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Pinewood Elementary

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Pinewood Elementary ranks 524 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Mounds View, Minnesota, serving 521 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Mounds View Public School District, which is ranked 107 out of 446 districts in the state.

Pinewood Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the MCA-III assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math was 48.69%, compared to 55.82% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in Reading was 41.18%, compared to 56.49% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.65% to 55.82% over the past few years, which is higher than the district average.

Pinewood Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Hispanic students generally performing better than the school's overall average, while African American, White, and Multi-racial students perform below the overall average. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in improving academic outcomes for its students. Nearby schools within the Mounds View Public School District, such as Turtle Lake Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary, have higher academic proficiency rates and higher rankings from SchoolDigger.

523

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,820

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 Quincy St
Mounds View, MN 55112-1425

(651) 621-7500

District: Mounds View Public School District

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle School
High:	Irondale Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

Asian:

15.7%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Mounds View Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg56%

Minnesota avg47%

524^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Mounds View Public School District

107^th of 446Mounds View Public School District among Minnesota districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	524 of 872	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	605 of 881	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	612 of 845	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	665 of 858	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	604 of 869	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	659 of 870	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	492 of 847	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	579 of 853	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	588 of 848	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	585 of 840	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.6	510 of 826	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	472 of 824	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	463 of 820	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.8	442 of 814	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	580 of 803	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.2	282 of 434	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	522 of 781	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.4	539 of 777	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	546 of 756	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.9	287 of 685	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.8	379 of 676	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.3	309 of 674	54.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	128 of 298	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	90 of 310	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	104 of 279	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	143 of 282	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	141 of 227	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	119 of 283	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	52 of 266	80.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	98 of 140	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	117 of 154	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	78 of 131	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	88 of 136	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	83 of 134	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	64 of 303	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	31.9	223 of 303	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	215 of 276	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	217 of 256	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.5	17 of 175	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	45.0	109 of 239	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	128 of 242	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	555 of 799	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	533 of 809	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	541 of 787	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	599 of 799	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	587 of 783	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	610 of 787	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	526 of 774	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	50 of 238	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	29.8	187 of 249	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	175 of 214	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	153 of 209	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	152 of 219	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.3	35 of 220	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	512 of 764	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	625 of 793	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	621 of 774	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	568 of 663	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	453 of 683	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	583 of 740	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.5	352 of 728	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	451 of 812	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	601 of 826	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	610 of 799	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	656 of 808	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	535 of 784	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	592 of 798	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.7	413 of 779	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	54 of 73	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	44 of 96	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	271 of 562	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	251 of 572	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.1	433 of 524	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.9	255 of 500	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	304 of 417	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	450 of 515	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	349 of 463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	439 of 714	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	538 of 730	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	530 of 712	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	651 of 725	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	514 of 710	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	649 of 722	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	531 of 712	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math49%+3 vs state

Reading41%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	5500 Quincy St	Mounds View	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7500	523	44	11.7	52.2%	245 (46.8%)	72 (13.8%)	68 (13.0%)	82 (15.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.3%)	44.6	524^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.1	605^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.3%	81	60.0	49.1	37.1		48.7	44.2	39.5	40.2		41.2	$13,820
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Road H	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7600	498	41	12.0	52.4%	249 (50.0%)	69 (13.9%)	88 (17.7%)	45 (9.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	48	496^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.1%		53.9	445^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.5%	51	51.4	60.0	50.0		54.0	34.3	43.8	43.3		40.3	$15,287
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	1141 Lepak Ct	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7700	985	66	15.0	13.2%	723 (73.4%)	33 (3.4%)	53 (5.4%)	93 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.4%)	87.8	65^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.5%		84.4	98^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.9%	33	77.5	74.3	65.6		72.3	68.1	62.0	75.7		68.9	$11,995
SLP Schools Online Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 81st Ave NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elementary Lighthouse	Public	1-6	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	29	3	9.4	17.2%	17 (58.6%)	2 (6.9%)	2 (6.9%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)	99.7	1^st of 872 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 881 public elementary schools	99.9%				100.0	90.0	96.4			100.0	100.0	96.4	$12,979
Golden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5900	394	28	13.9	38.3%	230 (58.4%)	43 (10.9%)	47 (11.9%)	39 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	71.9	244^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.0%		74	217^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.4%	27	78.5	43.8	62.8		61.8	55.4	43.3	76.3		59.7	$12,470
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-4	880 Osborne Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5800	558	36	15.6	40.0%	194 (34.8%)	28 (5.0%)	289 (51.8%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	29.8	652^nd of 872 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.1	604^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.4%	48	43.0	39.5			41.5	31.3	39.0			34.5	$12,009
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	2101 14th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7400	733	44	16.7	52.0%	341 (46.5%)	153 (20.9%)	96 (13.1%)	69 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)								(n/a)											$15,618
Park Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8301 Terrace Rd NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 600-5600	532	40	13.2	67.3%	175 (32.9%)	114 (21.4%)	116 (21.8%)	57 (10.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.0%)	11.1	784^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	754^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.4%	30	35.4	17.7			26.6	26.3	12.6			19.5	$10,998
Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%		32.9	632^nd of 881 public elementary schools	28.3%	67	38.4	37.4			37.9	25.3	31.9			28.7	$15,056

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary

Is Pinewood Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Elementary ranks 524^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Elementary are 47% White, 16% Asian, 14% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle School
High : Irondale Senior High

What district is Pinewood Elementary in?

Mounds View Public School District

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Pinewood Elementary.

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