Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002558
Pleasantville Elementary School
1431 GELLHORN DR, HOUSTON, TX 77029 · (713) 671-3840 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- C-Three-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
14.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
218 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 35 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Pleasantville Elementary School
Pleasantville Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantville Elementary School this school | 219 | 99.5% | 36.6% |
| Clara Oliver Elementary School DALLAS | 251 | 96.8% | 30.8% |
| J P Starks Elementary School DALLAS | 255 | 98.4% | 55.8% |
| West Avenue Elementary School WACO | 249 | 96.4% | 25.2% |
| Martinez C Elementary School HOUSTON | 271 | 97.8% | 20.1% |
| Ross Elementary School HOUSTON | 262 | 96.2% | 36.1% |
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 Pleasantville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #2,993 of 4,401 | #417 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,748 of 4,466 ▲ 1,008 | #390 of 625 ▲ 168 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,887 of 4,466 ▲ 609 | #393 of 625 ▲ 105 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #345 of 3,998 | #41 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #4,566 of 4,938 | #652 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,089 of 4,622 | #280 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #2,155 of 4,628 | #284 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #50 of 4,789 | #19 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #1,005 of 2,838 | #192 of 441 |
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
219
-30 (-12%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | 100% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 98% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 97% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 95% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 19.8 | 14.2:1 | 96% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 93% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 52% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 71% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 40 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasantville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (281 to 219); teachers down 24% (19.8 to 15).
About Pleasantville Elementary School
Pleasantville Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in HOUSTON, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 219 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 58% smaller than that.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools with a combined 176,727 students. Pleasantville Elementary School is one of them.
Pleasantville Elementary School is 53% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 44% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pleasantville Elementary School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pleasantville Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Pleasantville Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
allk12 grades Pleasantville Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pleasantville Elementary School is +5.4 points: 36.6% actual, 31.2% predicted.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Pleasantville Elementary School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Holland Middle School, is about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Pleasantville Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 249 in 2020-21 to 219 in 2024-25.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
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Other Pleasantville Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pleasantville Elementary. Pleasantville Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Pleasantville ElementaryPleasantville, IA · 456 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolNew Castle, DE · 389 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolPleasantville, OH · 348 students
- Pleasantville Elementary SchoolPleasantville, PA · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Holland Middle School0.1 mi · 476
- Port Houston Elementary School0.7 mi · 255
- Martinez R Elementary School1.6 mi · 380
- Furr High School1.7 mi · 914
- Whittier Elementary School1.9 mi · 326
- Scroggins Elementary School2.0 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasantville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pleasantville Elementary School?
Pleasantville Elementary School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pleasantville Elementary School serve?
Pleasantville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pleasantville Elementary School have?
Pleasantville Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Pleasantville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pleasantville Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 53% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pleasantville Elementary School in?
Pleasantville Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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