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Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054001488
Pleasant Valley High School
4141 Pleasant Valley Rd, Jacksonville, AL 36265 · (256) 741-6700 · Calhoun County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Alabama public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
17.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
176 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 7 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 14% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
51.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Valley High School
Pleasant Valley High School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley High School this school | 393 | 44.8% | 41.2% |
| Ohatchee High School Ohatchee | 391 | 44.5% | 32.2% |
| Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff | 371 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| Kate D Smith DAR High School Grant | 372 | 42.7% | 34.1% |
| Winfield High School Winfield | 344 | 44.5% | 52.1% |
| Meek High School Arley | 286 | 43.0% | 41.5% |
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 Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #55 of 305 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #113 of 305 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #44 of 305 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #226 of 319 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #148 of 307 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #291 of 307 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #232 of 317 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #64 of 164 | #3 of 7 |
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
393
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,083
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 45% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 55% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 46% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 27.5 | 17.1:1 | 45% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 46% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 41% (423) |
| 1990-91 | 1,083 | 42 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (471 to 393); teachers down 16% (27.5 to 23).
About Pleasant Valley High School
Pleasant Valley High School, located in Jacksonville, Alabama, is a low-enrollment high school. Enrollment stands at 393 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 42% below the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama.
Calhoun County counts 17 schools and 7,997 students, including Pleasant Valley High School.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Calhoun County's residents are about 70% White, 24 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Pleasant Valley High School are from different groups.
The school had 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 45%. The 58% average for public schools in Calhoun County is 13 points higher.
Among Alabama public high schools, Pleasant Valley High School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Alabama, Pleasant Valley High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.2% actual against a predicted 51.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Calhoun County show that median household income comes to about $55,029, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 38, with about 16,686 students.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pleasant Valley High School at 8th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Pleasant Valley High School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 38 students, from 431 to 393.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Kitty Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 929 students
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Calhoun County Career Technical CenterHigh
Other Pleasant Valley High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Valley High. Pleasant Valley High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Valley HighChico, CA · 1,978 students
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolBettendorf, IA · 1,731 students
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolBrodheadsville, PA · 1,276 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School0.3 mi · 458
- Kitty Stone Elementary School6.9 mi · 929
- Jacksonville High School7.1 mi · 756
- Hokes Bluff Middle School8.2 mi · 253
- Hokes Bluff Elementary School8.2 mi · 610
- Glencoe Elementary School8.3 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley High SchoolHow many students attend Pleasant Valley High School?
Pleasant Valley High School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 07-12.
Is Pleasant Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Valley High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley High School is approximately 17.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Valley High School?
Student demographics at Pleasant Valley High School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Valley High School in?
Pleasant Valley High School is part of Calhoun County.
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