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Pleasant Gardens Elementary Primary School
100 John Roach Dr
Marion NC, 28752, Mcdowell County
Phone: 828-724-4422
Ranking: 
(652 out of 1,874, top 35%)*
(652 out of 1,874, top 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: McDowell County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 409 | 416 | 427 | 383 | 425 | 467 | 458 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 13 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.7% | 16 | 4.2% | 12 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 15.2% | 61 | 14.7% | 64 | 15.0% | 24 | 6.3% | 39 | 9.2% | 60 | 12.8% | 65 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 17.4% | 70 | 16.8% | 52 | 12.2% | 35 | 9.1% | 59 | 13.9% | 67 | 14.3% | 63 | 13.8% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 16.1% | 52 | 12.5% | 40 | 9.4% | 61 | 15.9% | 52 | 12.2% | 71 | 15.2% | 62 | 13.5% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 12.0% | 45 | 10.8% | 60 | 14.1% | 52 | 13.6% | 69 | 16.2% | 68 | 14.6% | 65 | 14.2% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 9.8% | 63 | 15.1% | 51 | 11.9% | 66 | 17.2% | 62 | 14.6% | 66 | 14.1% | 69 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 67 | 16.4% | 49 | 11.8% | 61 | 14.3% | 66 | 17.2% | 65 | 15.3% | 69 | 14.8% | 67 | 14.6% |
| Grade 6: | 54 | 13.2% | 63 | 15.1% | 83 | 19.4% | 63 | 16.4% | 67 | 15.8% | 66 | 14.1% | 67 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 51.3% | 207 | 49.8% | 211 | 49.4% | 187 | 48.8% | 202 | 47.5% | 212 | 45.4% | 210 | 45.9% |
| Female: | 199 | 48.7% | 209 | 50.2% | 216 | 50.6% | 196 | 51.2% | 215 | 50.6% | 247 | 52.9% | 234 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 12.2% | 57 | 13.7% | 53 | 12.4% | 41 | 10.7% | 40 | 9.4% | 50 | 10.7% | 47 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 16 | 3.8% | 28 | 6.0% | 13 | 2.8% |
| White: | 325 | 79.5% | 332 | 79.8% | 348 | 81.5% | 322 | 84.1% | 365 | 85.9% | 384 | 82.2% | 384 | 83.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 5.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 214 | 52.3% | 223 | 53.6% | 208 | 48.7% | 188 | 49.1% | 184 | 43.3% | 172 | 36.8% | 180 | 39.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 10.8% | 21 | 5.0% | 39 | 9.1% | 35 | 9.1% | 53 | 12.5% | 37 | 7.9% | 47 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.34 | 13.87 | 14.48 | 12.77 | 14.20 | 14.60 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 71.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 72% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83.5% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 84.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 39.0% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.1% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 79.1% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 57.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68.1% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 71% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 74.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 43.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 63.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.2% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 87.1% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 48.1% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 86.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 54.5% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 72.7% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 72.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.9% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 38.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 49.4% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 51.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 57.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 65.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 66.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 78.5% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 82.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 84.6% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 43.0% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 88.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 57.2% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.5% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 74.3% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 74.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.0% | 38.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 47% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 69.9% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 78.9% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.1% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.6% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.0% | 48.4% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.1% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 63.8% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 74.6% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 82% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.3% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 89.1% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 82.5% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 29.7% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 85.1% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 85.6% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 67.3% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 76.8% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.1% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 81.9% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 82.1% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 50.3% | 46.4% |
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* Pleasant Gardens Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.