[5][better source needed] In 2007-2008, the Florida State Legislature considered abolishing the Exceptional Student Educational (ESE) label "gifted."

On this occasion, Pine View was included in a statewide comprehensive policy assessment completed by the Florida Legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability (OPPAGA), which determined that gifted programs were thriving and that the ESE label "gifted" had more advantages than disadvantages.

After being told by the school principal that he could not mention LGBTQ rights in his speech, the class president instead euphemistically referred to his "curly hair" and thanked his classmates for their support.

In 2013, Pine View was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the sixth-best public high school in the nation.

The previous year, Newsweek ranked Pine View the 15th best public high school in the nation.

Prospective students are admitted based on the gifted identification standards that are required by the Florida Department of Education.

[22] Pine View's curriculum emphasizes rigor, differentiated instruction, and, in high school, students' academic self-determination.

At the beginning of high school, students create their own individual four-year academic plans, which they refine and revise as the years progress.

[24] Students can start taking AP classes, the centerpiece of the Pine View curriculum, beginning in ninth grade.