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Pinewood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Elementary is a public elementary school in Rochester, Minnesota, serving 275 students in grades PK-5. While part of the Rochester Public School District, Pinewood has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 286 out of 848 Minnesota elementary schools in 2015-2016 to its current ranking of 707 out of 872 in 2024-2025. The school is currently rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Pinewood Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state averages in both math and reading proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.43% of Pinewood students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to 41.66% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In reading, the school's proficiency rate was 32.37%, while the district and state had rates of 47.78% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Folwell Elementary and Bamber Valley Elementary significantly outperform Pinewood Elementary in academic proficiency, ranking in the top 20-25% of Minnesota elementary schools. These schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and lower proportions of students with special education needs.

380

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,782

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2435 20th St SE
Rochester, MN 55904-8888

(507) 328-3630

District: Rochester Public School District

Students who attend Pinewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Willow Creek Middle School
High:	Mayo High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

14.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2014 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg47%

707^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Rochester Public School District

197^th of 446Rochester 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
2025	21.0	707 of 872	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	636 of 881	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	549 of 858	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	465 of 869	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	524 of 870	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	389 of 847	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.3	381 of 853	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.9	286 of 848	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	291 of 840	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.6	388 of 826	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.8	494 of 824	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.3	409 of 820	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	367 of 814	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	317 of 803	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.8	278 of 434	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.7	447 of 781	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.1	448 of 777	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	75.9	130 of 756	82.8%	★★★★☆
2005	39.5	504 of 685	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.5	457 of 676	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.3	474 of 674	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	121 of 303	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	630 of 799	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	639 of 809	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	590 of 799	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	464 of 783	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	389 of 787	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	333 of 774	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	178 of 238	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	695 of 764	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	697 of 793	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	416 of 663	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	312 of 683	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	546 of 740	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.6	298 of 728	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	676 of 812	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	548 of 826	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	370 of 808	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	417 of 784	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	572 of 798	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	429 of 779	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	449 of 562	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	500 of 572	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	340 of 500	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	311 of 515	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	655 of 714	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	650 of 730	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	539 of 725	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.0	287 of 710	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	392 of 722	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.2	238 of 712	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading32%-17 vs state

Math30%-15 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3630	380	0	15.1	45.0%	191 (50.3%)	54 (14.2%)	87 (22.9%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.7%)	21	707^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.9%		32.6	636^th of 881 public elementary schools	27.8%	71	41.7	31.5	20.3				30.4	35.0	26.0	36.5				32.4	$11,782
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2435 20th St SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3600	265	0	15.1	36.6%	146 (55.1%)	46 (17.4%)	44 (16.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	58.5	388^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.5%		55.8	429^th of 881 public elementary schools	51.3%	41	81.4	59.5	42.6				59.7	53.5	42.9	42.6				46.0	$12,148
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 9th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3300	600	0	12.2	48.8%	270 (45.0%)	87 (14.5%)	124 (20.7%)	48 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.5%)	30.3	644^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.1%		28.7	662^nd of 881 public elementary schools	24.9%	18	60.4	36.5	20.4				38.7	40.6	27.4	35.8				34.8	$15,056
Lincoln K-8 School	Public	K-8	1122 8th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3550	506	0	17.6	17.0%	333 (65.8%)	46 (9.1%)	25 (4.9%)	55 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	74.6	212^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.7%		83	113^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.2%	99	68.9	85.0	50.9	42.9	58.0	68.8	63.1	57.4	63.3	56.9	55.1	57.1	52.1	57.2	$11,594
MNSync Online Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	1200 Broadway Ave S	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(507) 328-4830	68	0	11.1	61.8%	25 (36.8%)	21 (30.9%)	9 (13.2%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)								(n/a)							25.0							37.5
Rochester Math & Science Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	415 16th St SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Math And Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 252-5995	322	21	15.4	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	321 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.5	684^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.5	752^nd of 881 public elementary schools	14.6%	68	34.3	20.5	17.5	51.9			28.8	14.3	27.3	47.5	46.7			33.6	$17,173
Riverside Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	506 5th Ave SE	Rochester	55904	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 328-3700	509	0	10.1	59.7%	172 (33.8%)	78 (15.3%)	170 (33.4%)	24 (4.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.4%)	20.8	708^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.8%		6.7	820^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.9%	112	39.2	38.2	23.9				33.6	26.5	27.9	35.2				29.9	$17,286
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 10th Ave NE	Rochester	55906	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3500	464	0	13.9	32.5%	294 (63.4%)	59 (12.7%)	34 (7.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.5%)	84.9	94^th of 872 public elementary schools	89.2%		85.4	88^th of 881 public elementary schools	90.0%	6	76.0	75.6	53.6				68.4	71.3	65.6	69.1				68.5	$13,443
Folwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 15th Ave SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3220	352	0	18.8	15.9%	218 (61.9%)	13 (3.7%)	37 (10.5%)	44 (12.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	34 (9.7%)	84.4	101^st of 872 public elementary schools	88.4%		85.1	90^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.8%	11	72.0	69.1	55.4				66.1	66.7	65.5	76.8				69.4	$11,376
Bamber Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Bamber Valley Rd SW	Rochester	55902	Olmsted County	Rochester Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 328-3030	599	0	15.3	21.0%	410 (68.4%)	31 (5.2%)	73 (12.2%)	40 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.2%)	76.6	184^th of 872 public elementary schools	78.9%		76	186^th of 881 public elementary schools	78.9%	2	69.5	69.7	57.3				65.1	50.5	57.6	68.4				59.2	$11,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Elementary School?

Students at Pinewood Elementary School are 50% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Pinewood Elementary School a good school?

Pinewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Willow Creek Middle School
High : Mayo High School

How many students attend Pinewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Pinewood Elementary School.

What district is Pinewood Elementary School in?

Rochester Public School District

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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