PLEASANTVILLE EL

PLEASANTVILLE EL is one of the low-enrollment primary schools in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by HOUSTON ISD, with 219 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 58% below typical.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), PLEASANTVILLE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PLEASANTVILLE EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 44% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PLEASANTVILLE EL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PLEASANTVILLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.4%; this one delivers 42.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), PLEASANTVILLE EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HOLLAND MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PLEASANTVILLE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLEASANTVILLE EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 281 students in 2018 compared to 219 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 69% to 44% over that span.

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