PLEASANT RUN EL

Located at 427 W PLEASANT RUN RD, in LANCASTER, Texas, PLEASANT RUN EL is a reasonably sized primary school that instructs 597 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by LANCASTER ISD.

Across the 10 schools in LANCASTER ISD (6,822 students total), PLEASANT RUN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PLEASANT RUN EL logs that Black students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder comes out to 21% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PLEASANT RUN EL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dallas County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PLEASANT RUN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. PLEASANT RUN EL is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

The closest other public school is G W CARVER 6TH GRADE STEM LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PLEASANT RUN EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PLEASANT RUN EL's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 683 (now 597).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.