Is Pleasant Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Elementary ranks 3330 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 593 students attended Pleasant Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Los Tules Middle High : Tulare Western High

Pleasant Elementary

Summary:

Pleasant Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tulare, California, serving 641 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Tulare City School District, which is ranked 1258 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Pleasant Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with below-average performance on state assessments. However, the school performs relatively better for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, where it ranks in the top half or top third of California schools. This suggests the school may be providing targeted support and interventions for these populations. The school also faces significant challenges, including high rates of economic disadvantage, with 85.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, which rose from 3.8% in 2018-2019 to 33.3% in 2021-2022 before dropping to 14.2% in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools in the Tulare City School District, such as Frank Kohn Elementary, Mission Valley Elementary, and Garden Elementary, Pleasant Elementary generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level. However, one exception is Oak Valley Elementary, which is in a different district (Oak Valley Union Elementary) and significantly outperforms Pleasant Elementary and the other Tulare City schools on state assessments.

Detail:

Public K-5

1855 West Pleasant Ave.
Tulare, CA 93274-1765

(559) 685-7300

District: Tulare City

SchoolDigger Rank:
3330^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,918

Students who attend Pleasant Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Tules Middle
High:	Tulare Western High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.7

Number of students: 593

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

White:

5.6%

African American:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasant Elementary ranks worse than 56.8% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tulare City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.46. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.5%), White (5.6%), African American (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Elementary is 24.7. 9 elementary schools in the Tulare City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pleasant Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Elementary is $10,918. 6 elementary schools in the Tulare City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Elementary 3330^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Tulare City:

SchoolDigger ranks Tulare City 1258^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pleasant Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	40.23	2630^th	4809	45.3%
2005	41.39	2640^th	4822	45.3%
2006	46.44	2363^rd	4818	51.0%
2007	37.30	3089^th	5113	39.6%
2008	41.36	2863^rd	5113	44.0%
2009	32.33	3533^rd	5193	32.0%
2010	29.64	3878^th	5314	27.0%
2011	28.84	4070^th	5377	24.3%
2012	19.64	4666^th	5390	13.4%
2013	29.62	4077^th	5530	26.3%
2015	22.98	4329^th	5611	22.8%
2016	27.70	3953^rd	5614	29.6%
2017	24.19	4325^th	5692	24.0%
2018	28.03	3993^rd	5662	29.5%
2019	35.00	3535^th	5789	38.9%
2021	22.46	1102^nd	1417	22.2%
2022	32.00	3700^th	5883	37.1%
2023	34.92	3508^th	5874	40.3%
2024	37.46	3330^th	5862	43.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.67	1780^th	3246	45.2%
2019	59.10	862^nd	3275	73.7%
2021	35.91	384^th	602	36.2%
2022	39.46	1841^st	3311	44.4%
2023	73.00	422^nd	3250	87.0%
2024	63.00	609^th	3160	80.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.67	3122^nd	5084	38.6%
2019	46.28	2660^th	5173	48.6%
2021	38.12	677^th	1110	39.0%
2022	48.15	2391^st	5264	54.6%
2023	48.16	2482^nd	5374	53.8%
2024	41.56	3016^th	5511	45.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.10	4229^th	5413	21.9%
2019	37.81	3244^th	5492	40.9%
2021	23.85	953^rd	1267	24.8%
2022	29.42	3792^nd	5635	32.7%
2023	29.96	3764^th	5617	33.0%
2024	40.31	3042^nd	5605	45.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.44	3512^th	5431	35.3%
2019	33.80	3477^th	5510	36.9%
2021	22.95	986^th	1272	22.5%
2022	34.91	3378^th	5663	40.3%
2023	39.84	3073^rd	5650	45.6%
2024	35.12	3415^th	5636	39.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	43.67	2633^rd	4830	45.5%
2019	51.13	2211^th	4963	55.5%
2022	44.30	2574^th	5084	49.4%
2023	53.16	2047^th	5098	59.8%
2024	51.43	2178^th	5102	57.3%

