Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317569001526
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
303 CHURCH ST, PLEASANTON, NE 68866 · (308) 388-2041 · Buffalo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
48 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
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 | 28 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 57% · 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
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 200 | 24.0% | 68.7% |
| BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE HILL | 183 | 23.5% | 68.2% |
| LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEIGH | 201 | 21.9% | 59.0% |
| CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROFTON | 193 | 27.5% | 72.0% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON | 167 | 23.4% | 72.6% |
| TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT | 232 | 23.3% | 72.5% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Buffalo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #110 of 311 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #90 of 398 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #132 of 438 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #379 of 587 | #15 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #165 of 379 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #377 of 379 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #259 of 359 | #12 of 17 |
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
200
+32 (+19%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 200 | 14.3 | 14.0:1 | 24% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 12.3 | 15.3:1 | 23% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 12.3 | 14.3:1 | 26% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 10 | 16.8:1 | 32% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 10.8 | 15.3:1 | 31% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 31% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 23% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 13% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 8 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (164 to 200); teachers up 33% (10.8 to 14.3).
About PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school based in PLEASANTON, Nebraska. The school's 200 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students each.
PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the district for PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 2 schools and 331 students.
White students make up 98% of enrollment at PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 87% White among all Buffalo County residents. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.0 students per teacher. That is 7.0 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 24% of students. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Buffalo County is 9 points.
A school with PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 68.0%. PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 68.7%, within a point of that line.
Census estimates describe Buffalo County this way: the median household income is $75,911, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Buffalo County has 28 public schools and roughly 8,449 students.
The closest other public school is PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 168 students, to 2024-25, when it had 200. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.0:1, from 16.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,579
Census ACS
Median income
$75,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 131 students
Other Pleasanton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasanton Elementary. PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Pleasanton Elementary SchoolPLEASANTON, TX · 733 students
- Pleasanton ElemPleasanton, KS · 200 students
Nearby schools
- PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 131
- RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 242
- RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH9.6 mi · 170
- AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 203
- AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 157
- LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 98% White, 3% Hispanic.
Who oversees PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Buffalo County.
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