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Pinewood Elementary School

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Pinewood Elementary School ranks 707 th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving 544 students in grades K-6 in Elkhart, Indiana, which is part of the Elkhart Community Schools district. While the district is ranked 293 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Pinewood Elementary consistently outperforms the district average in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 29.21% of Pinewood students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 24.15% for the district, and 34.46% were proficient or better in Math compared to 25.2% for the district.

However, Pinewood Elementary faces some challenges, including higher chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.5% to 33.8% in recent years, compared to the district rate of around 17-19%. Additionally, Pinewood has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.33% to 68.38% in recent years, significantly higher than the district average. The school also spends more per student than the district average, with per-student spending increasing from $8,772 in 2020-2021 to $11,253 in 2023-2024, and has a higher student-teacher ratio compared to the district, ranging from 17.1 to 20 students per teacher in recent years.

Comparing Pinewood to nearby schools in the same district, such as Roosevelt STEAM Academy and Monger Elementary, reveals that Pinewood's performance is generally better than these schools, but still lags behind higher-performing schools like Riverview Elementary. Addressing the root causes of the chronic absenteeism and low test scores could be key focus areas for Pinewood Elementary School to improve student outcomes.

503

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,253

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3420 E Bristol St
Elkhart, IN 46514

(574) 262-5595

District: Elkhart Community Schools

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Side Middle School
High:	Elkhart High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.1%

White:

34.8%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg24%

Indiana avg38%

707^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Elkhart Community Schools

293^rd of 380Elkhart Community Schools among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	707 of 1005	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	692 of 1011	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	729 of 1016	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	805 of 1020	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	744 of 1016	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	625 of 1031	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	579 of 1027	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	607 of 1033	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.7	466 of 1046	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	357 of 1040	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	602 of 1036	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	575 of 1035	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	609 of 1015	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.3	660 of 1025	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	591 of 1009	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	591 of 1003	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	673 of 996	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	689 of 985	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.4	732 of 961	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.5	723 of 959	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.4	249 of 326	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math34%

English Language Arts29%

Science26%

Social Studies24%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)						ILEARN Math (2025)						ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	3420 E Bristol St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(574) 262-5595	503	28	17.9	53.3%	175 (34.8%)	58 (11.5%)	222 (44.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.2%)	32.1	707^th of 1005 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.4	692^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	31.6%	15	20.9	29.2	33.8	32.8		29.2	34.3	38.5	36.8	28.4		34.5	30.8	20.9	25.8	23.5	$11,253	$1,093	$10,160
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2509 Wood St	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 295-4850	439	27	16.2	56.9%	159 (36.2%)	73 (16.6%)	168 (38.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.7%)	54.8	463^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	53.9%		60.6	407^th of 1011 public elementary schools	59.7%	56	37.3	31.6	45.0	51.9		41.2	56.7	35.1	45.0	63.0		50.0	22.8	35.2	28.8	36.7	$11,863	$1,868	$9,995
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	2605 Cr 15 N	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5583	428	26	16.2	44.9%	257 (60.0%)	17 (4.0%)	115 (26.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)	34.1	682^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	32.1%		21.3	797^th of 1011 public elementary schools	21.2%	115	32.1	25.8	35.0	24.1		29.2	46.2	45.2	30.5	15.5		34.2	38.7	17.2	28.3	30.5	$13,148	$1,293	$11,854
Osolo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24975 Cr 6 E	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 262-5590	452	26	17.4	57.7%	186 (41.2%)	13 (2.9%)	217 (48.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	20.9	809^th of 1005 public elementary schools	19.5%		19.4	821^st of 1011 public elementary schools	18.8%	12	17.1	4.1	23.0	31.4		20.0	28.6	10.2	36.1	30.0		27.2	22.5	15.7	18.5	9.8	$11,352	$1,321	$10,031
Beardsley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1027 McPherson St	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 262-5575	356	23	15.4	68.8%	76 (21.3%)	88 (24.7%)	159 (44.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	8.9	935^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.0%		7.2	967^th of 1011 public elementary schools	4.4%	32	22.2	13.6	13.7	16.7		16.5	18.5	11.9	10.0	10.4		12.8	6.8	14.6	10.3	6.0	$13,348	$2,021	$11,327
Mary Beck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	818 McDonald St	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4830	385	24	16.0	54.5%	40 (10.4%)	87 (22.6%)	230 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	5.9	978^th of 1005 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.4	964^th of 1011 public elementary schools	4.6%	14	6.7	13.5	10.0	10.4		10.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0		6.2	7.7	14.6	11.0	4.0	$15,262	$2,266	$12,996
Concord East Side Elementary School	Public	K-4	57156 Cr 13 S	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Concord Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 875-8517	545	32	17.0	53.9%	249 (45.7%)	35 (6.4%)	235 (43.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	68.2	308^th of 1005 public elementary schools	69.4%		62.3	388^th of 1011 public elementary schools	61.6%	80	42.7	50.9				46.6	54.8	60.2				57.3	50.0		50.0		$10,137	$1,699	$8,439
Roosevelt STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	201 W Wolf Ave	Elkhart	46516	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4840	531	33	16.3	56.5%	73 (13.7%)	92 (17.3%)	337 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	20.7	810^th of 1005 public elementary schools	19.4%		20.4	807^th of 1011 public elementary schools	20.2%	3	24.7	22.1	24.7	18.6		22.3	31.5	30.9	19.2	18.6		24.7	20.6	16.3	18.2	31.5	$13,359	$2,319	$11,041
Monger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 E Hively Ave	Elkhart	46517	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(574) 295-4860	394	23	17.1	67.0%	49 (12.4%)	65 (16.5%)	253 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	51.8	486^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.6%		52.2	504^th of 1011 public elementary schools	50.1%	18	32.1	44.8	38.8	48.2		41.0	52.8	54.4	47.8	46.3		50.2	28.1	25.9	27.0	20.9	$13,479	$2,285	$11,194
Premier Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2721 Prairie St.	Elkhart	46614	Elkhart County	Premier Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(574) 361-1258	286	24	11.9	58.4%	146 (51.0%)	43 (15.0%)	59 (20.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.6%)	17.8	837^th of 1005 public elementary schools	16.7%		21.2	800^th of 1011 public elementary schools	20.9%	37	23.5	26.5	22.2	29.2	27.3	25.6	17.7	16.3	18.5	25.0	13.6	18.0	24.5	12.5	20.6	11.1	$11,790	$902	$10,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary School

Is Pinewood Elementary School a good school?

Pinewood Elementary School ranks 707^th of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Pinewood Elementary School.

What district is Pinewood Elementary School in?

Elkhart Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary School?

Students at Pinewood Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 35% White, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Side Middle School
High : Elkhart High School

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