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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Pleasant Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT LOCAL·NCES 390484203245
Pleasant Middle School
1115 Owens Rd W, Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 389-5167 · Marion County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
31.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
186 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 43%
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 5 | 103 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 25% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · 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
Pleasant Middle School→Pleasant High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pleasant Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.1pp since 2021
Math
61.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 68.1% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 68.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 64.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Middle School
Pleasant Middle School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Middle School this school | 438 | 42.5% | 65.7% |
| Heath Middle School Heath | 394 | 43.9% | 73.8% |
| West Holmes Middle School Millersburg | 384 | 40.6% | 69.0% |
| Bath Middle School Lima | 417 | 45.1% | 79.2% |
| Swanton Middle School Swanton | 379 | 41.4% | 73.5% |
| Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School Carlisle | 363 | 42.7% | 61.1% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Pleasant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #231 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #397 of 637 ▼ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #299 of 637 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #221 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #331 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 31.3:1 | #576 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #394 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #145 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.5% | #11 of 169 |
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
438
+119 (+37%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
31.3:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 438 | 14 | 31.3:1 | 42% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 15.4 | 26.8:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 13.5 | 31.5:1 | 30% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 15 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 16.3 | 18.2:1 | 31% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 32% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 26% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 18 | 19.7:1 | 11% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (297 to 438); teachers down 14% (16.3 to 14).
About Pleasant Middle School
Pleasant Middle School is one of the public schools in Marion, Ohio. It is a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 438 students enrolled.
Pleasant Middle School is one of 3 schools in Pleasant Local, which enrolls 1,265 students in total.
About 89% of the student body at Pleasant Middle School is White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Marion County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pleasant Middle School and a ratio of 31.3:1. This ratio sits 14.2 above the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 42% of students. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Marion County is 11 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Pleasant Middle School would score about 72.8%. It scores 65.7%, 7.1 points below that figure.
Among Marion County residents, the median household income is $59,371, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pleasant Middle School is one of 27 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Pleasant Middle School is Pleasant High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Pleasant Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles.
Federal data place Pleasant Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Pleasant Middle School climbed 37% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 319 to 438 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.3:1 in 2020-21, and 31.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Pleasant Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasant Local
- Pleasant Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 347 students
- Spartan Digital AcademyCombined
Other schools in Marion
- TRECA Digital AcademyCombined · 2,165 students
- Ulysses S. Grant Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Harding High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Buckeye Community School - MarionHigh · 824 students
- Tri-Rivers Career CenterHigh · 583 students
- Elgin Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant High School0.1 mi · 347
- Pleasant Elementary School0.2 mi · 480
- William McKinley Elementary School3.9 mi · 444
- Benjamin Harrison Elementary School4.5 mi · 361
- James A. Garfield Elementary School4.5 mi · 343
- Ulysses S. Grant Middle School4.7 mi · 917
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Middle SchoolHow large is Pleasant Middle School?
Pleasant Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 05-08.
Is Pleasant Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Pleasant Middle School have?
Pleasant Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 31.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Middle School?
Student demographics at Pleasant Middle School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Middle School?
Pleasant Middle School is overseen by Pleasant Local in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.