PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL

PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL is one of the small primary schools in Shawnee, Oklahoma, part of PLEASANT GROVE, with 198 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL sits 46% below that benchmark.

Operationally, PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL answers to PLEASANT GROVE, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL lists that 43% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 23% White, 22% multiracial, 10% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Pottawatomie County's rate of about 66%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.3%; this one delivers 22.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Pottawatomie County shows median household income runs about $61,398, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pottawatomie County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students), of which PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HORACE MANN ES, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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