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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT GROVE ISD·NCES 483513012449
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School
8480 N KINGS HWY, TEXARKANA, TX 75503 · (903) 832-0001 · Bowie County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
228 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%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
Students here typically continue to
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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Intermediate School
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School this school | 514 | 44.4% | 54.2% |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School TEXARKANA | 494 | 47.4% | N/A |
| Stanton-Smith Elementary School WHITEHOUSE | 486 | 42.0% | 80.0% |
| Hughes Springs Elementary School HUGHES SPRINGS | 531 | 51.8% | 48.5% |
| John G Tower Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 448 | 44.6% | 55.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 472 | 44.3% | 60.4% |
Matched among Texas 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 Grove Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,126 of 4,401 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,177 of 4,466 ▲ 379 | #5 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,060 of 4,466 ▼ 128 | #4 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,099 of 3,998 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #2,384 of 4,938 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,302 of 4,622 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #2,012 of 4,628 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #3,793 of 4,789 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #878 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
514
+85 (+20%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 514 | 32.1 | 16.0:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 42% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 35.4 | 13.6:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 37% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 33.3 | 14.4:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 22% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Grove Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (479 to 514); teachers down 4% (33.3 to 32.1).
About Pleasant Grove Intermediate School
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in TEXARKANA, Texas. It reported 514 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25.
PLEASANT GROVE ISD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,366 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is 65% White. Next come 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Bowie County overall, the White share is about 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
With 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pleasant Grove Intermediate School, 44% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bowie County averages 68%, higher than here.
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.8% for Pleasant Grove Intermediate School. The school posts 54.2%, within a point of the prediction.
Looking at the county, Bowie County, the median household earns about $59,803 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Pleasant Grove Intermediate School, Bowie County has 46 public schools.
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School's closest public school neighbor is Pleasant Grove High School, about 1.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pleasant Grove Intermediate School at 4th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is Suburb: Small.
The school grew from 429 students in 2020-21 to 514 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Pleasant Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 494 students
Other schools in TEXARKANA
- Texas High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Texas Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,421 students
- Pleasant Grove High SchoolHigh · 821 students
- Liberty-Eylau Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Liberty-Eylau High SchoolHigh · 543 students
- Pleasant Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Grove High School1.5 mi · 821
- Martha & Josh Morriss Math & Engineering Elementary School1.5 mi · 351
- Waggoner Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 337
- Nash Elementary School2.3 mi · 667
- Pleasant Grove Middle School2.6 mi · 537
- Red Lick Middle School2.9 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Grove Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Pleasant Grove Intermediate School?
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 03-05.
Is Pleasant Grove Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Pleasant Grove Intermediate School have?
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Grove Intermediate School?
At Pleasant Grove Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Grove Intermediate School in?
Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is part of PLEASANT GROVE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.