Illustrative photoPine Elementary School
Grades and ages
Grades PreK-8
Enrollment
397 students
Students per teacher
14.2 per full-time teacher
Tuition
Tuition-free
About Pine Elementary School
Pine Elementary is one of two magnet schools in Michigan City Area Schools, with a focus on the fine and performing arts. About 400 students attend, from preschool through 6th grade. Most live within our boundaries, and roughly 70 enroll through the district magnet program for the arts. Our building sits in Porter County and holds 23 classrooms, a piano lab, a multi-sensory room, a gym, a cafetorium with a stage and an outdoor learning space.
Three of our classrooms house a behavioral support program, two hold a developmental preschool, and one serves as a support room for students with a range of disabilities. Our specialists include a speech-language pathologist, a school psychologist, occupational and physical therapists, deaf and hard of hearing specialists, a counselor and student success coaches.
Full-time music, art and physical education teachers lead related arts, and arts integration runs throughout the day. After school, students can join piano lessons, computer club, science club or student council, and the Boys and Girls Club of La Porte County runs after-school care on site.
Student fit
Who this school serves
Grades and ages
- Public
- Preschool (Ages 2-5)
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle School (6-8)
Learning needs supported
- Deaf and hard of hearing
- Emotional and behavioral disabilities
Specialties
- Fine and performing arts magnet
- Arts integration
- Multi-sensory room
Learning and support
Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- Speech-language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- School psychology services
- School counseling
Programs
Programs at Pine Elementary School
Other programs and supports
- Speech-language therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physical therapy
- School psychology services
- School counseling
School facts
Practical details for families
- Students per Teacher
- 14.2 per full-time teacher
- Students with IEPs
- 99 (25% of students)
- Students with 504 Plans
- 10
Tuition and funding
Tuition: Tuition-free
- Tuition-free public school
Enrollment
397 students
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