Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 100023000198
Pleasantville Elementary School
16 Pleasant Street, New Castle, DE 19720 · (302) 323-2935 · New Castle County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Delaware public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Delaware public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · 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
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DeSSA + SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.7%
DE avg 41.4% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
18.7%
DE avg 34.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the DeSSA + SBAC, Delaware's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Delaware schools, those numbers are about 41 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
DeSSA + SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.7% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 19.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: DeSSA + SBAC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pleasantville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In New Castle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #91 of 108 ▼ 5 | #49 of 62 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #89 of 108 ▲ 1 | #47 of 62 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #83 of 127 | #42 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #54 of 119 | #41 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #37 of 120 | #26 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #53 of 78 | #38 of 50 |
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
389
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 30 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 32 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 70% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 26% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 32 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasantville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (422 to 389); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Pleasantville Elementary School
Pleasantville Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in New Castle, Delaware. Its 389 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Colonial School District has 14 schools and 8,575 students, and Pleasantville Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Pleasantville Elementary School, at 43%. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 23% White, and 6% multiracial. New Castle County's residents are about 26% Black, 18 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 29 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pleasantville Elementary School was 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Delaware average 13.9:1.
The allk12 Grade for Pleasantville Elementary School is C-. Compared with Delaware public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
New Castle County has these Census figures: the median household income is $91,166, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, New Castle County has 129 public schools and roughly 78,534 students.
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School is located about 2.0 miles from Pleasantville Elementary School. The five-mile area around Pleasantville Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 386 in 2020-21, 389 in 2024-25.
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New Castle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
577,961
Census ACS
Median income
$91,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
78,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colonial School District
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryElementary · 1,052 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Penn (William) High SchoolHigh · 2,069 students
- Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolMiddle · 846 students
- Charter School of New CastleElementary · 788 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Read (George) Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
Other Pleasantville Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pleasantville Elementary. Pleasantville Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Pleasantville ElementaryPleasantville, IA · 456 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolPleasantville, OH · 348 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 219 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolPleasantville, PA · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School2.0 mi · 329
- Penn (William) High School2.2 mi · 2,069
- Read (George) Middle School2.2 mi · 662
- Wilmington Manor Elementary School2.5 mi · 291
- Downie (Carrie) Elementary School2.6 mi · 324
- Academia Antonia Alonso2.7 mi · 910
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasantville Elementary SchoolHow large is Pleasantville Elementary School?
Pleasantville Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pleasantville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasantville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Pleasantville Elementary School have?
Pleasantville Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasantville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pleasantville Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 27% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasantville Elementary School?
Pleasantville Elementary School is overseen by Colonial School District in New Castle County.
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