Pleasant Valley Elementary

As a tiny elementary campus in Knoxville, Maryland, Pleasant Valley Elementary enrolls 186 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Washington County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Pleasant Valley Elementary sits 61% below that benchmark.

Washington County Public Schools runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 23,320 students. Pleasant Valley Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pleasant Valley Elementary shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Washington County's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasant Valley Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 64.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,747, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students), Pleasant Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Brunswick Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Pleasant Valley Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant Valley Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 56.4%.

Pleasant Valley Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 227 students in 2018 compared to 186 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.