How does Pine Grove Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Crescent City?

Pine Grove Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 28.4/100, placing it at the 7th percentile statewide. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 512 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pine Grove Elementary?

2.6% of students at Pine Grove Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 17.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pine Grove Elementary improving or declining?

Pine Grove Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pine Grove Elementary?

28.9% of students at Pine Grove Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Pine Grove Elementary

Del Norte County Unified Crescent City Del Norte County 95531

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

512 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

260 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 27.3%

White 42.3%

Asian 5.0%

Black 0.8%

Other 24.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pine Grove Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	2.6%
Met Standard	15.2%
Below Standard	82.2%

Exceeded

2.6%

Met

15.2%

Below

82.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Pine Grove Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

2.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 18.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the Del Norte County Unified district average of 7.0%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 5.1% exceeded — 2.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.