Pleasant Grove Elementary School
601 Park Rd Pleasant Grove AL, 35127, Jefferson County Phone: 205-379-5200 Ranking:  (448 out of 1,064, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Jefferson County School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 44 | 48 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 63 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 649 | 652 | 669 | 709 | 869 | 900 | 916 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 88 | 13.6% | 97 | 14.9% | 113 | 16.9% | 91 | 12.8% | 90 | 10.4% | 116 | 12.9% | 122 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 111 | 17.1% | 107 | 16.4% | 96 | 14.3% | 102 | 14.4% | 128 | 14.7% | 129 | 14.3% | 115 | 12.6% |
| Grade 2: | 109 | 16.8% | 91 | 14.0% | 88 | 13.2% | 128 | 18.1% | 133 | 15.3% | 123 | 13.7% | 128 | 14.0% |
| Grade 3: | 106 | 16.3% | 94 | 14.4% | 130 | 19.4% | 126 | 17.8% | 121 | 13.9% | 134 | 14.9% | 128 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 98 | 15.1% | 133 | 20.4% | 123 | 18.4% | 121 | 17.1% | 135 | 15.5% | 130 | 14.4% | 130 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | 137 | 21.1% | 130 | 19.9% | 119 | 17.8% | 141 | 19.9% | 134 | 15.4% | 131 | 14.6% | 142 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 341 | 52.5% | 340 | 52.1% | 329 | 49.2% | 358 | 50.5% | 425 | 48.9% | 473 | 52.6% | 493 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 308 | 47.5% | 312 | 47.9% | 340 | 50.8% | 351 | 49.5% | 427 | 49.1% | 419 | 46.6% | 419 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 453 | 69.8% | 454 | 69.6% | 442 | 66.1% | 454 | 64.0% | 586 | 67.4% | 573 | 63.7% | 554 | 60.5% |
| White: | 169 | 26.0% | 179 | 27.5% | 208 | 31.1% | 234 | 33.0% | 262 | 30.1% | 315 | 35.0% | 355 | 38.8% |
| 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: | 11 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 304 | 46.8% | 283 | 43.4% | 307 | 45.9% | 263 | 37.1% | 266 | 30.6% | 197 | 21.9% | 185 | 20.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 9.1% | 71 | 10.9% | 63 | 9.4% | 43 | 6.1% | 99 | 11.4% | 79 | 8.8% | 100 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.75 | 13.58 | 15.20 | 13.06 | 16.18 | 15.10 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 51.7% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 43% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 47% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.11% | 37.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.25% | 36.55% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 63% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.57% | 61.22% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.91% | 65.34% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 48.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.04% | 43.75% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.88% | 44.47% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 50.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.36% | 39.22% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.47% | 39.69% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 72.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.89% | 68.71% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.95% | 73.6% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.77% | 77.93% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.78% | 81.91% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.62% | 86.57% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.15% | 89.74% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.03% | 81.62% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.46% | 81.59% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 80.07% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.47% | 82.07% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 83.18% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 87.93% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 71.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.52% | 74.37% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.35% | 74% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 77.14% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 80.93% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84.62% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.39% | 88.2% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 82.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.81% | 83.34% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.89% | 83.07% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.59% | 84.52% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.59% | 83.51% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 85.8% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.39% | 87.67% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 73.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.62% | 69.34% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.67% | 75.27% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.39% | 79.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.54% | 83.05% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.81% | 90.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.39% | 92.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.46% | 82.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.67% | 83.18% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.06% | 83.43% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 85.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.44% | 87.39% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.78% | 88.39% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 57.8% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 66% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 71.6% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 67.09% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.92% | 67.99% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.97% | 71.27% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.34% | 72.57% | 76.94% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 83.9% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.2% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 81.7% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.45% | 85.9% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 86.75% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.13% | 85.52% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 85.45% | 86.13% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.36% | 66.84% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.73% | 70.15% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 75.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.09% | 73.96% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.43% | 74.86% | 80.09% |
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* Pleasant Grove Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.