Enrollment
161
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT GROVE JOINT UNION·NCES 063090004791
Pleasant Grove
3075 Howsley Rd., Pleasant Grove, CA 95668 · (916) 655-3235 · Sutter County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
61 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.1pp since 2014
Math
35.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -18.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.4% | 27.5% | 29.4% | 24.8% |
| Math | 17.4% | 18.4% | 34.9% | 29.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 45.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.1% | 43.4% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 44.9% |
| 2020-21 | 51.9% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 61.9% | 53.4% |
| 2017-18 | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.1% | 52.9% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 54.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for California 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 California'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 Grove
Pleasant Grove's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove this school | 161 | 37.9% | 45.0% |
| Sutters Mill Placerville | 201 | 39.8% | 52.7% |
| Pacific Elementary Davenport | 173 | 41.0% | 58.3% |
| Butteville Elementary Weed | 162 | 43.2% | 53.0% |
| West Side Elementary Healdsburg | 130 | 36.2% | 74.4% |
| Loyalton Elementary Loyalton | 199 | 35.2% | 35.1% |
Matched among California elementary 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sutter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,065 of 5,151 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #2,674 of 5,172 ▼ 904 | #10 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #2,376 of 5,172 ▼ 450 | #8 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #810 of 5,116 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #5,483 of 5,915 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #4,421 of 5,625 | #17 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
161
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | 38% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 8 | 19.6:1 | 41% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 8 | 18.1:1 | 30% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 9 | 17.7:1 | 26% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 8 | 23.0:1 | 30% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 9 | 23.7:1 | 31% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | N/A | N/A | 42% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 8 | 21.3:1 | 29% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 169 | 8 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (184 to 161); teachers unchanged (8 to 8).
About Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove is a public elementary school in Pleasant Grove, California. It reported 161 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The school's district is Pleasant Grove Joint Union.
At Pleasant Grove, 67% of students are White. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Sutter County is roughly 45% White. The diversity index for Pleasant Grove is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 20.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pleasant Grove, which has 8. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Pleasant Grove is about 38%. The rate at public schools in Sutter County averages 60%, higher than here.
Among California public elementary schools, Pleasant Grove outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Pleasant Grove scores 45.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.3%.
In Sutter County, home to about 98,857 people, the median household earns about $79,704 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Sutter County's 46 public schools enroll about 23,784 students and include Pleasant Grove.
East Nicolaus High, about 6.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Pleasant Grove places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 159 in 2020-21, 161 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.7:1 in 2020-21 to 20.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Sutter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,857
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
23,784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- East Nicolaus High6.2 mi · 308
- South Sutter Charter6.4 mi · 2,653
- Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary6.4 mi · 179
- Orchard Ranch Elementary6.5 mi · 732
- Alpha Technology Middle6.7 mi · 59
- Westbrook Elementary7.1 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant GroveHow many students attend Pleasant Grove?
Pleasant Grove enrolls approximately 161 students in grades KG-08.
Is Pleasant Grove an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Grove is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove is approximately 20.1:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pleasant Grove?
Pleasant Grove reports a student body of 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Grove in?
Pleasant Grove is part of Pleasant Grove Joint Union.
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