Pleasant Valley Junior High School

Set in LeClaire, Iowa, Pleasant Valley Junior High School is a large intermediate school, part of Pleasant Valley Comm School District. It serves 940 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 400 students per school, that is 135% above typical.

Pleasant Valley Junior High School is one of 8 schools operated by Pleasant Valley Comm School District, a district that teaches 5,696 students overall.

On demographics, Pleasant Valley Junior High School shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pleasant Valley Junior High School has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Scott County (around 38%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pleasant Valley Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 87.2%; this one delivers 90.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Scott County shows median household earnings sit near $78,277, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Pleasant Valley Junior High School is one of 53 public schools in Scott County (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cody Elementary School, around 1.4 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant Valley Junior High School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Valley Junior High School has ticked up 26%, going from 745 students in 2018 to 940 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.