Pinewood Community Elementary

Summary:

Pinewood Community Elementary is a public elementary school in Eagan, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, which is ranked 100 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Pinewood Community Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (70.04%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 35.57% to 69.5%. The school consistently performs above the state and district averages in MCA-III test scores for Math, Reading, and Science across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 5th-grade Reading and Science. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner and Special Education students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools. Pinewood Community Elementary also has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (23.15%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 14.46% to 54.19%, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.2.

While Pinewood Community Elementary is a strong-performing school, it faces some challenges. The school's consistent performance over time and its competitive edge compared to nearby schools like Pine Bend Elementary and Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health are noteworthy. However, schools like Woodland Elementary, Shannon Park Elementary, and Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science outperform Pinewood Community Elementary in both test scores and overall rankings. Additionally, the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of its more vulnerable student populations, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, to ensure more equitable outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 4300 Dodd Rd
       Eagan, MN  55123-2014


(651) 683-6980

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

SchoolDigger Rank:
328th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,339 Help


Students who attend Pinewood Community Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Dakota Hills Middle
High:    Eagan Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  514

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.0%
Hispanic:
12.5%
Two or more races:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.2% Help


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Compare Details Pinewood Community Elementary ranks better than 62.8% of elementary schools in Minnesota. It also ranks 13th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.74. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70%), Hispanic (12.5%), two or more races (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pinewood Community Elementary is 14.2. 9 elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pinewood Community Elementary is $12,339. 10 elementary schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pinewood Community Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pinewood Community Elementary 328th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Pinewood Community Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan:

SchoolDigger ranks Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 100th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pinewood Community Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 84.21 41st 674 93.9%
2004 88.34 19th 676 97.2%
2005 83.97 34th 685 95.0%
2006 88.82 17th 756 97.8%
2007 88.94 14th 777 98.2%
2008 84.13 50th 781 93.6%
2009 79.92 49th 434 88.7%
2010 79.98 72nd 803 91.0%
2011 82.28 69th 814 91.5%
2012 75.14 154th 820 81.2%
2013 84.86 55th 824 93.3%
2014 76.94 141st 826 82.9%
2015 77.72 143rd 840 83.0%
2016 72.25 224th 848 73.6%
2017 64.47 334th 853 60.8%
2018 67.10 290th 847 65.8%
2019 58.51 428th 870 50.8%
2021 72.26 224th 869 74.2%
2022 67.53 288th 858 66.4%
2023 66.91 282nd 845 66.6%
2024 63.74 328th 881 62.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.26 231st 242 4.5%
2019 26.95 207th 239 13.4%
2022 11.84 256th 256 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.20 110th 515 78.6%
2022 34.91 359th 500 28.2%
2023 36.56 353rd 524 32.6%
2024 21.87 481st 572 15.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.50 593rd 728 18.5%
2019 31.09 569th 740 23.1%
2021 48.98 368th 683 46.1%
2022 34.16 463rd 663 30.2%
2023 32.72 561st 774 27.5%
2024 38.42 527th 793 33.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.05 252nd 774 67.4%
2019 57.66 397th 787 49.6%
2021 66.21 270th 783 65.5%
2022 64.77 297th 799 62.8%
2023 59.99 337th 787 57.2%
2024 64.43 288th 809 64.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.31 317th 779 59.3%
2019 56.80 409th 798 48.7%
2021 72.50 189th 784 75.9%
2022 65.61 281st 808 65.2%
2023 67.19 263rd 799 67.1%
2024 59.48 356th 826 56.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.52 31st 134 76.9%
2019 87.68 20th 136 85.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.22 174th 283 38.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.23 178th 220 19.1%
2019 31.70 163rd 219 25.6%
2021 32.08 120th 153 21.6%
2022 21.99 182nd 209 12.9%
2023 21.64 185th 214 13.6%
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Rank History for White students at Pinewood Community Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.20 167th 712 76.5%
2019 53.29 347th 722 51.9%
2021 73.67 146th 710 79.4%
2022 67.22 201st 725 72.3%
2023 63.87 227th 712 68.1%
2024 56.28 305th 730 58.2%
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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 Community Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 539 6 12 7 7 n/a n/a 0 571
1993 734 11 22 17 4 n/a n/a 0 788
1994 836 7 16 15 5 n/a n/a 0 879
1995 720 18 25 14 4 n/a n/a 0 781
1996 720 18 25 14 4 n/a n/a 0 781
1997 759 30 27 15 7 n/a n/a 0 838
1998 797 34 20 14 6 n/a n/a 0 871
1999 821 25 21 13 5 n/a n/a 0 885
2000 856 23 39 11 5 n/a n/a 0 934
2001 836 22 34 11 5 n/a n/a 0 908
2002 791 8 29 6 1 n/a n/a 0 835
2003 791 8 29 6 1 n/a n/a 0 835
2004 761 11 27 10 4 n/a n/a 0 813
2005 710 16 36 12 3 n/a n/a 0 777
2006 675 18 33 17 0 n/a n/a 0 743
2007 626 19 54 22 0 n/a n/a 0 721
2008 634 26 56 16 2 n/a n/a 0 734
2009 624 36 57 22 1 n/a n/a 0 740
2010 575 33 43 20 3 n/a n/a 0 674
2011 531 24 46 21 1 0 10 0 633
2012 503 25 44 19 1 0 10 0 602
2013 468 25 47 30 0 1 15 0 586
2014 465 26 45 65 0 0 18 0 619
2015 423 27 48 72 1 0 19 0 590
2016 437 28 55 73 2 0 25 0 620
2017 440 31 51 77 3 0 30 0 632
2018 423 24 49 81 4 0 30 0 611
2019 403 31 48 81 6 0 32 0 601
2020 421 22 42 77 4 0 35 0 601
2021 385 29 39 73 2 0 41 0 569
2022 363 28 30 69 1 0 41 0 532
2023 360 24 31 64 0 1 34 0 514

