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Pinewood Elementary

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Pinewood Elementary ranks 3779 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

3779^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary is a public K-4 school serving 339 students in the rural community of Pollock Pines, part of the Pollock Pines Elementary district, which faces significant academic and operational challenges compared to neighboring schools.

The school's academic performance, with 37% of students proficient in English and 29% in math, is below the state average and notably lower than nearby schools like Sierra Elementary and Camino Elementary. This comes alongside a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.4% and a student-teacher ratio of 23-to-1, which is less favorable than most area schools. The school's statewide ranking has also declined significantly this year.

Despite these overall challenges, Pinewood shows a notable strength in serving its Special Education students, who perform well above average. The school's performance varies greatly by grade, with fourth-grade scores being particularly low, suggesting a need for targeted support. While similar rural schools like Charter Home Study Academy demonstrate strong attendance and academics, Pinewood's struggles appear to be specific to its context rather than its location.

339

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,809

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6181 Pine St.
Pollock Pines, CA 95726-9608

(530) 644-2384

District: Pollock Pines Elementary

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Ridge Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

California avg43%

3,779^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

952^nd of 1,543Pollock Pines Elementary among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3779 of 5857	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2922 of 5869	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	3155 of 5859	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	2328 of 5883	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	540 of 1417	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	3116 of 5789	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	4633 of 5662	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	3074 of 5692	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3454 of 5614	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.6	2652 of 5611	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	2191 of 5530	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	2255 of 5390	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.1	2135 of 5377	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	2359 of 5314	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.7	1497 of 5193	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	1237 of 5113	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	56.4	2002 of 5113	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.7	1834 of 4818	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	1925 of 4822	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	199 of 293	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1424 of 2585	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	974 of 2128	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	3793 of 5597	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3241 of 5612	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	2420 of 5609	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	2070 of 5635	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	512 of 1267	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	2889 of 5492	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.8	5003 of 5413	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	1810 of 5107	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	1888 of 5087	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.3	4626 of 4830	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	4174 of 5460	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2989 of 5517	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	3266 of 5363	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	2394 of 5264	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	517 of 1110	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	1982 of 5173	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.7	4851 of 5084	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	3511 of 5628	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	2443 of 5643	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	3845 of 5638	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	2442 of 5663	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	465 of 1272	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	3188 of 5510	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3653 of 5431	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	948 of 2847	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	710 of 2635	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	2271 of 2598	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2199 of 2651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2285 of 2661	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	2112 of 2726	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2399 of 2834	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	2613 of 2737	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2024)65th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)32nd percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinewood Elementary	Public	K-4	6181 Pine St.	Pollock Pines	95726	El Dorado County	Pollock Pines Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-2384	339	15	22.6	54.9%	216 (63.7%)	3 (0.9%)	71 (20.9%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.5%)	32.2	3779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.5%		44	2922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.2%	857																				44.0	31.0					37.0	40.0	19.0					28.7	81.4	94.9	86.4	93.2	94.9	$20,809	$18,880	$1,929
Camino Polytechnic	Public, Charter	K-8	3060 Snows Rd.	Camino	95709	El Dorado County	Camino Polytechnic District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-4552	31	2	17.2	64.5%	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										77.8							11.8
Camino Elementary	Public	K-8	3060 Snows Rd.	Camino	95709	El Dorado County	Camino Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 644-4552	375	22	16.8	56.0%	258 (68.8%)	2 (0.5%)	94 (25.1%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	60.6	2032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	65.3%		54.4	2325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	293																	42.9	39.4	41.3	63.2	44.7	45.2	50.0	46.8	65.6	51.9	63.2	56.4	26.2	34.2	15.2	37.5	37.9	93.3		93.3	93.3	93.3	$17,555	$15,544	$2,011
Gold Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	3171 Pleasant Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Gold Oak Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 626-3160	270	14	19.2	39.6%	207 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	34	3653^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		38.1	3304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	349																	39.5		39.5	33.3	34.2	44.7				36.9	26.0	29.3	21.1				25.6	95.0		95.0		95.0	$20,296	$18,788	$1,508
Louisiana Schnell Elementary	Public	K-5	2871 Schnell School Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-6244	370	16	23.1	69.7%	164 (44.3%)	2 (0.5%)	162 (43.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.5%)	18.6	4959^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		14.9	5315^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.4%	356	0.0	5.6	8.3	4.6	13.0	5.6	37.5	20.0	4.4	16.7	12.5	10.8	0.0	5.6	0.0	1.5	17.0		17.0	20.0	24.1	34.0				25.9	16.4	15.4	26.4				19.4	95.4	96.9	96.9			$18,524	$17,530	$994
Sierra Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Thompson Way	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Placerville Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-0814	402	17	23.6	50.5%	260 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	98 (24.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	67.4	1714^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.7%		68.5	1661^st of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	53																	46.2		46.2	62.9	56.5	60.0				59.9	46.5	46.8	37.9				43.7	94.2	95.7		94.2		$21,970	$21,064	$906
Indian Diggings Elementary	Public	K-8	6020 Omo Ranch Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Indian Diggings Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-6546	12	1	15.0	50.0%	10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																																							$65,814	$63,588	$2,226
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	6860 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-7210	162	5	36.0	45.7%	113 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.5%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	25.7	4339^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.9%		28.8	4034^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	305																	26.3		26.3	18.2	42.3	26.3				29.9	27.3	19.2	26.3				23.9	84.4	84.4	84.4	87.5	84.4	$17,206	$15,508	$1,698
Walt Tyler Elementary	Public	K-5	6860 Mt. Aukum Rd.	Somerset	95684	El Dorado County	Pioneer Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 620-7210	31	4	8.8	64.5%	18 (58.1%)	1 (3.2%)	8 (25.8%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)																										42.9							14.3						$791	$648	$143
Charles F. Brown Elementary	Public	2-6	6520 Oak Dell Rd.	El Dorado	95623	El Dorado County	Mother Lode Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 642-6996	85	5	17.0	61.2%	51 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (36.5%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	42.5	3040^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		32.3	3754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	714																	38.9		38.9	28.6	41.2	55.6	43.8			43.1	28.6	29.4	33.3	25.0			29.2						$28,484	$28,376	$108

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sierra Ridge Middle
High : El Dorado High

What district is Pinewood Elementary in?

Pollock Pines Elementary

Is Pinewood Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Elementary ranks 3779^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Elementary are 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Pinewood Elementary.

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