Pleasantview Elementary

Located at 703 MILL ROAD E, in LAKEFIELD, Minnesota, Pleasantview Elementary is a small elementary campus that hosts 170 students (grades 4 through 5), operated by Jackson County Central School Dist.. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in Jackson County Central School Dist. (1,093 students total), Pleasantview Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasantview Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Pleasantview Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasantview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jackson County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,743 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Pleasantview Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 1,353 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jackson County Central Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pleasantview Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasantview Elementary has ticked up 28%, going from 133 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.