Pleasantdale Elementary School
555 Pleasant Valley Way
West Orange NJ, 07052, Essex County
Phone: 973-669-5452
Ranking: (1,219 out of 1,847, bottom 34%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Orange Town 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: | 39 | 41 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 67 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 492 | 468 | 424 | 437 | 439 | 430 | 464 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 5.7% | 26 | 5.6% | 26 | 6.1% | 25 | 5.7% | 18 | 4.1% | 15 | 3.5% | 35 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten: | 67 | 13.6% | 63 | 13.5% | 45 | 10.6% | 41 | 9.4% | 57 | 13.0% | 53 | 12.3% | 47 | 10.1% |
Grade 1: | 48 | 9.8% | 49 | 10.5% | 41 | 9.7% | 53 | 12.1% | 54 | 12.3% | 37 | 8.6% | 42 | 9.1% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 10.4% | 48 | 10.3% | 55 | 13.0% | 51 | 11.7% | 35 | 8.0% | 47 | 10.9% | 42 | 9.1% |
Grade 3: | 47 | 9.6% | 58 | 12.4% | 55 | 13.0% | 42 | 9.6% | 48 | 10.9% | 40 | 9.3% | 48 | 10.3% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 11.2% | 57 | 12.2% | 45 | 10.6% | 46 | 10.5% | 39 | 8.9% | 53 | 12.3% | 50 | 10.8% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 14.2% | 41 | 8.8% | 47 | 11.1% | 45 | 10.3% | 56 | 12.8% | 52 | 12.1% | 49 | 10.6% |
Ungraded: | 126 | 25.6% | 126 | 26.9% | 110 | 25.9% | 134 | 30.7% | 132 | 30.1% | 133 | 30.9% | 151 | 32.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 286 | 58.1% | 281 | 60.0% | 251 | 59.2% | 256 | 58.6% | 252 | 57.4% | 244 | 56.7% | 262 | 56.5% |
Female: | 206 | 41.9% | 187 | 40.0% | 173 | 40.8% | 181 | 41.4% | 187 | 42.6% | 186 | 43.3% | 198 | 42.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 27 | 5.5% | 22 | 4.7% | 24 | 5.7% | 22 | 5.0% | 21 | 4.8% | 28 | 6.5% | 40 | 8.6% |
Hispanic: | 177 | 36.0% | 158 | 33.8% | 134 | 31.6% | 126 | 28.8% | 127 | 28.9% | 120 | 27.9% | 116 | 25.0% |
Black: | 168 | 34.1% | 157 | 33.5% | 161 | 38.0% | 180 | 41.2% | 165 | 37.6% | 159 | 37.0% | 171 | 36.9% |
White: | 106 | 21.5% | 114 | 24.4% | 94 | 22.2% | 101 | 23.1% | 121 | 27.6% | 122 | 28.4% | 137 | 29.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 2.8% | 15 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.4% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 179 | 36.4% | 140 | 29.9% | 137 | 32.3% | 129 | 29.5% | 104 | 23.7% | 86 | 20.0% | 75 | 16.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 5.5% | 22 | 4.7% | 19 | 4.5% | 20 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.6% | 26 | 6.0% | 27 | 5.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 11.56 | 10.19 | 12.14 | 11.55 | 5.00 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 85.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.1% | 84.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 87.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.3% | 89.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 70.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.3% | 69.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 70.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50.8% | 77.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.5% | 75.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 83.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 85.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.7% | 89.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.9% | 85.5% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61.0% | 74.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64% | 77.5% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 83.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60.7% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 84.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 82.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 89.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.4% | 86.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 84.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 86.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 84.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 64.8% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.3% | 59.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 64.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 70.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45.4% | 70.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51.5% | 67.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.3% | 74.9% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.8% | 77.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 82.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.6% | 84.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.4% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.9% | 67.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 78.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 82.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 87.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 87.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 78.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 80.6% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.8% | 85.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.7% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.7% | 92.8% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.4% | 92.3% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 93.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.0% | 94.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 92.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.3% | 65.1% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64.1% | 75.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 69.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46.9% | 64.1% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 61.9% | 70.4% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66.0% | 69.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 87.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.7% | 79.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 79.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.2% | 81.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.5% | 84.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 89.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 78.0% | 88.7% | 79.9% |
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* Pleasantdale Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.