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Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 661 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITRUS·NCES 120027002595
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
630 PLEASANT GROVE RD, INVERNESS, FL 34452 · (352) 637-4400 · Citrus County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
307 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
FL avg 56.7% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
FL avg 58.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 65.3% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
Where PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Citrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #879 of 2,136 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #860 of 2,149 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,214 of 2,149 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #906 of 2,267 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,145 of 2,077 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #1,638 of 2,108 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #1,212 of 1,374 | #4 of 7 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
637
-25 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.8:1
% White
75%
was 85%
% Hispanic
13%
was 5%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 637 | 39.6 | 16.1:1 | 48% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 39.6 | 16.0:1 | 63% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 41.6 | 14.9:1 | 67% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 48 | 13.8:1 | 71% (469) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in INVERNESS, Florida, as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 637 students.
CITRUS, which runs PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 26 schools and 15,594 students.
Federal enrollment data show PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75% White. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Citrus County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Florida have an average ratio of 17.5:1. The school reported 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Citrus County average a similar 48%.
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.8% versus 57.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Citrus County show that the median household earns about $56,546 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Citrus County has 28 public schools with about 15,594 students, including PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WITHLACOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
In 2017-18, PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 662 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 637. The White share of enrollment dropped from 85% to 75% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.8:1 to 16.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Citrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,472
Census ACS
Median income
$56,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
15,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CITRUS
- LECANTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,735 students
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
Other schools in INVERNESS
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
- INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
- CITRUS ESCHOOLCombined · 69 students
- WITHLACOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGEHigh · 2 students
- CITRUS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
Nearby schools
- WITHLACOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE0.8 mi · 2
- CITRUS ESCHOOL0.9 mi · 69
- INVERNESS PRIMARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 641
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,465
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 911
- HERNANDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 637 students in grades PK-05.
Is PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CITRUS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.