Enrollment
241
High
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192316001369
Pleasantville High School
415 Jones St, Pleasantville, IA 50225 · (515) 848-0541 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
75 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
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
67.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 76% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
241
-6 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
% White
89%
was 94%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pleasantville High School
Pleasantville High School is a secondary school of intimate scale in Pleasantville, Iowa, part of Pleasantville Comm School District, instructing 241 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.
Pleasantville Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 825 students; Pleasantville High School is among them.
In terms of who attends, Pleasantville High School shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Pleasantville High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Pleasantville High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pleasantville High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 76.4%; this one comes in at 64.6%, -11.8 points off the demographic line.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $78,680, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Pleasantville High School is one of 17 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 5,571 students).
Pleasantville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pleasantville High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.9%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasantville High School has showed little movement, going from 247 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 94% to 89%.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Other schools in Pleasantville
- Pleasantville ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolMiddle · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasantville Middle School0.0 mi · 128
- Pleasantville Elementary0.1 mi · 456
- Hartford Upper Elementary8.5 mi · 303
- Knoxville Middle School9.5 mi · 323
- West Elementary9.6 mi · 485
- Knoxville High School9.6 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasantville High SchoolHow large is Pleasantville High School?
Pleasantville High School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pleasantville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasantville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Pleasantville High School have?
Pleasantville High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Pleasantville High School?
Pleasantville High School reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pleasantville High School in?
Pleasantville High School is part of Pleasantville Comm School District.
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