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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT VALLEY SD·NCES 421929000163

Pleasant Valley Elementary School

476 Polk Township Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058 · (570) 402-1000 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
899
Elementary
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 75%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten32436%
Grade 128231%
Grade 229232%
Grade 310%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
66874%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
15017%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
364%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
384%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
43548%
Female
46452%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Pleasant Valley Elementary School→Pleasant Valley Intermediate School→Pleasant Valley Middle School→Pleasant Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Pleasant Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Where Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn PennsylvaniaIn Monroe County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
899#46 of 1,638#4 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.5:1#308 of 1,528#10 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.7%#723 of 1,531#14 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-24.1%#191 of 1,045#1 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
899
-80 (-8%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 1,236
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2589978.111.5:1N/A
2023-2486974.611.6:1N/A
2022-2389973.612.2:150% (448)
2020-219799510.3:140% (394)
2017-181,18595.212.4:144% (517)
2015-161,2209213.3:143% (525)
2010-111,2119512.8:135% (420)
2000-011,2366519.0:120% (249)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,185 to 899); teachers down 18% (95.2 to 78.1).

About Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Families in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, are served by Pleasant Valley Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 2, with 899 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 443 students; this school is 103% above that.

Pleasant Valley SD runs Pleasant Valley Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 3,989 students in total.

Roughly 74% of students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 64% of Monroe County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 78.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. That is lower than the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

According to the American Community Survey, in Monroe County, the median household income is $83,565, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 29 public schools in Monroe County, enrolling about 20,752 students in all.

The next-closest public school is Pleasant Valley Intermediate School, about 0.2 miles away. Pleasant Valley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Pleasant Valley Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment at Pleasant Valley Elementary School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 979 to 899 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Monroe County at a glance

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Population
167,515
Census ACS
Median income
$83,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
20,752 students

Quick facts

School name
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
District
Pleasant Valley SD
Address
476 Polk Township Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058
Phone
(570) 402-1000
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–02
Total enrollment
899
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
11.5:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
421929000163
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Pleasant Valley SD
Other schools in Kunkletown
Other Pleasant Valley Elementary schools

15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Pleasant Valley Elementary. Pleasant Valley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 16.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pleasant Valley Elementary School
How many students attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 899 students in grades KG-02.
What grades does Pleasant Valley Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School serves grades KG-02.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
At Pleasant Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School is overseen by Pleasant Valley SD in Monroe County.
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