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Pine Bend Elementary

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Pine Bend Elementary ranks 617 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pine Bend Elementary is a public elementary school located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 527. The school is part of the Inver Grove Heights Schools district, which is ranked 280 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Bend Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 553 and 761 over the past 5 school years. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments is generally below the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Pine Bend's overall math proficiency was 39.74%, compared to 45.21% for the state and 32.57% for the Inver Grove Heights district. The school's performance is particularly weak in 5th grade math, where only 17.07% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 42.94% statewide.

Comparing Pine Bend to nearby schools, both within and outside the district, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to improve the educational outcomes for all students at the school. For instance, the nearby Pine Hill Elementary in the South Washington County Schools district had 58.24% of students proficient in math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to only 39.74% at Pine Bend. Additionally, the local charter schools, such as STEAM Academy and Discovery Charter Elementary, also outperform Pine Bend on the MCA-III assessments.

511

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,158

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9875 Inver Grove Tr E
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3823

(651) 306-7701

District: Inver Grove Heights Schools

Students who attend Pine Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Inver Grove Heights Middle
High:	Simley Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.2%

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

!Reading scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg47%

617^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Inver Grove Heights Schools

280^th of 446Inver Grove Heights Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	617 of 872	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	591 of 881	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	553 of 845	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	579 of 858	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	645 of 869	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	492 of 870	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	535 of 847	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.7	377 of 853	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.0	375 of 848	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.2	266 of 840	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	276 of 826	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.1	224 of 824	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	65.1	317 of 820	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.0	158 of 814	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	59.7	383 of 803	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	211 of 434	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	296 of 781	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.3	286 of 777	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.5	277 of 756	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.0	257 of 685	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	295 of 676	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	62.9	265 of 674	60.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	151 of 282	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.3	31 of 283	89.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	221 of 303	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	136 of 303	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.7	209 of 276	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	130 of 256	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	94 of 175	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	134 of 239	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	117 of 242	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	607 of 799	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	516 of 809	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	463 of 787	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	534 of 799	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	594 of 783	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	471 of 787	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	493 of 774	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	184 of 238	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	121 of 214	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	82 of 209	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	56 of 219	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	124 of 220	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	628 of 764	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	600 of 793	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	595 of 774	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	418 of 663	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	498 of 683	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	375 of 740	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	510 of 728	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	568 of 812	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	599 of 826	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	575 of 799	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	565 of 808	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	599 of 784	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	460 of 798	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	501 of 779	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	80.7	14 of 96	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	292 of 562	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	456 of 572	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	402 of 524	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	452 of 500	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	368 of 417	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	295 of 515	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	118 of 463	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	450 of 714	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	464 of 730	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	390 of 712	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	494 of 725	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	613 of 710	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	320 of 722	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	302 of 712	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)85th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2022)46th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math40%-5 vs state

Reading37%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pine Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9875 Inver Grove Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7701	511	32	15.7	48.3%	241 (47.2%)	48 (9.4%)	159 (31.1%)	23 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	33.3	617^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.2%		38.5	591^st of 881 public elementary schools	32.9%	26	56.9	48.0	17.1				39.7	37.7	29.1	45.1			37.4	$11,158
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	1020 Third Street	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3101	561	30	18.6	18.4%	309 (55.1%)	16 (2.9%)	180 (32.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.4%)	60.6	363^rd of 872 public elementary schools	58.4%		60.2	371^st of 881 public elementary schools	57.9%	8	73.0	54.4	39.5				55.9	46.7	45.6	60.5			50.8	$11,755
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 68th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7400	626	41	15.2	55.1%	223 (35.6%)	103 (16.5%)	199 (31.8%)	25 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.5%)	13.8	761^st of 872 public elementary schools	12.7%		19.8	724^th of 881 public elementary schools	17.8%	37	32.7	33.0	10.7				26.1	24.5	25.5	28.6			26.1	$13,412
STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 236-8280	77	5	15.1	88.3%	19 (24.7%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.8	812^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.9%					(n/a)	0.0		0.0	18.2			4.9	0.0		8.3	36.4		14.6
Discovery Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-8	4100 66th St E	Inver Grove Heights	55076	Dakota County	Discovery Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 444-8464	166	18	9.0	39.8%	89 (53.6%)	18 (10.8%)	28 (16.9%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (14.5%)	54.8	424^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.4%		63.7	327^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.9%	97	57.1	52.6	40.0	23.1	20.0	18.8	37.1	33.3	52.6	58.3	69.2	37.5	49.5	$9,911
Pullman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Selby Ave	Saint Paul Park	55071	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 425-3601	420	35	11.8	39.8%	215 (51.2%)	33 (7.9%)	50 (11.9%)	65 (15.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.6%)	32	624^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.4%		32.1	640^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.4%	16	52.7	37.5	26.2				38.0	33.3	39.1	41.5			38.3	$14,778
Pine Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9015 Hadley Ave S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 425-3901	502	38	13.0	27.3%	297 (59.2%)	48 (9.6%)	50 (10.0%)	69 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	34.4	602^nd of 872 public elementary schools	31.0%		37.5	596^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.3%	6	39.5	39.8	42.1				40.5	27.2	33.3	53.4			38.3	$13,370
Pinewood Community Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Dodd Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6980	519	37	13.8	22.0%	347 (66.9%)	26 (5.0%)	65 (12.5%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.6%)	67.4	295^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.2%		63.7	328^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.8%	33	62.8	52.8	59.2				58.2	50.6	52.9	61.9			55.4	$12,339
Red Pine Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Red Pine Ln	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7870	740	46	15.9	20.5%	504 (68.1%)	73 (9.9%)	61 (8.2%)	47 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.2%)	82	128^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.3	101^st of 881 public elementary schools	88.5%	27	64.8	80.2	63.7				69.1	56.1	64.5	71.1			63.8	$12,070
SoWashCo Online K-5	Public	K-5	7362 E Point Douglas Rd S	Cottage Grove	55016	Washington County	South Washington County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 425-6300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Bend Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pine Bend Elementary?

Students at Pine Bend Elementary are 47% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Pine Bend Elementary a good school?

Pine Bend Elementary ranks 617^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pine Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Pine Bend Elementary.

What district is Pine Bend Elementary in?

Inver Grove Heights Schools

What schools do graduates of Pine Bend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pine Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Inver Grove Heights Middle
High : Simley Senior High

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