Pleasantdale Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Doraville, Georgia, Pleasantdale Elementary School enrolls 794 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within DeKalb County. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Pleasantdale Elementary School is one of 131 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that caters to 92,088 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasantdale Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder comes out to 21% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Pleasantdale Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 86% of students at Pleasantdale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeKalb County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pleasantdale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.8%.

In the broader community, census data for DeKalb County shows median household earnings sit near $80,644, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Pleasantdale Elementary School is one of 154 public schools in DeKalb County (combined enrollment of about 102,960 students).

Nearest neighbor: Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pleasantdale Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Pleasantdale Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

Pleasantdale Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Pleasantdale Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 697 (now 794). Black enrollment moved from 26% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Pleasantdale Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.