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Enrollment
821
High
DISTRICT 592 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT GROVE ISD·NCES 483513006031
Pleasant Grove High School
5406 MCKNIGHT RD, TEXARKANA, TX 75503 · (903) 832-8005 · Bowie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
311 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 220 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 197 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 171 | 21% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PLEASANT GROVE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 55.0% | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 40.0% | 37.0% | 8.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Grove High School
Pleasant Grove High School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove High School this school | 821 | 37.9% | 69.9% |
| Hardin-Jefferson High School SOUR LAKE | 782 | 32.9% | 70.8% |
| Whitehouse High School WHITEHOUSE | 1,404 | 38.8% | 70.6% |
| Burkburnett High School BURKBURNETT | 901 | 41.0% | 52.3% |
| North Lamar High School PARIS | 705 | 38.3% | 61.4% |
| Hamshire-Fannett High School HAMSHIRE | 633 | 29.9% | 55.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #240 of 1,385 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #414 of 1,425 ▲ 84 | #4 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #275 of 1,425 ▲ 63 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #850 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #668 of 2,107 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #378 of 1,344 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #636 of 1,346 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #1,241 of 1,522 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.4% | #185 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
821
+86 (+12%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 821 | 64.6 | 12.7:1 | 38% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 68.3 | 11.0:1 | 32% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 68.3 | 11.7:1 | 28% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | 57 | 12.9:1 | 24% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 671 | 55.6 | 12.1:1 | 18% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 658 | 53 | 12.4:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 54 | 11.1:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 9% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (671 to 821); teachers up 16% (55.6 to 64.6).
About Pleasant Grove High School
In TEXARKANA, Texas, part of Bowie County, Pleasant Grove High School is a high school. Total enrollment is 821 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
Pleasant Grove High School is one school in a 4-school district, PLEASANT GROVE ISD, which enrolls 2,366 students.
The share of White students at Pleasant Grove High School is 67%, a majority. The school is also 17% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Bowie County at about 64% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Pleasant Grove High School has 64.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.7:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. That is lower than the 68% average for public schools in Bowie County.
Among Texas public high schools, Pleasant Grove High School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Pleasant Grove High School are 12.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.9% actual, 57.5% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Bowie County show that median household income comes to about $59,803, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 46, with about 17,523 students.
Measured in a straight line, Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Pleasant Grove High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 69.9% is above the 49.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count increased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bowie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,115
Census ACS
Median income
$59,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
17,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEASANT GROVE ISD
- Pleasant Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Pleasant Grove Intermediate SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other schools in TEXARKANA
- Texas High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Texas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,421 students
- Liberty-Eylau Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Liberty-Eylau High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Pleasant Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Liberty-Eylau Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other Pleasant Grove High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Grove High. Pleasant Grove High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Pleasant Grove HighElk Grove, CA · 2,536 students
- Pleasant Grove HighPLEASANT GROVE, UT · 1,905 students
- Pleasant Grove High SchoolPleasant Grove, AL · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School0.2 mi · 351
- Waggoner Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 337
- Pleasant Grove Intermediate School1.5 mi · 514
- Pleasant Grove Middle School1.5 mi · 537
- Nash Elementary School1.7 mi · 667
- Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School1.9 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Grove High SchoolHow many students attend Pleasant Grove High School?
Pleasant Grove High School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pleasant Grove High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Grove High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove High School is approximately 12.7:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pleasant Grove High School?
Pleasant Grove High School reports a student body of 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Grove High School?
Pleasant Grove High School is overseen by PLEASANT GROVE ISD in Bowie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.