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Quick Facts
Principal Stephen M. Mandell   email the principal
Special features nonprofit, gifted and talented, before- and after- school care
Gender composition coed
Dress code Uniforms required

School Mission
  • The mission of The Pine School is to promote academic excellence within a challenging, supportive, and moral environment that fosters the development of mind, body, and spirit.

Curriculum
  • This high school program is primarily college preparatory and aims for most graduates to go immediately to four year colleges.
  • Foreign language(s) taught: Mandarin and Spanish.
  • Special education programs designed specifically for students with specific learning disabilities.
  • Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
 
 
Activities and Sports
  • Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, lacrosse, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
  • Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting, ceramics and dance.
 
 
Technology and Facilities
  • This school was established between 1960-1969.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview, essays, recommendations and samples of student work.
  • Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam); SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test); ERB (Educational Records Bureau). Other standardized tests used: PSAT/SAT/PLAN/ACT.
  • Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 61-80% were accepted.
  • 0-20% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
  • Students at this school are admitted on the basis of tests, grades, auditions or other criteria.
  • Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Other Features and Highlights
  • 81-85% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:10am to 3:10pm.
  • Accredited by Florida Council of Independent School in 2007.
  • Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 2007.
  • Principal has been at this school for 5 years.
 
 
Source of Data
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