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Enrollment
752
High
DISTRICT 958 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000737
Pleasant Grove High School
100 Spartan Drive, Pleasant Grove, AL 35127 · (205) 379-5250 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
477 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 15% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Pleasant Grove High School
Pleasant Grove High School's state test result (17.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove High School this school | 752 | 63.4% | 17.2% |
| Paul W Bryant High School Cottondale | 1,134 | 64.8% | 8.9% |
| ClayChalkville High School Pinson | 1,377 | 67.0% | 5.5% |
| Minor High School Adamsville | 978 | 72.7% | 8.5% |
| Murphy High School Mobile | 1,212 | 69.6% | 18.7% |
| Lee High School Huntsville | 877 | 59.7% | 20.9% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pleasant Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #227 of 305 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #262 of 305 | #19 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #148 of 305 | #12 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #99 of 319 | #20 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #72 of 307 | #7 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #269 of 307 | #26 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #107 of 317 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #93 of 130 | #11 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
752
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 752 | 47.8 | 15.7:1 | 63% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 45.8 | 15.1:1 | 57% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 38 | 19.2:1 | 57% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 70% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 715 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 55% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 46% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 33% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 934 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 10% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 34 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (715 to 752); teachers up 14% (42 to 47.8).
About Pleasant Grove High School
Pleasant Grove High School is a mid-sized high school in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, (ZIP code 35127). Enrollment totals 752 students across grades 6 through 12.
Federal data list 55 schools in Jefferson County, with 35,444 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at Pleasant Grove High School is Black, at 91%. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 42%. The diversity index for Pleasant Grove High School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 63% of the student body. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
Pleasant Grove High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Alabama public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Pleasant Grove High School posts 17.2% against a 37.9% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Alabama.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income comes to about $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 181, with about 97,401 students.
Among nearby public schools, Pleasant Grove Elementary School is closest at about 1.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 17.2% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Pleasant Grove High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 752, starting from 760. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
Pleasant Grove High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Jefferson County International Baccalaureate SchoolMiddle · 345 students
Other Pleasant Grove High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Grove High. Pleasant Grove High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Grove HighElk Grove, CA · 2,536 students
- Pleasant Grove HighPLEASANT GROVE, UT · 1,905 students
- Pleasant Grove High SchoolTEXARKANA, TX · 821 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School1.5 mi · 524
- Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School1.5 mi · 345
- Hueytown Primary School3.5 mi · 601
- Hueytown Intermediate School3.8 mi · 527
- Concord Elementary School4.1 mi · 400
- Hueytown Middle School4.2 mi · 755
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Grove High SchoolHow large is Pleasant Grove High School?
Pleasant Grove High School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Pleasant Grove High School serve?
Pleasant Grove High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Grove High School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Grove High School.
How diverse is Pleasant Grove High School?
Pleasant Grove High School reports a student body of 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Grove High School?
Pleasant Grove High School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.