Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240066001280
Pleasant Valley Elementary
1707 Rohrersville Rd, Knoxville, MD 21758 · (301) 766-8297 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
51 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 73% · 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
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
77.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +22.8pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 51.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Valley Elementary
Pleasant Valley Elementary's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Elementary this school | 186 | 27.4% | 64.0% |
| Norrisville Elementary White Hall | 213 | 30.5% | 66.9% |
| Deale Elementary Deale | 203 | 19.7% | 58.8% |
| Sabillasville Environmental School Sabillasville | 196 | 34.7% | 36.8% |
| Wolfsville Elementary Myersville | 163 | 35.0% | 69.0% |
| Liberty Elementary Frederick | 265 | 32.8% | 54.5% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #169 of 853 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #76 of 853 ▲ 196 | #2 of 24 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #78 of 853 ▲ 225 | #1 of 24 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #865 of 898 | #24 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #736 of 885 | #25 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #176 of 551 | #3 of 11 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
186
-18 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 186 | 13.1 | 14.2:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 14.1 | 14.7:1 | 39% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 29% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 15 | 13.6:1 | 32% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 22% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 25% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 11% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 11 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (227 to 186); teachers down 7% (14 to 13.1).
About Pleasant Valley Elementary
Pleasant Valley Elementary is a small elementary school in Knoxville, Maryland, (ZIP code 21758). The school enrolls 186 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481, so this school runs 61% smaller than that.
The Washington County Public Schools system has 43 schools and 23,320 students.
The large majority of students at Pleasant Valley Elementary, 85%, are White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Washington County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Pleasant Valley Elementary comes in at 27%.
Teachers at the school number 13.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Washington County, the school's rate is lower.
Pleasant Valley Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 74% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pleasant Valley Elementary is 58.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.0%.
In Washington County (population about 155,709), median household income is about $77,747, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Pleasant Valley Elementary is one of 44 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 23,320 students.
The school nearest to Pleasant Valley Elementary is Brunswick Elementary, at a distance of about 3.6 miles. Within five miles of Pleasant Valley Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Pleasant Valley Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Pleasant Valley Elementary had 204 students in 2020-21 and 186 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease.
Discussions about Pleasant Valley Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
155,709
Census ACS
Median income
$77,747
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
23,320 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- South Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,690 students
- North Hagerstown HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Williamsport HighHigh · 1,061 students
- Western Heights MiddleMiddle · 883 students
- E. Russell Hicks MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Northern MiddleMiddle · 841 students
Other Pleasant Valley Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Pleasant Valley Elementary. Pleasant Valley Elementary is the 13th largest of the 16.
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolParma, OH · 971 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolKunkletown, PA · 899 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolMcMurray, PA · 495 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryNovato, CA · 464 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolJacksonville, AL · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Brunswick Elementary3.6 mi · 804
- Brunswick High4.6 mi · 910
- Brunswick Middle4.9 mi · 638
- Harpers Ferry Middle School5.0 mi · 550
- C. W. Shipley Elementary School6.3 mi · 348
- Lovettsville Elementary6.7 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley ElementaryHow large is Pleasant Valley Elementary?
Pleasant Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pleasant Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pleasant Valley Elementary have?
Pleasant Valley Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Pleasant Valley Elementary are roughly 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Valley Elementary in?
Pleasant Valley Elementary is part of Washington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.