Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Located at 9855 Highway 9, in Heflin, Alabama, Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school that caters to 206 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Cleburne County. Enrollment runs roughly 57% leaner than the state mean of about 480.

Cleburne County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,490 students; Pleasant Grove Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Pleasant Grove Elementary School records that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pleasant Grove Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cleburne County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pleasant Grove Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.1%, the actual is 56.0%, a residual of +11.9 points.

In the area at large, Cleburne County reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,345 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pleasant Grove Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Cleburne County (combined enrollment of about 2,490 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cleburne County Middle School, around 9.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Grove Elementary School has edged down 10%, going from 228 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 6% to 1% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Pleasant Grove Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.