Pleasanton Elem

Pleasanton Elem, a modestly sized K-5 school in Pleasanton, Kansas, overseen by Pleasanton, enrolls 200 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Pleasanton runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 362 students. Pleasanton Elem is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Pleasanton Elem reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Pleasanton Elem lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Linn County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pleasanton Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.6%; this one delivers 33.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Linn County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,069 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Pleasanton Elem is one of 8 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 1,839 students).

The closest other public school is Pleasanton High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasanton Elem at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Pleasanton Elem operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Pleasanton Elem's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 205 (now 200). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 94% to 83%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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