Pleasantville Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 1% |
School pathway
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 51.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Pleasantville Elementary School
Pleasantville Elementary School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville Elementary School this school | 201 | 76.6% | 54.8% |
| Main Street Elementary School Titusville | 219 | 75.8% | 62.2% |
| Blossburg Elementary School Blossburg | 194 | 74.2% | 38.4% |
| Early Childhood Learning Center Titusville | 202 | 85.1% | N/A |
| Trinity South Elementary School Washington | 160 | 80.0% | 78.7% |
| Forbes Road Elementary School Waterfall | 219 | 67.1% | 52.7% |
Where Pleasantville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Venango County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #739 of 1,396 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #598 of 1,511 ▲ 124 | #1 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #889 of 1,511 ▼ 117 | #4 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #1,529 of 1,638 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #208 of 1,528 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #1,256 of 1,531 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #707 of 1,600 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #523 of 1,045 | #4 of 6 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 201 | 18.2 | 11.0:1 | 77% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 18.2 | 11.8:1 | 72% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 18.1 | 11.7:1 | 69% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 69% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 14.3 | 16.1:1 | 63% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 66% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | 56% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 42% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (231 to 201); teachers up 27% (14.3 to 18.2).
About Pleasantville Elementary School
Pleasantville Elementary School is a small elementary school in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, administered by Titusville Area SD. Students in grades 1 through 5 attend, and enrollment is 201 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Titusville Area SD runs Pleasantville Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 1,802 students in total.
Most students at Pleasantville Elementary School are White: 91% of enrollment. Other students are 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Venango County is about 94% White. Pleasantville Elementary School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Pleasantville Elementary School, 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Roughly 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Venango County averages 90%, higher than here.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pleasantville Elementary School's results are 10.0 points above predicted: 54.8% against 44.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Venango County, median household income is about $61,522, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Venango County number 15 and enroll about 5,704.
The school nearest to Pleasantville Elementary School is Titusville Middle School, at a distance of about 4.9 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Pleasantville Elementary School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Pleasantville Elementary School had 206 students in 2020-21 and 201 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.0:1, from 12.9:1.
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