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Pinewood Community Elementary

Q: Is Pinewood Community Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Community Elementary ranks 295 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Pinewood Community Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Pinewood Community Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Community Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Community Elementary are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Pinewood Community Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinewood Community Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Dakota Hills Middle High : Eagan Senior High

Public Grades K-5

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pinewood Community Elementary is a public elementary school in Eagan, Minnesota, serving 501 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, which is ranked 108 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Pinewood Community Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency was 58.24%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its reading proficiency was 55.35%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. However, the school struggles with its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools for these subgroups. Pinewood also has a lower ranking for its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations.

Pinewood Community Elementary is surrounded by several high-performing elementary schools, such as Thomas Lake Elementary, Woodland Elementary, and Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science, all of which have consistently higher state rankings and academic proficiency rates than Pinewood. In contrast, the school's performance is significantly better than the nearby Pine Bend Elementary, which is part of the Inver Grove Heights school district and has lower academic proficiency rates across the board.

519

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,339

Per pupil spending ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Dodd Rd
Eagan, MN 55123-2014

(651) 683-6980

District: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

Students who attend Pinewood Community Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dakota Hills Middle
High:	Eagan Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

295^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

108^th of 446Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan 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	67.4	295 of 872	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	328 of 881	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	282 of 845	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	288 of 858	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	224 of 869	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	428 of 870	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	290 of 847	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	334 of 853	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.3	224 of 848	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.7	143 of 840	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	76.9	141 of 826	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.9	55 of 824	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	75.1	154 of 820	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	69 of 814	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	80.0	72 of 803	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	79.9	49 of 434	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	50 of 781	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	14 of 777	98.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.8	17 of 756	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	84.0	34 of 685	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	88.3	19 of 676	97.2%	★★★★★
2003	84.2	41 of 674	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	41.2	174 of 283	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	87.7	20 of 136	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	31 of 134	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	11.8	256 of 256	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	231 of 242	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	202 of 799	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	288 of 809	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	337 of 787	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	297 of 799	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	270 of 783	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	397 of 787	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.1	252 of 774	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	169 of 238	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	185 of 214	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	182 of 209	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	120 of 153	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	163 of 219	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	178 of 220	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	603 of 764	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	527 of 793	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	561 of 774	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	463 of 663	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	368 of 683	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	569 of 740	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	593 of 728	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	367 of 812	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	356 of 826	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	263 of 799	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	281 of 808	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	189 of 784	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	409 of 798	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	317 of 779	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	502 of 562	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	481 of 572	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	353 of 524	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	359 of 500	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	110 of 515	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	252 of 714	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	305 of 730	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	227 of 712	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	201 of 725	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	146 of 710	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	347 of 722	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	167 of 712	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2019)85th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2019)39th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-45 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-55 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math58%+13 vs state

Reading55%+6 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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
Northview Elementary	Public	K-5	965 Diffley Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6820	396	31	12.5	22.2%	256 (64.6%)	51 (12.9%)	27 (6.8%)	23 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)	79.9	152^nd of 872 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.4	195^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.9%	43	79.0	82.5	48.1	67.9	53.2	63.2	68.8	62.2	$15,419
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
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	945 Wescott Rd	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6990	720	43	16.5	14.3%	528 (73.3%)	43 (6.0%)	37 (5.1%)	61 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.4%)	89.9	49^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.4%		91.5	29^th of 881 public elementary schools	96.7%	20	86.1	77.7	72.9	79.1	70.1	63.9	70.5	68.3	$12,267
Glacier Hills School - Arts/Science	Public, Magnet	K-5	3825 Glacier Dr	Eagan	55123	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	No	(651) 683-8570	707	48	14.7	28.6%	291 (41.2%)	116 (16.4%)	85 (12.0%)	137 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.9%)	80.8	141^st of 872 public elementary schools	83.8%		81.9	123^rd of 881 public elementary schools	86.0%	18	73.0	68.9	52.8	64.6	60.3	61.7	71.7	64.7	$12,334
Thomas Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Thomas Lake Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6890	575	40	14.5	21.4%	390 (67.8%)	27 (4.7%)	61 (10.6%)	47 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	81.7	130^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.1%		85.1	92^nd of 881 public elementary schools	89.6%	38	62.5	71.4	60.2	64.8	60.0	66.3	72.1	66.7	$11,997
Deerwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1480 Deerwood Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 683-6801	528	41	12.8	29.4%	293 (55.5%)	68 (12.9%)	78 (14.8%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.4%)	64.9	325^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.7%		76.2	182^nd of 881 public elementary schools	79.3%	143	48.9	64.3	52.0	55.2	43.5	55.1	68.4	55.9	$12,763
Shannon Park Elementary	Public	K-5	13501 Shannon Pkwy	Rosemount	55068	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 423-7670	508	35	14.6	10.8%	355 (69.9%)	43 (8.5%)	41 (8.1%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	87.7	67^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.3%		90	40^th of 881 public elementary schools	95.5%	27	71.3	82.1	62.9	71.9	62.5	71.1	75.3	69.8	$12,332
Oak Ridge Leadershipenviron/Health	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4350 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 683-6970	583	41	14.2	46.5%	212 (36.4%)	142 (24.4%)	120 (20.6%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (11.8%)	34.9	598^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.4%		24.7	693^rd of 881 public elementary schools	21.3%	95	34.7	44.9	27.1	34.9	41.3	45.5	43.3	43.4	$15,478
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinewood Community Elementary

How many students attend Pinewood Community Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Pinewood Community Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pinewood Community Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Dakota Hills Middle
High : Eagan Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Pinewood Community Elementary?

Students at Pinewood Community Elementary are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American.

Is Pinewood Community Elementary a good school?

Pinewood Community Elementary ranks 295^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pinewood Community Elementary in?

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan

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