Enrollment
128
Middle
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192316001403
Pleasantville Middle School
415 Jones St, Pleasantville, IA 50225 · (515) 848-0528 · Marion County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Iowa public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
43 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 64 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 50% |
Student demographics
19%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
Pleasantville Middle School→Pleasantville High School
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
71.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -10.1pp since 2023
Math
80.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.3% | 75.6% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Middle School
Pleasantville Middle School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville Middle School this school | 128 | 33.6% | 73.3% |
| South Winneshiek Middle School Ossian | 126 | 32.5% | 79.9% |
| Tri-Center Middle School Neola | 135 | 35.6% | 75.5% |
| Panorama Middle School Panora | 146 | 34.9% | 66.2% |
| West Fork Middle School SHEFFIELD | 161 | 35.4% | 77.0% |
| Woodbury Central Middle School Moville | 111 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #136 of 224 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #69 of 224 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #169 of 224 ▼ 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #218 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #151 of 237 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
128
+22 (+21%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 26.5:1
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 | 128 | 6.8 | 18.7:1 | 34% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 6.9 | 18.3:1 | 40% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 6.9 | 16.6:1 | 31% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 4 | 26.5:1 | 48% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 7.9 | 20.8:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 8 | 20.4:1 | 32% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 39% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasantville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (163 to 128); teachers down 13% (7.9 to 6.8).
About Pleasantville Middle School
Pleasantville Middle School is one of the public schools in Pleasantville, Iowa. It is a small middle school. The school serves 128 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average about 400 students.
Pleasantville Comm School District runs 3 schools with a combined 825 students. Pleasantville Middle School is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Pleasantville Middle School, with 90% of enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, Pleasantville Middle School comes in at 19%.
The school reported 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.7:1. The 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 34% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Pleasantville Middle School is C. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Pleasantville Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 75.1%. Pleasantville Middle School scores 73.3%, 1.9 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that median household income is about $78,680, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 17 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 5,571 students.
The closest public school to Pleasantville Middle School is Pleasantville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 72.7%, lower than Pleasantville Middle School's 73.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Pleasantville Middle School as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pleasantville Middle School went from 106 students to 128. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 26.5:1 to 18.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 241 students
Other schools in Pleasantville
- Pleasantville ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 241 students
Other Pleasantville Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasantville Middle. Pleasantville Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolPLEASANTVILLE, NJ · 847 students
- PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLPLEASANTVILLE, NY · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasantville High School0.0 mi · 241
- 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 Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasantville Middle School?
Pleasantville Middle School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Pleasantville Middle School serve?
Pleasantville Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pleasantville Middle School have?
Pleasantville Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasantville Middle School?
Student demographics at Pleasantville Middle School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pleasantville Middle School in?
Pleasantville Middle School is part of Pleasantville Comm School District.
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