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Pine River-Backus Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

401 Murray Ave

Pine River MN, 56474, Cass County

Phone: 218-587-4447

Ranking:

(937 out of 1,269, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Pine River-Backus Public School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	37		36		34		33		33		33		31
Total Students:	494		475		459		464		446		446		456
Prekindergarten:	12	2.4%	20	4.2%	17	3.7%	20	4.3%	18	4.0%	15	3.4%	11	2.4%
Kindergarten:	75	15.2%	70	14.7%	73	15.9%	67	14.4%	64	14.3%	60	13.5%	52	11.4%
Grade 1:	71	14.4%	78	16.4%	70	15.3%	62	13.4%	66	14.8%	53	11.9%	69	15.1%
Grade 2:	80	16.2%	67	14.1%	56	12.2%	68	14.7%	49	11.0%	72	16.1%	54	11.8%
Grade 3:	70	14.2%	56	11.8%	68	14.8%	51	11.0%	69	15.5%	48	10.8%	77	16.9%
Grade 4:	62	12.6%	64	13.5%	55	12.0%	68	14.7%	46	10.3%	73	16.4%	55	12.1%
Grade 5:	67	13.6%	53	11.2%	67	14.6%	51	11.0%	74	16.6%	57	12.8%	71	15.6%
Grade 6:	57	11.5%	67	14.1%	53	11.5%	77	16.6%	60	13.5%	68	15.2%	67	14.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	260	52.6%	239	50.3%	230	50.1%	245	52.8%	238	53.4%	234	52.5%	250	54.8%
Female:	234	47.4%	236	49.7%	229	49.9%	219	47.2%	200	44.8%	204	45.7%	202	44.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.6%	8	1.7%	8	1.7%	5	1.1%	7	1.6%	5	1.1%	7	1.5%
Asian:	3	0.6%	4	0.8%	4	0.9%	5	1.1%	5	1.1%	4	0.9%	3	0.7%
Hispanic:	10	2.0%	4	0.8%	5	1.1%	6	1.3%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%
Black:	10	2.0%	9	1.9%	10	2.2%	10	2.2%	14	3.1%	12	2.7%	12	2.6%
White:	458	92.7%	446	93.9%	429	93.5%	437	94.2%	419	93.9%	424	95.1%	432	94.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	3	0.6%	2	0.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	288	58.3%	286	60.2%	263	57.3%	262	56.5%	255	57.2%	234	52.5%	229	50.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	53	10.7%	43	9.1%	47	10.2%	51	11.0%	60	13.5%	63	14.1%	56	12.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.34		13.37		13.35		13.90		13.69		13.50		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	75.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95.4%	89.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	84.3%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	82.8%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75.7%	75.7%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.1%	74.9%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	78.4%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.3%	85.8%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	78.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.4%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.7%	70.7%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.3%	77.3%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	85.4%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.2%	86.2%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65.8%	70.4%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	44.9%	44.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	91.5%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.9%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62.3%	62.3%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.3%	87.3%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	71.4%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.9%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	77.3%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	71.9%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	82.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	42.5%	42.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	57.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54.6%	54.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54.6%	54.6%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.6%	82.6%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	72.2%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	77.7%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	76.4%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	70.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	60.6%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.9%	68.9%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.4%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	72.1%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.9%	37.9%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	73.4%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	81.3%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	73.9%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	61.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37.5%	37.5%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62.9%	62.9%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.6%	74.6%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	69.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.4%	48.4%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.6%	69.6%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.6%	79.6%	76.2%
MCA-III
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.7%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.6%	84.6%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.2%	76.2%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.5%	47.5%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	44.3%	44.3%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	75.9%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.5%	63.5%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42.8%	42.8%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.2%	47.2%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	42.3%	42.3%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	39.2%	39.2%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.1%	49.1%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50.7%	50.7%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40.3%	40.3%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40.7%	40.7%	59.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	26.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	96.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$51,940.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,538.0

* Pine River-Backus Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.