Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMARILLO ISD·NCES 480813000172
Pleasant Valley Elementary School
4413 RIVER DR, AMARILLO, TX 79108 · (806) 326-5000 · Potter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
10.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
166 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
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STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +52.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 12.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Valley Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School this school | 195 | 85.1% | 55.4% |
| Willow Vista Eca AMARILLO | 223 | 84.3% | N/A |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School PAMPA | 193 | 81.3% | N/A |
| Meridian Elementary School MERIDIAN | 170 | 80.0% | 23.3% |
| Early Childhood Center KERRVILLE | 198 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Yoakum Annex YOAKUM | 185 | 81.1% | N/A |
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 Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Potter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #1,033 of 4,401 | #5 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #744 of 4,466 ▲ 114 | #3 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,320 of 4,466 ▲ 1,560 | #8 of 27 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.0pp | #208 of 3,998 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #4,647 of 4,938 | #29 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #1,552 of 4,789 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.1% | #146 of 2,838 | #4 of 26 |
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
195
-44 (-18%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 195 | 18.1 | 10.8:1 | 85% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 16.3 | 12.2:1 | 92% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 19.1 | 11.2:1 | 90% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 87% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 22.6 | 14.7:1 | 87% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 85% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 76% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 65% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (331 to 195); teachers down 20% (22.6 to 18.1).
About Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Pleasant Valley Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in AMARILLO, Texas. Enrolled students number 195 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Besides Pleasant Valley Elementary School, AMARILLO ISD runs 54 other schools. The district enrolls 29,321 students.
Pleasant Valley Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 45%. The remaining students are 43% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Pleasant Valley Elementary School comes in at 61%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.8:1, with 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Pleasant Valley Elementary School is 85%. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Potter County is 11 points.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Pleasant Valley Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are 18.0 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.4%, compared with a predicted 37.3%, which ranks in the top 10% in Texas.
Census estimates describe Potter County this way: median household income is about $53,249, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Potter County number 49 and enroll about 21,501.
The closest public school, Hamlet Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles from Pleasant Valley Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Pleasant Valley Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pleasant Valley Elementary School went from 239 students to 195. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.9:1 to 10.8:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,975
Census ACS
Median income
$53,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AMARILLO ISD
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 892 students
- Crockett Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Other schools in AMARILLO
- Tascosa High SchoolHigh · 2,176 students
- Amarillo High SchoolHigh · 2,161 students
- Caprock High SchoolHigh · 2,058 students
- Palo Duro High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
Other Pleasant Valley Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Pleasant Valley Elementary. Pleasant Valley Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 16.
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolParma, OH · 971 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolKunkletown, PA · 899 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolMcMurray, PA · 495 students
- Pleasant Valley ElementaryNovato, CA · 464 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolJacksonville, AL · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Hamlet Elementary School0.9 mi · 280
- Park Hills Elementary School1.8 mi · 174
- Palo Duro High School1.9 mi · 1,949
- Travis 6th Grade Campus1.9 mi · 275
- George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy1.9 mi · 325
- Travis Middle School2.0 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Pleasant Valley Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 45% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Elementary School?
Pleasant Valley Elementary School is overseen by AMARILLO ISD in Potter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.