Pinewood Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Elkhart, Indiana

Pinewood Elementary School in Elkhart, Indiana enrolled 503 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

570 students in 2022-23, 544 students in 2023-24, 503 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.5 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Pinewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 570, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235702023-245442024-25503
Students enrolled at Pinewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 570, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235702023-245442024-25503
Students enrolled at Pinewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 570, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235702023-245442024-25503
Students enrolled at Pinewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 570, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-235702023-245442024-25503
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357028.520.0
2023-2454429.018.8
2024-2550328.018.0

18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 18.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 18.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 18.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 18.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pinewood Elementary School enrolled 599 students and reported no counselor; it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions26
  • Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.1% of students were Hispanic, 34.8% White, 11.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic44.1%
  2. White34.8%
  3. Black11.5%
  4. Two or more races8.2%
  5. Asian1.4%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Pinewood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math29%20% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 Elkhart

18 public elementary schools in Elkhart report 2024-25 enrollment; Pinewood Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jimtown Intermediate School58017.739.3%
Concord East Side Elementary School54517.043.7%
Roosevelt STEAM Academy53116.352.0%
Cleveland Elementary School51915.749.1%
Concord West Side Elementary School50416.875.4%
Pinewood Elementary School50318.046.3%
Mary Daly Elementary School47618.758.6%
Mary Feeser Elementary School47016.045.7%

All public schools in Elkhart →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pinewood Elementary School

  1. Riverview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 439 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Eastwood Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 428 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Pinewood Elementary School with Riverview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elkhart Community Schools spends per student$15,145 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,145
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaPinewood Elementary School is the number 372 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#372 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.18.0:1
  7. 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

  1. How many students attend Pinewood Elementary School?
    503 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 570 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elkhart, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinewood Elementary School?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pinewood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Pinewood Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Pinewood Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pinewood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 29% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pinewood Elementary School in?
    Elkhart Community Schools, NCES district ID 1803270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180327000441 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, 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