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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

6415 Hwy 44 E, Mount Washington, KY 40047 · (502) 869-3400 · Bullitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Kentucky public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools

Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
168 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K142%
Kindergarten10716%
Grade 110416%
Grade 29414%
Grade 311317%
Grade 411417%
Grade 511517%

This year's kindergarten class (107) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
56585%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
376%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
152%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
396%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
34953%
Female
31247%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
49.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Pleasant Grove Elementary School's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pleasant Grove Elementary School this school66125.4%48.2%
MT. Washington Elementary
Mount Washington
57725.3%44.0%
R C Hinsdale Elementary School
Edgewood
55527.6%61.3%
Locust Grove Elementary School
Crestwood
59421.4%58.8%
Bloom Elementary
Louisville
53322.1%62.6%
Camden Station Elementary School
Crestwood
47523.4%55.9%
Matched among Kentucky elementary 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 Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Bullitt County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.2%#264 of 669#1 of 13
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#181 of 668#1 of 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.7%#342 of 674#3 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
661#62 of 744#1 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.6:1#655 of 674#11 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.2%#376 of 674#7 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.4%#702 of 721#12 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.2%#195 of 233N/A
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
661
+91 (+16%) vs 2020
+61% since 2000-01, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566135.518.6:125% (168)
2023-2463735.518.0:124% (151)
2022-236163219.3:122% (137)
2020-215703416.8:125% (140)
2017-1864734.918.5:130% (191)
2015-166453518.4:133% (216)
2010-115352819.1:126% (141)
2000-014101429.3:110% (42)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (647 to 661); teachers up 2% (34.9 to 35.5).

About Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a large elementary school located in Mount Washington, Kentucky. It reported 661 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.

A total of 24 schools make up Bullitt County, with 13,007 students enrolled.

White students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Pleasant Grove Elementary School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove Elementary School is 18.6:1, based on 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 50% for public schools in Bullitt County.

On the allk12 Grade, Pleasant Grove Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Kentucky public elementary schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Pleasant Grove Elementary School is 7.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.

In Bullitt County, median household income comes to about $80,558, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bullitt County counts 26 public schools with about 13,007 students.

Pleasant Grove Elementary School's nearest public school is Eastside Middle School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pleasant Grove Elementary School. By average proficiency, Pleasant Grove Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.

In the federal locale system, Pleasant Grove Elementary School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 661 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 570. The ratio was 16.8:1 in 2020-21 and 18.6:1 in 2024-25.

Pleasant Grove Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Bullitt County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students

Quick facts

School name
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
District
Bullitt County
Address
6415 Hwy 44 E, Mount Washington, KY 40047
Phone
(502) 869-3400
County
Bullitt County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
661
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
168 (25%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
210075001305
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Bullitt County
Other schools in Mount Washington
Other Pleasant Grove Elementary schools

11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Pleasant Grove Elementary. Pleasant Grove Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pleasant Grove Elementary School
How large is Pleasant Grove Elementary School?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pleasant Grove Elementary School have?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pleasant Grove Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Grove Elementary School in?
Pleasant Grove Elementary School is part of Bullitt County.
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