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Which teacher or staff member at Pleasantville Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
847
Middle
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 578
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 341320000219
Pleasantville Middle School
801 MILL ROAD, PLEASANTVILLE, NJ 08232 · (609) 383-6865 · Atlantic County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of New Jersey public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New Jersey public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 10.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
700 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 267 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 37% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 71% · 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
Pleasantville Middle School→Pleasantville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pleasantville Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
8.9%
NJ avg 41.6% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 8.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 9.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Pleasantville Middle School
Pleasantville Middle School's state test result (16.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville Middle School this school | 847 | 82.6% | 16.0% |
| Lindenwold Middle School LINDENWOLD | 896 | 86.3% | 10.4% |
| Rosa Parks Community School ORANGE | 593 | 84.1% | 29.1% |
| Grant Intermediate School TRENTON | 610 | 87.2% | 5.4% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School Trenton | 650 | 75.8% | 6.6% |
| Howard M. Phifer Middle School PENNSAUKEN | 988 | 81.4% | 21.9% |
Matched among New Jersey middle 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 Pleasantville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #404 of 433 | #14 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #413 of 437 ▼ 5 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #414 of 437 ▼ 2 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #77 of 445 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #294 of 417 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #309 of 419 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #22 of 436 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #43 of 122 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
847
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 1,038
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 847 | 73 | 11.6:1 | 83% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 72 | 11.2:1 | 80% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 66 | 13.4:1 | 85% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 811 | 73 | 11.1:1 | 81% (660) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 71 | 10.7:1 | 91% (686) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 78 | 9.8:1 | 93% (712) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 71 | 8.6:1 | 86% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 1,038 | 81 | 12.8:1 | 53% (551) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasantville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (756 to 847); teachers up 3% (71 to 73).
About Pleasantville Middle School
Pleasantville Middle School is a middle-grades school located in PLEASANTVILLE, New Jersey, in Atlantic County. Enrolled students number 847 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 47% higher than the average for middle schools in New Jersey, which is about 578.
In Pleasantville Public School District, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,619 students.
Hispanic students account for 70% of enrollment at Pleasantville Middle School. Smaller groups are 27% Black. For comparison, the population of Atlantic County is roughly 20% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Pleasantville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
The teaching staff at Pleasantville Middle School is 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.6:1. Middle schools in New Jersey average about 10.9:1, a similar figure. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. On average, public schools in Atlantic County report 59%.
Measured against New Jersey public middle schools, Pleasantville Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pleasantville Middle School is -5.0 points: 16.0% actual, 20.9% predicted.
Within Atlantic County, median household income is about $78,050, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Atlantic County number 77 and enroll about 41,964.
The nearest other public school, Pleasantville High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pleasantville Middle School. By average proficiency, Pleasantville Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 847 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 811.
Community posts for Pleasantville Middle School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasantville Public School District
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 997 students
- Leeds Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- South Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Washington Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- North Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other schools in PLEASANTVILLE
- Pleasantville High SchoolHigh · 997 students
- Leeds Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- South Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Washington Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- North Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Other Pleasantville Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasantville Middle. Pleasantville Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLPLEASANTVILLE, NY · 495 students
- Pleasantville Middle SchoolPleasantville, IA · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasantville High School0.1 mi · 997
- North Main Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 318
- Leeds Avenue Elementary School0.9 mi · 570
- Washington Avenue Elementary School1.0 mi · 432
- South Main Street Elementary School1.5 mi · 455
- Principle Academy Charter School1.7 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasantville Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pleasantville Middle School?
Pleasantville Middle School enrolls approximately 847 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pleasantville Middle School serve?
Pleasantville Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pleasantville Middle School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Pleasantville Middle School.
How diverse is Pleasantville Middle School?
Pleasantville Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 70% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasantville Middle School?
Pleasantville Middle School is overseen by Pleasantville Public School District in Atlantic County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.