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 Pinewood Community Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 571 26.8 21.3 1.8
1993 788 37.2 21.2 2.7
1994 879 42.5 20.7 3.9
1995 781 38.9 20.1 2.3
1996 781 38.9 20.1 2.3
1997 838 45.8 18.3 1.8
1998 871 n/a 0.0 2.4
1999 885 55.1 16.1 1.9
2000 934 53.5 17.5 2.8
2001 908 48.7 18.6 2.9
2002 835 46.0 18.2 1.6
2003 835 46.0 18.2 1.6
2004 813 47.9 17.0 2.7
2005 777 42.4 18.3 3
2006 743 40.7 18.3 3.8
2007 721 39.5 18.3 4.4
2008 734 40.4 18.2 6
2009 740 41.4 17.9 6.9
2010 674 39.1 17.2 9.1
2011 633 35.7 17.7 8.4
2012 602 34.4 17.4 6.1
2013 586 31.3 18.6 10.9
2014 619 33.2 18.6 18.3
2015 590 35.0 16.8 18.5
2016 620 38.0 16.3 16.9
2017 632 39.5 15.9 19.8
2018 611 38.4 15.9 17.8
2019 601 37.8 15.8 19
2020 601 36.4 16.5 16.8
2021 569 40.7 13.9 13.5
2022 532 36.1 14.7 13.7
2023 514 36.0 14.2 23.2

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 Community Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 571 26.8 21.3 1.8
1993 788 37.2 21.2 2.7
1994 879 42.5 20.7 3.9
1995 781 38.9 20.1 2.3
1996 781 38.9 20.1 2.3
1997 838 45.8 18.3 1.8
1998 871 n/a 0.0 2.4
1999 885 55.1 16.1 1.9
2000 934 53.5 17.5 2.8
2001 908 48.7 18.6 2.9
2002 835 46.0 18.2 1.6
2003 835 46.0 18.2 1.6
2004 813 47.9 17.0 2.7
2005 777 42.4 18.3 3
2006 743 40.7 18.3 3.8
2007 721 39.5 18.3 4.4
2008 734 40.4 18.2 6
2009 740 41.4 17.9 6.9
2010 674 39.1 17.2 9.1
2011 633 35.7 17.7 8.4
2012 602 34.4 17.4 6.1
2013 586 31.3 18.6 10.9
2014 619 33.2 18.6 18.3
2015 590 35.0 16.8 18.5
2016 620 38.0 16.3 16.9
2017 632 39.5 15.9 19.8
2018 611 38.4 15.9 17.8
2019 601 37.8 15.8 19
2020 601 36.4 16.5 16.8
2021 569 40.7 13.9 13.5
2022 532 36.1 14.7 13.7
2023 514 36.0 14.2 23.2

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 Community Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,339

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pinewood Community Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 428th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 282nd of 845 Elementary schools
 15.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Pinewood Community Elementary)64.663
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)71.264.5
 6.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Pinewood Community Elementary)58.447.8
 10.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)60.954.3
 6.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Pinewood Community Elementary)5759.8
 2.8%
   4th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)70.465.8
 4.6%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Pinewood Community Elementary)49.454.9
 5.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)59.854.5
 5.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Pinewood Community Elementary)53.659.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade Math (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)62.156.3
 5.9%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Pinewood Community Elementary)71.463.2
 8.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)72.964.7
 8.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Pinewood Community Elementary)62.554
 8.5%
   5th Grade Science (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan)65.954.8
 11.1%
   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 Students601514
 14.5%
African American3124
 22.6%
American Indian60
 100%
Asian4831
 35.4%
Hispanic8164
 21%
Pacific Islander01
White403360
 10.7%
Two or More Races3234
 6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients19%23.2%
 4.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Community Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 514 students attended Pinewood Community Elementary.

Students at Pinewood Community Elementary are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American.

Pinewood Community Elementary ranks 328th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Pinewood Community Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dakota Hills Middle
High : Eagan Senior High


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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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