Enrollment
58
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063102004808
Pleasant Valley Elementary
2025 Ranchita Canyon Rd., San Miguel, CA 93451 · (805) 467-3453 · San Luis Obispo County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- DThree-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
14.5:1
4 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
14 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 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 7% |
Student demographics
52%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
54.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
36.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 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 up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 33.3% | 18.2% | 27.3% |
| Math | 18.2% | 18.2% | 27.3% | 36.4% |
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 | 54.5% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 54.8% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.6% | 44.1% |
| 2018-19 | 87.0% | 73.9% |
| 2017-18 | 34.2% | 21.1% |
| 2016-17 | 45.5% | 23.6% |
| 2015-16 | 46.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for California 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 Valley Elementary
Pleasant Valley Elementary's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Elementary this school | 58 | 24.1% | 45.1% |
| Latrobe Elementary Shingle Springs | 55 | 29.1% | 78.7% |
| Canyon Elementary Canyon | 68 | 20.6% | 62.2% |
| La Honda Elementary La Honda | 65 | 21.5% | 60.6% |
| Peak to Peak Mountain Charter Pine Mountain Club | 54 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Summerland Elementary Summerland | 51 | 25.5% | 74.6% |
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 Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Luis Obispo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #5,747 of 5,915 | #42 of 45 |
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
58
0 (0%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 58 | 4 | 14.5:1 | 24% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 4 | 12.5:1 | 34% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 4 | 13.8:1 | 31% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 4 | 14.5:1 | 34% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 83 | 4 | 20.8:1 | 51% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 6 | 18.3:1 | 45% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | N/A | N/A | 47% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 7 | 18.1:1 | 20% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (83 to 58); teachers unchanged (4 to 4).
About Pleasant Valley Elementary
Pleasant Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in San Miguel, California. It is open to students in kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 58 students. That is 88% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Pleasant Valley Elementary is part of Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary.
At Pleasant Valley Elementary, 64% of students are White. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. The diversity index for Pleasant Valley Elementary is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 7.8 students per teacher. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points below the 54% average for public schools in San Luis Obispo County.
Pleasant Valley Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of California public elementary schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Pleasant Valley Elementary is 65.4%. It actually posts 45.1%, which is 20.3 points lower and in the bottom 10% of California schools.
Census data for San Luis Obispo County show median household income comes to about $97,446, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 83 public schools in the county, enrolling about 33,339, Pleasant Valley Elementary among them.
Kermit King Elementary is about 5.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Pleasant Valley Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Pleasant Valley Elementary is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 58 in 2020-21 to 58 in 2024-25, a change of zero students.
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San Luis Obispo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
281,555
Census ACS
Median income
$97,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
33,339 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Miguel
- Lillian Larsen ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Parkfield ElementaryElementary · 11 students
Other Pleasant Valley Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Pleasant Valley Elementary. Pleasant Valley Elementary is the 16th largest of the 16.
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryNovato, CA · 464 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolParma, OH · 971 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolKunkletown, PA · 899 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolMcMurray, PA · 495 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolJacksonville, AL · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Kermit King Elementary5.5 mi · 507
- Lillian Larsen Elementary5.7 mi · 448
- Paso Robles Independent Study Center6.7 mi · 37
- Lewis Flamson Junior High6.7 mi · 884
- Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary6.8 mi · 682
- Daniel Lewis Middle6.8 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley ElementaryHow large is Pleasant Valley Elementary?
Pleasant Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 58 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pleasant Valley Elementary serve?
Pleasant Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Pleasant Valley Elementary?
Pleasant Valley Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Elementary?
Pleasant Valley Elementary is overseen by Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary in San Luis Obispo County.
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