Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL SD 28J·NCES 410280001019
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
17625 SE Foster Rd, Gresham, OR 97080 · (503) 762-3209 · Multnomah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
314 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 59% · 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
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
35.4%
OR avg 43.0% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 30.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Valley Elementary School
Pleasant Valley Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School this school | 328 | 95.7% | 36.3% |
| Butler Creek Elementary School Gresham | 509 | 97.4% | 35.5% |
| Woodmere Elementary School Portland | 241 | 98.3% | 21.8% |
| Pringle Elementary School Salem | 488 | 87.9% | 28.0% |
| Powell Valley Elementary School Gresham | 368 | 82.6% | 21.5% |
| Morningside Elementary School Salem | 311 | 87.5% | 47.9% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #268 of 591 | #44 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #257 of 646 ▲ 115 | #51 of 109 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #424 of 646 ▼ 146 | #65 of 109 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #355 of 710 | #60 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #436 of 587 | #75 of 101 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #46 of 587 | #32 of 101 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #104 of 645 | #51 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #221 of 493 | #49 of 89 |
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
328
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 328 | 17.8 | 18.4:1 | 96% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 17.5 | 18.0:1 | 69% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 21.4 | 19.5:1 | 49% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 52% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 20 | 28.0:1 | 47% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 23 | 24.6:1 | 11% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (416 to 328); teachers down 17% (21.4 to 17.8).
About Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Federal records list Pleasant Valley Elementary School as an elementary school in Gresham, Oregon. It reported 328 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Centennial SD 28J has 5,304 students spread across 9 schools.
About 48% of students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Multnomah County, the White share is about 68%. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Pleasant Valley Elementary School comes to 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1. Pleasant Valley Elementary School counts 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 75% average for public schools in Multnomah County is 21 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pleasant Valley Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.3%; the prediction is 25.4%.
Multnomah County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $88,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Multnomah County number 169, with about 81,096 students.
About 1.2 miles separate Pleasant Valley Elementary School from the closest public school, Butler Creek Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.3% versus a 35.4% average.
For locale, NCES codes Pleasant Valley Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pleasant Valley Elementary School had a net loss of 32 students, or 9%.
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Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centennial SD 28J
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Butler Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Oliver MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- Parklane Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Powell Butte Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Gresham
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
Other Pleasant Valley Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Pleasant Valley Elementary. Pleasant Valley Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 16.
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolParma, OH · 971 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolKunkletown, PA · 899 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolMcMurray, PA · 495 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryNovato, CA · 464 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolJacksonville, AL · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Butler Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 509
- Scouters Mountain Elementary1.5 mi · 568
- Centennial High School2.2 mi · 1,731
- Happy Valley Elementary School2.2 mi · 491
- Happy Valley Middle School2.2 mi · 1,158
- Powell Butte Elementary School2.2 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pleasant Valley Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School is overseen by Centennial SD 28J in Multnomah County.
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