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Pleasantdale Elementary School
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Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Pleasantdale Elementary School
Pleasantdale Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in La Grange, Illinois, one of the schools within Pleasantdale SD 107, enrolling 466 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.
Within Pleasantdale SD 107, which oversees 2 schools and 818 students, Pleasantdale Elementary School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Pleasantdale Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest comes out to 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pleasantdale Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Pleasantdale Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at Pleasantdale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Pleasantdale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.9%.
Around the school, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Pleasantdale Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).
The closest other public school is Pleasantdale Middle Sch, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasantdale Elementary School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 48.9%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasantdale Elementary School has edged up 7%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.
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