Pleasantville Elementary

Pleasantville Elementary, an average-sized elementary campus in Pleasantville, Iowa, run under Pleasantville Comm School District, educates 456 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

Pleasantville Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 825 students. Pleasantville Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pleasantville Elementary reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pleasantville Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasantville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,680 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,571 students), of which Pleasantville Elementary is one.

Pleasantville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pleasantville Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 72.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Pleasantville Elementary's enrollment has rose 32% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 456).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.