Pinewood Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Eagle Lake, Florida
Pinewood Elementary School in Eagle Lake, Florida enrolled 740 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Florida elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 53% and 52.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
709 students in 2022-23, 692 students in 2023-24, 740 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 709 | 41.0 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 44.0 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 740 | 43.0 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 Florida elementary schools
Among the 2,136 Florida elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 656 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pinewood Elementary School enrolled 656 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 656 of the 656 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions30
- Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.6% of students were Hispanic, 29.1% White, 25.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic41.6%
- White29.1%
- Black25.8%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Pinewood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 44% | 53% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50% | 45% (2021-22) | 52.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Eagle Lake
2 public elementary schools in Eagle Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Pinewood Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Elementary School | 740 | 17.2 | 73.0% |
| Eagle Lake Elementary School | 644 | 18.9 | 75.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pinewood Elementary School
- John Snively ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 396 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Lake Shipp Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 576 students, 20.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Pinewood Elementary School with John Snively ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Polk County Public Schools spends per student$11,747 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,747
- The largest public schools in FloridaPinewood Elementary School is the number 584 by size of 2,193 Florida elementary schools open in 2024-25.#584 of 2,193
- Florida schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 15.8 for elementary schools.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pinewood Elementary School
How many students attend Pinewood Elementary School?
740 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 709 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Eagle Lake, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinewood Elementary School?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pinewood Elementary School a Title I school?
Pinewood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pinewood Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pinewood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 50% in math in 2022-23, against 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.2% in math in 2022-23 across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pinewood Elementary School in?
Polk County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1201590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120159004440 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.