Pleasantville Middle School

Set in Pleasantville, Iowa, Pleasantville Middle School is an one-room-style junior high, overseen by Pleasantville Comm School District. It serves 128 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 400 students.

Across the 3 schools in Pleasantville Comm School District (825 students total), Pleasantville Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Pleasantville Middle School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pleasantville Middle School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Pleasantville Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pleasantville Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $78,680, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Marion County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,571 students), of which Pleasantville Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasantville High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pleasantville Middle School. On composite proficiency, Pleasantville Middle School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 72.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 128 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 96% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Pleasantville Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.