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Pinewood Elementary

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Pinewood Elementary ranks 267 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary is a grades 1–5 school in Monticello, MN, serving 794 students — the largest enrollment among the nearby elementaries examined here — as part of the Monticello Public School District, which ranks 83rd of 458 Minnesota districts (82nd percentile, 4 stars). Pinewood's own statewide rank is lower: 267th of 869 schools (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, down from the low-to-mid 80s percentile and 4 stars earlier in the decade. Its student-teacher ratio is 14.8, and 35.01% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — a moderately high poverty rate compared with several nearby schools.

In 2025–2026, Pinewood Elementary beat both its district and the state in all three tested subjects: math 56.2%, reading 57.3%, and science 30.9%. Even so, scores have trended downward: math has fallen about 12 points since 2022–2023, and science dropped sharply from 67.72% to 30.9%, though it remains above district and state averages. Grade-level results vary — 3rd grade math and reading are well above district and state, while 5th grade math, reading, and science are all below the district (though above the state). Subgroup results are uneven: Hispanic students (84th percentile) and low-income students (75th percentile) rank high statewide, both at 4 stars in 2025–2026, while special education students rank 37th percentile (2 stars), down from 58th percentile in 2023–2024.

Compared with nearby schools, Pinewood holds up well. It is nearly identical in overall proficiency to Little Mountain Elementary, another Monticello school; both rank in the 69th percentile with 3 stars. Against Independence Elementary, which has almost the same free/reduced-lunch rate (35.36% vs 35.01%), Pinewood is higher in every subject, including a reading edge of about 12 points. Becker Intermediate Elementary serves a lower-poverty population, yet Pinewood still posts better reading and science. Monticello Nature Based Education outperforms Pinewood in all subjects and ranks in the 88th percentile, but it is much smaller (65 students). Overall, Pinewood is a solid, above-average school; its main watch items are the rank decline, the science drop, weaker 5th grade results, and lower special education rankings.

794

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,623

Per pupil spending ?

35.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1010 W Broadway St
Monticello, MN 55362-8888

(763) 272-2401

District: Monticello Public School District

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monticello Middle
High:	Monticello Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.2%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg43%

267^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Monticello Public School District

83^rd of 458Monticello Public School District 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
2026	68.7	267 of 869	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	290 of 872	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	189 of 881	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	168 of 845	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	136 of 858	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	172 of 869	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	224 of 870	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	145 of 847	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	154 of 853	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	187 of 848	77.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.4	250 of 840	70.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.5	298 of 826	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	204 of 824	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.2	280 of 820	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	275 of 814	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.2	496 of 803	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.0	321 of 781	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.4	423 of 777	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.4	334 of 756	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.4	194 of 685	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	65.6	233 of 676	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	74.9	128 of 674	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	149 of 303	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	286 of 790	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	300 of 799	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	232 of 809	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	214 of 787	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	129 of 799	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	160 of 783	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	329 of 787	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	163 of 774	78.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	40 of 256	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	21 of 238	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	66.2	59 of 249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	34 of 214	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	96.7	2 of 153	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	32 of 219	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	20 of 220	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	191 of 764	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	201 of 764	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	61 of 793	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	70 of 774	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	42 of 663	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	54 of 683	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	135 of 740	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	89 of 728	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	227 of 807	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	262 of 812	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	166 of 826	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	132 of 799	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	156 of 808	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	169 of 784	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	133 of 798	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	142 of 779	81.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	64.6	26 of 81	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	363 of 579	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	336 of 562	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	241 of 572	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	225 of 524	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	274 of 500	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	216 of 417	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	197 of 515	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	99 of 463	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	314 of 710	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	375 of 714	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.6	264 of 730	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	212 of 712	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	183 of 725	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	234 of 710	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	324 of 722	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	199 of 712	72.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)68th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+9 vs state

Math56%+11 vs state

Science31%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Pinewood Elementary - SNW	Public	K-6	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	7	2	4.0	—	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Pinewood Elementary	Public	1-5	1010 W Broadway St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2401	794	53	14.8	35.0%	621 (78.2%)	23 (2.9%)	83 (10.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.1%)	68.7	267^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.3%		68.2	290^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.7%	23	55.0	53.6	63.3		57.3	30.9	30.9	63.8	57.6	47.3		56.2			$12,623
Swan River Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	500 Maple St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Swan River Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 271-7926	161	12	12.9	3.7%	151 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	66.2	289^th of 869 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.1	368^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.8%	79	71.4	60.0	52.6	72.7	63.4	20.0	20.0	76.2	66.7	20.0		53.5	31.4%	0%	$12,079
Foundations I	Public	K-6	302 Washington St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2600	5	0	2.6	—	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)								(n/a)
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	1-5	9350 Fallon Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2600	576	42	13.6	32.6%	414 (71.9%)	29 (5.0%)	61 (10.6%)	23 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.6%)	67.9	272^nd of 869 public elementary schools	68.7%		66.2	310^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.4%	38	41.9	59.2	71.3		57.6	32.0	32.0	59.7	53.3	54.3		55.8			$12,686
Eastview Education Center	Public	PK-K	9375 Fenning Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	301	43	7.0	38.5%	229 (76.1%)	14 (4.7%)	33 (11.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)													86.3%	9.7%	$16,426
Monticello Nature Based Education	Public	PK, KG-5	9842 Briarwood Avenue NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	65	0		23.1%	59 (90.8%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	83.9	105^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.9%		80	148^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.0%	43		43.8	81.8		65.8	50.0	50.0		62.5	77.3		71.1	≥ 95%
Big Lake Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	501 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 262-6174	24	1	35.8	33.3%	15 (62.5%)	2 (8.3%)	1 (4.2%)	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)					50.0							20.0
Independence Elementary	Public	3-5	701 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2537	758	49	15.3	35.4%	593 (78.2%)	34 (4.5%)	62 (8.2%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	50.3	456^th of 869 public elementary schools	47.5%		56.3	412^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.8%	44	43.3	42.9	49.8		45.3	22.7	22.7	46.9	54.5	51.0		51.1			$11,086
Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	17901 205th Ave N W	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 262-8100	756	58	13.1	34.4%	581 (76.9%)	36 (4.8%)	66 (8.7%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)								(n/a)													83.1%	16.9%	$11,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary

Is Pinewood Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Elementary ranks 267^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monticello Middle
High : Monticello Senior High

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Pinewood Elementary.

What district is Pinewood Elementary in?

Monticello Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Elementary are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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