
1993 723 36.5 19.8 11.2
1994 709 34.9 20.3 10.3
1995 723 0.0 0.0 12
1996 723 0.0 0.0 12
1997 754 37.6 20.1 14.2
1998 709 n/a 0.0 14.8
1999 699 39.9 17.5 14.7
2000 658 39.4 16.7 23.7
2001 682 40.7 16.8 22.1
2002 588 35.9 16.4 30.1
2003 588 35.9 16.4 30.1
2004 562 32.0 17.6 33.1
2005 558 35.2 15.9 32.4
2006 599 37.9 15.8 34.9
2007 585 36.1 16.2 39.1
2008 552 37.9 14.6 36.4
2009 533 37.1 14.4 40.2
2010 544 40.0 13.5 45.6
2011 548 40.5 13.5 46.5
2012 554 41.7 13.2 48.2
2013 558 43.9 12.7 48.6
2014 598 44.5 13.4 50.8
2015 524 41.0 12.7 54.2
2016 519 40.0 12.9 49.9
2017 542 39.0 13.8 56.8
2018 536 38.6 13.8 53.4
2019 566 37.1 15.2 51.2
2020 553 39.1 14.1 51.4
2021 522 44.1 11.8 49.4
2022 551 42.8 12.8 44.6
2023 541 48.9 11.0 55.8

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 Pinewood Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,820

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pinewood Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 659th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 612th of 845 Elementary schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Pinewood Elementary)56.744
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Mounds View Public School District)76.264.8
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Pinewood Elementary)4038.6
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Mounds View Public School District)62.550.8
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Pinewood Elementary)50.942.1
 8.8%
   4th Grade Math (Mounds View Public School District)73.962.5
 11.4%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Pinewood Elementary)42.536.1
 6.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Mounds View Public School District)65.452.9
 12.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Pinewood Elementary)42.232.6
 9.6%
   5th Grade Math (Mounds View Public School District)61.656.6
 5%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Pinewood Elementary)5547.7
 7.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Mounds View Public School District)70.568.4
 2.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Pinewood Elementary)4237.2
 4.8%
   5th Grade Science (Mounds View Public School District)62.156.2
 5.9%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students566541
 4.4%
African American6676
 15.2%
American Indian38
 166.7%
Asian7867
 14.1%
Hispanic7471
 4.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White291261
 10.3%
Two or More Races5358
 9.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.2%55.8%
 4.6%


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Pinewood Elementary ranks 605th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle School
High : Irondale Senior High

In the 2022-23 school year, 541 students attended Pinewood Elementary.

Students at Pinewood Elementary are 48% White, 14% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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

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