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Pine Forest School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

Summary

Pine Forest School is a public charter elementary school serving 194 students in grades K-8 in Flagstaff, Arizona. As part of the Flagstaff Unified District, which is ranked 150 out of 540 districts in the state, Pine Forest School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years.

One key differentiator for Pine Forest School is its racial diversity, with a student population that is 59.79% White, 24.23% Hispanic, 5.67% Native American, and 9.28% two or more races - higher than nearby schools like Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus and Flagstaff Junior Academy. The school also generally performs better than the state average on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts, with 72% of 7th-grade students proficient or better compared to the state average of 42%. Additionally, Pine Forest School has strong performance for its special education and low-income student populations.

While Pine Forest School excels in English Language Arts, its math scores have been more variable, indicating a potential area for improvement. However, the school still outperforms many of the nearby public schools in both academic achievement and student group performance, suggesting it provides a higher-quality educational experience. The school may benefit from further analysis and targeted interventions to address any gaps in math performance and support for its Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

215

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

2257 E Cedar Ave
Flagstaff, AZ 86004-1918

(928) 779-9880

District: Pine Forest Education Association Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Hispanic:

33.5%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2012 → 65th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (48% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2012

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Arizona avg38%

Not ranked this year

Pine Forest School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.0	440 of 1245	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	473 of 1226	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	507 of 1039	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	650 of 1109	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.7	561 of 1106	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	619 of 1079	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.5	330 of 955	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	22.9	877 of 1079	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	805 of 1158	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.1	531 of 1141	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.2	699 of 1075	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	463 of 1090	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.7	475 of 1062	55.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.2	754 of 975	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.2	489 of 1219	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	494 of 824	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	551 of 1219	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	704 of 1023	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.3	469 of 1170	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	749 of 1198	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	63.9	304 of 1116	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	274 of 618	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	442 of 820	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.5	415 of 1216	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	411 of 830	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	385 of 1220	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	481 of 1032	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.8	136 of 617	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	277 of 1027	73.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.4	384 of 654	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.8	46 of 820	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	60.1	275 of 1201	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	504 of 1024	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	467 of 1161	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.6	488 of 595	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	603 of 720	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.2	208 of 854	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	59 of 605	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	50.0	333 of 832	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	284 of 711	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	295 of 695	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.0	206 of 677	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.5	103 of 521	80.2%	★★★★☆
2014	53.7	301 of 690	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.6	503 of 787	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	299 of 772	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	290 of 685	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.7	186 of 692	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	123 of 663	81.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.1	566 of 606	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	177 of 806	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	181 of 494	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	447 of 820	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	444 of 624	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	207 of 760	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	25.9	639 of 802	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.2	44 of 717	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.8	329 of 810	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.2	40 of 476	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	60.4	251 of 818	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	290 of 617	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.6	95 of 384	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	145 of 650	77.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.2	232 of 390	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	631 of 789	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.1	169 of 675	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	118 of 446	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	302 of 780	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	231 of 436	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2023)94th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)78th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)60th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2023)51st percentile-14 vs school

Native American (2021)41st percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)23rd percentile-39 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)94th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2023)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)75th percentile~ school

White (2023)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)59th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2021)41st percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2021)20th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)7th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Science48%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pine Forest School	Public, Charter	K-8	2257 E Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Pine Forest Education Association Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 779-9880	215	18	11.9		111 (51.6%)	1 (0.5%)	72 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	2 (0.9%)	20 (9.3%)								(n/a)			56.0		41.0						48.0			$00			$00
Weitzel's Puente de Hozho Bilingual Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-5	3401 N 4th St	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4090	426	29	14.6		123 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	198 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.8%)	16.2	764^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.0%		24.6	635^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.4%	129	25.0	34.0	21.0				26.0	24.0	22.0		23.0		$8,688	$386	$76	$847	$7,255	$971	$8,227
W F Killip Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 E 6th Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4080	396	29	13.6		52 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	193 (48.7%)	2 (0.5%)	128 (32.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		27.0						23.0					$10,213	$1,137	$192	$2,466	$8,389	$495	$8,884
John Q Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 E Lockett Rd	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4110	356	26	13.6		81 (22.8%)	3 (0.8%)	165 (46.3%)	1 (0.3%)	83 (23.3%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)													$8,972	$547	$149	$1,243	$7,654	$622	$8,277
Leupp Public School	Public	PK, KG-5	3285 E Sparrow Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 686-6266	132	10	13.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (95.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)													$15,733	$1,693	$190	$3,576	$11,898	$1,952	$13,850
Montessori Charter School of Flagstaff - Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	850 N Locust St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 226-1212	191				131 (68.6%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.8%)	4 (2.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)								(n/a)			59.0								64.0			$00			$00
Flagstaff Junior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	306 W Cedar Ave	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Junior Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 774-6007	364	23	15.8		247 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.2%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.8%)	67.2	276^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.6%		48.6	418^th of 912 public elementary schools	54.2%	142		64.0	50.0	34.0	48.0	40.0				22.0	63.0	31.0		$00			$00
Thomas M Knoles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4005 E Butler Ave	Flagstaff	86004	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4120	395	28	14.3		164 (41.5%)	4 (1.0%)	95 (24.1%)	2 (0.5%)	109 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	28	581^st of 909 public elementary schools	36.1%		24.5	637^th of 912 public elementary schools	30.2%	56	38.0	43.0	26.0				36.0	34.0	23.0		25.0		$8,541	$1,062	$03	$2,128	$6,908	$567	$7,475
Eva Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	850 N Bonito St	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 773-4044	374	28	13.6		144 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	127 (34.0%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	34.1	524^th of 909 public elementary schools	42.4%		24.7	633^rd of 912 public elementary schools	30.6%	109	27.0	45.0	40.0				31.0	30.0	39.0		36.0		$9,420	$944	$46	$1,934	$7,795	$635	$8,430
Charles W Sechrist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 N Fort Valley Rd	Flagstaff	86001	Coconino County	Flagstaff Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 773-4020	413	26	15.8		291 (70.5%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (16.5%)	7 (1.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	70.3	251^st of 909 public elementary schools	72.4%		65	283^rd of 912 public elementary schools	69.0%	32	44.0	74.0	55.0				44.0	62.0	52.0		49.0		$8,507	$746	$02	$1,495	$6,871	$887	$7,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Forest School

What is the racial makeup of Pine Forest School?

Students at Pine Forest School are 52% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

How many students attend Pine Forest School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Pine Forest School.

What district is Pine Forest School in?

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