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Enrollment
456
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192316001367
Pleasantville Elementary
414 Jones St, Pleasantville, IA 50225 · (515) 848-0566 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
136 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 67 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 48% · 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 grade levels within Pleasantville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
86.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.9% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.2% | 76.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Pleasantville Elementary
Pleasantville Elementary's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville Elementary this school | 456 | 29.8% | 77.8% |
| Central Lyon Elementary School Rock Rapids | 431 | 29.9% | 82.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Osage | 405 | 29.4% | 75.5% |
| Manson Northwest Webster Elementary Barnum | 439 | 31.7% | N/A |
| Logan-Magnolia Elementary School Logan | 431 | 32.3% | 82.7% |
| Ekstrand Elementary School De Witt | 464 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Pleasantville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #173 of 564 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #100 of 564 ▲ 169 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #153 of 564 ▲ 22 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #142 of 705 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #263 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #521 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #510 of 666 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.8% | #17 of 168 | N/A |
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
456
+83 (+22%) vs 2020
+164% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 456 | 34.3 | 13.3:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 28.8 | 15.8:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 30.6 | 13.8:1 | 36% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 36% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 26.7 | 13.0:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 33% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 33% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 17 | 22.6:1 | 22% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasantville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (346 to 456); teachers up 28% (26.7 to 34.3).
About Pleasantville Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Pleasantville, Iowa, Pleasantville Elementary is part of Pleasantville Comm School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 456 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 40% higher.
Pleasantville Comm School District (3 schools, 825 students) runs Pleasantville Elementary.
The student body at Pleasantville Elementary is 94% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pleasantville Elementary's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Pleasantville Elementary is 34.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Around 30% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Marion County average 29%.
Pleasantville Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pleasantville Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 77.8% actual, 77.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
County data help place the school in context: in Marion County, the median household income is $78,680, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Marion County has 17 public schools and roughly 5,571 students.
Pleasantville High School is located about 0.1 miles from Pleasantville Elementary. The five-mile area around Pleasantville Elementary holds 2 other public schools. The school's 77.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Pleasantville Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has grown by 83 students since 2020-21, to 456.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,642
Census ACS
Median income
$78,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasantville Comm School District
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other schools in Pleasantville
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other Pleasantville Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pleasantville Elementary. Pleasantville Elementary is the largest of the 5.
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolNew Castle, DE · 389 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolPleasantville, OH · 348 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 219 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolPleasantville, PA · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasantville High School0.1 mi · 241
- Pleasantville Middle School0.1 mi · 128
- Hartford Upper Elementary8.5 mi · 303
- Knoxville Middle School9.6 mi · 323
- West Elementary9.6 mi · 485
- Knoxville High School9.6 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasantville ElementaryHow large is Pleasantville Elementary?
Pleasantville Elementary enrolls approximately 456 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pleasantville Elementary serve?
Pleasantville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasantville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasantville Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasantville Elementary?
At Pleasantville Elementary, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Pleasantville Elementary public or private?
Pleasantville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pleasantville Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.