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Pleasant Valley Middle

14320 NE 50TH AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98686 · (360) 885-5500 · Clark County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
447
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
220 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 511526%
Grade 610924%
Grade 711325%
Grade 811025%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
28664%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
8920%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
143%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
164%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
378%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
22851%
Female
21949%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
48.1%
WA avg 49.0% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
39.1%
WA avg 39.2% . -9.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2348.1%39.1%
2021-2252.2%35.2%
2018-1953.5%47.6%
2017-1856.6%49.8%
2016-1759.5%52.6%
2015-1661.1%51.4%
2014-1557.1%49.1%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Pleasant Valley Middle

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pleasant Valley Middle this school44749.2%N/A
Blaine Middle School
BLAINE
47146.1%37.2%
Sultan Middle School
Sultan
46252.8%41.7%
Kingston Middle School
Kingston
45548.8%37.4%
Granite Falls Middle School
Granite Falls
44848.2%31.3%
Ridgeline Middle School
Yelm
56846.8%46.2%
Matched among Washington middle 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 Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Clark County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#137 of 357
▲ 15
#9 of 26
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.1%#170 of 357
▼ 38
#13 of 26
▼ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
447#276 of 377#23 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#53 of 340#2 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.2%#203 of 340#13 of 26
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.2%#191 of 359#8 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.8%#49 of 192#7 of 19
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
447
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254472617.2:149% (220)
2023-243912615.0:147% (184)
2022-2339626.514.9:145% (179)
2020-214432716.4:139% (173)
2017-1854434.215.9:135% (191)
2015-165073215.8:138% (191)
2010-114112615.8:138% (158)
2000-014512319.6:1N/A
1990-914912420.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Valley Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (544 to 447); teachers down 24% (34.2 to 26).

About Pleasant Valley Middle

Pleasant Valley Middle is a small middle school. Its address is in VANCOUVER, Washington. It has an enrollment of 447 students in grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Washington average about 577 students, which makes this school 23% below average.

Battle Ground School District (20 schools, 12,754 students) runs Pleasant Valley Middle.

Federal enrollment data show Pleasant Valley Middle is 64% White. Next come 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 75% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.

For every teacher at Pleasant Valley Middle, there are about 17.2 students; the school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 220 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 49% of enrollment.

In Clark County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,536, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 151 public schools and about 74,406 students.

Pleasant Valley Primary is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 447, starting from 443.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students

Quick facts

School name
Pleasant Valley Middle
District
Battle Ground School District
Address
14320 NE 50TH AVE, VANCOUVER, WA 98686
Phone
(360) 885-5500
County
Clark County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
447
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
220 (49%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530038000054
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Battle Ground School District
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Other Pleasant Valley Middle schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pleasant Valley Middle. Pleasant Valley Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pleasant Valley Middle
What is the total enrollment at Pleasant Valley Middle?
Pleasant Valley Middle enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 05-08.
Is Pleasant Valley Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Valley Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Middle?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Valley Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Valley Middle?
At Pleasant Valley Middle, the student body is approximately 64% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Valley Middle?
Pleasant Valley Middle is overseen by Battle Ground School District in Clark County.
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