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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	14.10	2417^th	2726	11.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pleasant Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	188	49	15	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1989	196	57	18	173	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1990	205	56	32	220	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1991	250	49	24	232	2	n/a	n/a	0	557
1992	218	58	30	267	7	n/a	n/a	0	580
1993	251	61	27	304	6	n/a	n/a	0	649
1994	237	70	34	371	6	n/a	n/a	0	718
1995	249	81	24	440	7	n/a	n/a	0	801
1996	249	81	24	440	7	n/a	n/a	0	801
1997	248	88	33	467	9	n/a	n/a	0	845
1998	203	66	12	416	3	n/a	n/a	0	700
1999	212	63	11	399	1	n/a	n/a	0	686
2000	210	61	17	404	2	n/a	n/a	0	694
2001	226	42	16	436	5	n/a	n/a	0	725
2002	182	44	11	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2003	182	44	11	466	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2004	155	45	2	457	0	n/a	n/a	11	670
2005	144	36	5	502	0	n/a	n/a	9	696
2006	133	37	7	531	6	n/a	n/a	6	720
2007	121	39	11	537	3	n/a	n/a	0	711
2008	111	46	12	547	3	n/a	n/a	0	719
2009	89	41	11	552	2	3	0	0	698
2010	86	36	9	586	4	4	2	0	727
2011	80	29	10	581	3	2	1	0	706
2012	74	28	9	620	4	2	2	0	739
2013	83	25	4	624	1	2	0	0	739
2014	75	26	6	594	1	0	4	0	706
2015	51	25	8	582	1	1	3	0	671
2016	56	28	8	569	1	1	3	0	666
2017	53	30	15	592	1	0	3	0	694
2018	51	25	16	587	3	0	3	0	685
2019	52	18	13	603	2	3	6	0	697
2020	59	27	15	584	1	2	12	0	700
2021	52	22	14	568	1	1	11	0	669
2022	57	26	11	558	0	1	13	0	666
2023	45	21	10	551	0	1	13	0	641
2024	33	16	10	519	1	1	13	0	593

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pleasant Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	419	18.0	23.2	n/a
1989	444	19.0	23.3	n/a
1990	513	19.0	27.0	n/a
1991	557	24.0	23.2	n/a
1992	580	24.4	23.7	63.8
1993	649	25.0	26.0	67.6
1994	718	28.0	25.6	68.9
1995	801	31.0	25.8	72.5
1996	801	31.0	25.8	72.5
1997	845	33.0	25.6	77
1998	700	30.5	23.0	69.9
1999	686	31.0	22.1	64.1
2000	694	35.0	19.8	68.2
2001	725	36.0	20.1	66.9
2002	703	34.0	20.7	67.6
2003	703	34.0	20.7	67.6
2004	670	33.0	20.3	71.2
2005	696	34.0	20.5	73.7
2006	720	36.0	20.0	73.1
2007	711	36.0	19.8	76.2
2008	719	38.0	18.9	82.6
2009	698	36.0	18.4	83.1
2010	727	36.0	20.1	87.5
2011	706	n/a	n/a	89.4
2012	739	33.0	22.3	84.3
2013	739	33.0	22.3	88.4
2014	706	28.0	25.2	92.5
2015	671	28.0	23.9	90.5
2016	666	28.0	23.7	89.9
2017	694	28.0	24.7	88.8
2018	685	28.0	24.4	91.5
2019	697	27.0	25.8	88.1
2020	700	n/a	n/a	88.4
2021	669	26.8	24.9	87.7
2022	666	29.0	22.9	83.6
2023	641	28.0	22.8	85
2024	593	24.0	24.7	79.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pleasant Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	419	18.0	23.2	n/a
1989	444	19.0	23.3	n/a
1990	513	19.0	27.0	n/a
1991	557	24.0	23.2	n/a
1992	580	24.4	23.7	63.8
1993	649	25.0	26.0	67.6
1994	718	28.0	25.6	68.9
1995	801	31.0	25.8	72.5
1996	801	31.0	25.8	72.5
1997	845	33.0	25.6	77
1998	700	30.5	23.0	69.9
1999	686	31.0	22.1	64.1
2000	694	35.0	19.8	68.2
2001	725	36.0	20.1	66.9
2002	703	34.0	20.7	67.6
2003	703	34.0	20.7	67.6
2004	670	33.0	20.3	71.2
2005	696	34.0	20.5	73.7
2006	720	36.0	20.0	73.1
2007	711	36.0	19.8	76.2
2008	719	38.0	18.9	82.6
2009	698	36.0	18.4	83.1
2010	727	36.0	20.1	87.5
2011	706	n/a	n/a	89.4
2012	739	33.0	22.3	84.3
2013	739	33.0	22.3	88.4
2014	706	28.0	25.2	92.5
2015	671	28.0	23.9	90.5
2016	666	28.0	23.7	89.9
2017	694	28.0	24.7	88.8
2018	685	28.0	24.4	91.5
2019	697	27.0	25.8	88.1
2020	700	n/a	n/a	88.4
2021	669	26.8	24.9	87.7
2022	666	29.0	22.9	83.6
2023	641	28.0	22.8	85
2024	593	24.0	24.7	79.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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