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Alumni: what's one memory from Pleasantdale Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
794
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 130174000718
Pleasantdale Elementary School
3680 Pleasantdale Rd, Doraville, GA 30340 · (678) 874-3502 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL794 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- AThree-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
14.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
685 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 52 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from DeKalb County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
15.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
31.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +19.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 20 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.6% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 16.3% | 17.5% |
| 2021-22 | 15.4% | 11.4% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Pleasantdale Elementary School
Pleasantdale Elementary School's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantdale Elementary School this school | 794 | 86.3% | 20.8% |
| Stripling Elementary School Norcross | 799 | 86.1% | 17.8% |
| Ferguson Elementary School Duluth | 856 | 83.5% | 29.1% |
| Kanoheda Elementary School Lawrenceville | 925 | 84.4% | 35.7% |
| Norcross Elementary School Norcross | 751 | 88.5% | 26.5% |
| Meadowcreek Elementary School Norcross | 806 | 93.8% | 19.8% |
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 Pleasantdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,031 of 1,208 | #56 of 88 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #835 of 1,215 ▲ 153 | #42 of 88 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,117 of 1,215 ▼ 36 | #71 of 88 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #136 of 1,183 | #8 of 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 794 | #240 of 1,324 | #12 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #888 of 1,301 | #66 of 94 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #809 of 1,301 | #43 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #631 of 1,312 | #57 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #144 of 386 | #10 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
794
+195 (+33%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 794 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 86% (685) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 53.4 | 12.9:1 | 83% (574) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 48.7 | 12.9:1 | 83% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 54 | 11.1:1 | 61% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 59.4 | 11.7:1 | 90% (627) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 96% (740) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 93% (817) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 35 | 17.8:1 | 72% (450) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasantdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (697 to 794); teachers down 6% (59.4 to 56).
About Pleasantdale Elementary School
Pleasantdale Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Doraville, Georgia. The school had 794 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Georgia is about 605, so this school runs 31% larger than that.
DeKalb County, which runs Pleasantdale Elementary School, has 131 schools and 92,088 students.
At Pleasantdale Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 68% of the student body. The remaining shares are 21% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. DeKalb County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 56 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Georgia have 13.3:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in DeKalb County average 77%.
The allk12 Grade for Pleasantdale Elementary School is C-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Pleasantdale Elementary School are 12.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (20.8% actual, 32.8% predicted).
DeKalb County has about 765,351 residents, and the median household income is $80,644, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, DeKalb County has 154 public schools and roughly 102,960 students.
The nearest public school is Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School, at about 0.7 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pleasantdale Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Pleasantdale Elementary School grew 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 599 to 794 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.2:1) than in 2020-21 (11.1:1).
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
765,351
Census ACS
Median income
$80,644
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
154
102,960 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 2,234 students
- Dunwoody High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Chamblee High SchoolHigh · 1,867 students
- Cross Keys High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Sequoyah Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,713 students
- Tucker High SchoolHigh · 1,614 students
Other schools in Doraville
- Oakcliff Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Hightower Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Evansdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Tapestry Public Charter SchoolHigh · 300 students
Other Pleasantdale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pleasantdale Elementary. Pleasantdale Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolLa Grange, IL · 466 students
Nearby schools
- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School0.7 mi · 165
- Graves Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,076
- Evansdale Elementary School1.3 mi · 504
- Oakcliff Elementary School1.6 mi · 621
- Livsey Elementary School1.8 mi · 383
- Henderson Middle School2.0 mi · 1,367
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasantdale Elementary School?
Pleasantdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 794 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pleasantdale Elementary School serve?
Pleasantdale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasantdale Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Pleasantdale Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasantdale Elementary School?
At Pleasantdale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 68% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasantdale Elementary School?
Pleasantdale Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.