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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263066007724
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
229 PLEASANT RIDGE DR, SALINE, MI 48176 · (734) 401-4801 · Washtenaw County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
68 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 55%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 141 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 25% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Saline Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
71.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 64 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 Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Ridge Elementary School
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School this school | 474 | 14.3% | 67.7% |
| Sayre Elementary School SOUTH LYON | 450 | 14.0% | 58.1% |
| George Defer Elementary School GROSSE POINTE PARK | 460 | 12.2% | 72.9% |
| Northwood Elementary School ROYAL OAK | 446 | 12.8% | 71.2% |
| Woodland Meadows Elementary School SALINE | 453 | 17.0% | 71.0% |
| Isbister Elementary School PLYMOUTH | 422 | 13.5% | 70.3% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #91 of 1,085 | #12 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #77 of 1,072 | #8 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #184 of 1,139 | #16 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #352 of 1,630 | #18 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #809 of 1,424 | #34 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #775 of 1,424 | #42 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #1,465 of 1,563 | #41 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #175 of 440 | #4 of 15 |
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
474
+55 (+13%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 17% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 31 | 19.8:1 | 5% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (428 to 474); teachers up 4% (28 to 29).
About Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in SALINE, Michigan, Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is part of Saline Area Schools. The school enrolls 474 students, from kindergarten through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 28% larger than that.
Saline Area Schools has 4,596 students in 8 schools, and Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, 82%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 69%. Pleasant Ridge Elementary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 14%. Public schools in Washtenaw County average 34%.
allk12 grades Pleasant Ridge Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 59.9%. Pleasant Ridge Elementary School scores 67.7%.
Washtenaw County has about 369,822 residents, and median household income is about $89,180, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Washtenaw County number 104 and enroll about 42,861.
The next-closest public school is Young Adult Program, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Pleasant Ridge Elementary School's average proficiency of 67.7% compares with 69.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 419 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25, a 13% increase.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saline Area Schools
- Saline High SchoolHigh · 1,519 students
- Saline Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,017 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Woodland Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Harvest Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Saline Alternative High SchoolHigh · 31 students
Other schools in SALINE
- Saline High SchoolHigh · 1,519 students
- Saline Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,017 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Woodland Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Harvest Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Saline Alternative High SchoolHigh · 31 students
Other Pleasant Ridge Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Pleasant Ridge Elementary. Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryGastonia, NC · 887 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolCharlestown, IN · 588 students
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolGlenview, IL · 492 students
- Pleasant Ridge ElementaryEaston, KS · 344 students
- Pleasant Ridge ElemOverland Park, KS · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Young Adult Program0.4 mi · 17
- Saline Middle School1.1 mi · 1,017
- Saline Alternative High School1.2 mi · 31
- Woodland Meadows Elementary School1.3 mi · 453
- Heritage School1.3 mi · 646
- Saline High School2.2 mi · 1,519
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pleasant Ridge Elementary School?
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Pleasant Ridge Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Pleasant Ridge Elementary School?
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in?
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School is part of Saline Area Schools.
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