Pinedale Elementary School

Pinedale Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Jacksonville, Florida, with 457 students. The school is part of the Duval School District, which is ranked 54 out of 67 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pinedale Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Florida elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1359 and 2198 out of around 2,200 schools.

Pinedale Elementary faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.9% to 63.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Pinedale students perform well below district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects, with only 26-42% of students proficient in ELA and Math, compared to 49-63% for the district and 55-57% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 77-81% over the past few years, which is much higher than the nearby schools.

While KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy, another nearby school, also struggles academically with test scores similar to or slightly better than Pinedale, Central Riverside Elementary and Ruth N. Upson Elementary, which are also in the Duval district, perform significantly better than Pinedale on test scores and have much lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving similar demographics. The high spending per student at Pinedale, ranging from $15,344 to $17,371, does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes, suggesting potential issues with resource allocation or other factors impacting student learning.