PINE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL W4165 State Highway 64 Merrill, WI 54452 Lead Teacher: Ruth DeJarlais (715) 536-6101
Pine River Elementary School, located directly outside the Merrill city limits, is the educational home to approximately 130 students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Staff, students and their families all quickly become a part of the Pine River family atmosphere. In keeping with the school’s vision of “Inspiring All to Dream and Achieve,” staff member are continually involved in gathering student achievement data in an effort to ensure success for all. Throughout the year staff gather as a Professional Learning Community to analyze and make decisions based on this data. Tracking student growth in literacy and math allows school
PINE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2010-2011 PERFORMANCE
staff to take a collaborative approach to instructional decisions. Pine River Elementary School is a warm and inviting place for students, parents and community members and is fortunate to have a very active and supportive PTO. The school holds students to high academic standards while building on their four core values found in the ‘Pine Rive Panther Pledge’: Caring, Creativity, Respect, and Responsibility.
DID YOU KNOW: • Pine River was recognized by www.schooldigger.com as one of the Top 10 elementary schools in Wisconsin based on student achievement data.
Free/Reduced Lunch
41
28.9%
KG
1
2
3
4
5
Eng. Lang.Learners
0
0%
27
26
22
24
20
23
Special Education
6
4.2%
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE
ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
2009-2010
96.1%
African American
1
.7%
2008-2009
96.3%
Asian
1
.7%
2007-2008
96.4%
Hispanic
1
.7%
Pacific Islander NUMBER OF TEACHERS
White
8.13 16.0 64%
AVERAGE EXPERIENCE (IN YEARS)
PERCENTAGE WITH ADVANCE DEGREES
2
1.4%
137
96.5%
STAFF DATA Education Assistants
2
Administrator(s)
.5
Paraeducators
2
Principal
.5
Clerical/Technical
1
Other
.1
Office Secretary
1
IMC
.1
Custodial/Operations
1
Custodian
1 TOTAL:
4.6
TESTING “PROFICIENT” + “ADVANCED” Levels based on Total FAY Enrolled* GRADE WKCE Reading
• All Pine River classroom teachers participated in offering weekly after-school tutoring to our
ENROLLMENT BY GRADE
2010-2011
3
4
5
90%
100%
94%
75%
100%
WKCE Language Arts
struggling learners. In summer 2011 these same students will be offered tutoring sessions
WKCE Math
twice per week.
WKCE Science
94%
WKCE Social Studies
100%
88% 100%
*Note: Source DPI full academic year (FAY) WKCE test score data. Shaded cell indicates subject not tested at that grade level.
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Merrill Area Public Schools: 2010-2011 State of the District
Merrill Area Public Schools: 2010-2011 State of the District
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