Summary:
In zip code 34613, there is one elementary school, Pine Grove Elementary School, serving grades PK through 5 in Brooksville, Florida, within the Hernando County school district.
Pine Grove Elementary is a large school with 943 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4, which is slightly better than the state average. The school shows a clear strength in math, consistently outperforming both district and state averages in 3rd and 4th grade. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 3rd graders scored 70% proficient in math compared to the state average of 66%. However, English Language Arts is a persistent weakness, with proficiency rates in nearly every grade falling below state averages. The school also faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism, which was 44.5% in 2023-2024, well above the state average of 31.4%.
Despite these challenges, Pine Grove Elementary has shown notable improvement in 5th grade science, jumping from 47% proficient in 2024-2025 to 59% in 2025-2026, nearly matching the state average. The school's state ranking has been volatile, ranging from the 36th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 50th percentile in 2024-2025, before settling at the 48th percentile in 2025-2026. With spending per student at $11,704 and a majority of students (57.79%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school has reasonable resources but needs targeted strategies to address attendance and literacy to improve overall performance.
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