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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 130282001641
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
150 Reagan Rd, Stockbridge, GA 30281 · (770) 898-0176 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Georgia public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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 Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
386 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 74%
Community
6
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
GA avg 40.1% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
32.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 31.2% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 24.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Elementary School
Pleasant Grove Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School this school | 522 | 73.9% | 29.4% |
| Mount Carmel Elementary School Hampton | 547 | 76.6% | 33.8% |
| Arbor Station Elementary School Douglasville | 544 | 74.8% | 35.0% |
| Georgetown School Savannah | 544 | 77.2% | 42.1% |
| Lorraine Elementary School Stockbridge | 571 | 73.2% | 35.8% |
| Hampton Elementary School Hampton | 466 | 77.3% | 25.5% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #816 of 1,208 | #13 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #800 of 1,215 ▲ 10 | #11 of 28 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #865 of 1,215 ▲ 79 | #20 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #464 of 1,183 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #808 of 1,324 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #972 of 1,301 | #14 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #353 of 1,301 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #788 of 1,312 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #761 of 854 | #19 of 19 |
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
522
+47 (+10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 620
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 74% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 33.4 | 16.1:1 | 79% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 32.7 | 14.7:1 | 62% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 60% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 65% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 57% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 54% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 12% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (541 to 522); teachers unchanged (36 to 36).
About Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Stockbridge, Georgia. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 522 students in 2024-25.
Within Henry County, Pleasant Grove Elementary School is one of 53 schools. The district enrolls 43,012 students.
More than half of the students at Pleasant Grove Elementary School are Black (54%). The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 18% White, and 8% multiracial. That is in line with Henry County, where about 52% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pleasant Grove Elementary School scores 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove Elementary School is 14.5:1, based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Georgia, 13.3:1, is lower. Pleasant Grove Elementary School counts 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Henry County, the school's rate is higher.
Pleasant Grove Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Pleasant Grove Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.4% and a predicted 39.1%.
The school is in Henry County, where the median household earns about $83,146 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Pleasant Grove Elementary School shares Henry County with 53 other public schools.
Woodland High School is the nearest public school to Pleasant Grove Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Pleasant Grove Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 29.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
Pleasant Grove Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 475 to 522, a 10% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
249,960
Census ACS
Median income
$83,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
43,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Dutchtown HighHigh · 1,821 students
- Union Grove HighHigh · 1,622 students
- Ola High SchoolHigh · 1,586 students
- Eagle's Landing High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Locust Grove HighHigh · 1,572 students
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
Other schools in Stockbridge
- Stockbridge High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Woodland High SchoolHigh · 1,251 students
- General Ray Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
- Woodland Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Stockbridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
Other Pleasant Grove Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Pleasant Grove Elementary. Pleasant Grove Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 12.
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolDalton, GA · 451 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolGreenwood, IN · 739 students
- PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPENSACOLA, FL · 678 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolMount Washington, KY · 661 students
- PLEASANT GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLINVERNESS, FL · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland High School1.2 mi · 1,251
- Woodland Middle School1.5 mi · 679
- Woodland Elementary School1.6 mi · 491
- Excelsior Village Academies2.8 mi · 90
- East Lake Elementary2.9 mi · 671
- Union Grove Middle3.1 mi · 1,033
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Grove Elementary School?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pleasant Grove Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School.
How diverse is Pleasant Grove Elementary School?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 19% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School public or private?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.