Best Public Schools in Pine Island, MN

Pine Island, Minnesota is home to three public schools serving PK–12 students in the Pine Island Public School District: Pine Island Elementary (PK–4, 610 students), Pine Island Middle (5–8, 464 students), and Pine Island High School (9–12, 487 students), totaling 1,561 students. The district is ranked 81st of 458 in Minnesota, in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars.

Pine Island Elementary is the clear academic standout: 88th percentile, 4 stars, with math at 74.6% proficient (district 52.6%, state 44.9%) and reading at 61.6% (district 55.8%, state 48.6%). Pine Island Middle holds 4 stars and is strong in reading at 57.3%, including 6th-grade reading at 69.6% — the highest reading result in the data set — but its math (44.2%) and science (14.6%) fall below district and state. Pine Island High School ranks 52nd percentile with 3 stars; its math and reading both sit at 39.4%, under district averages, yet it posts a 95.3% graduation rate and 0.9% dropout rate, far better than the state's 84.9% and 4.2%.

Overall, math and reading proficiency decline sharply by school level, from the elementary's highs to the high school's lows. Science is the most volatile subject: middle science fell from 28.97% to 14.6%, high school science from 43.56% to 27.4%, and district science from 33.65% to 19.1% year over year. Student-teacher ratios rise with grade level (13.2, 15.1, and 17.3), while free/reduced-lunch rates are 19.02%, 18.1%, and 15.61% respectively.