Summary:
Pleasantdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Doraville, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 629 students. The school is part of the DeKalb County School District, which is ranked 138 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pleasantdale Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, with a ranking between 1102-1141 out of around 1,250 schools over the past 5 years, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 4 years.
Pleasantdale Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the DeKalb County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments, with only 20.6% of 3rd graders, 14.3% of 4th graders, and 19.8% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA, compared to 31.6%, 30.5%, and 40.8% for DeKalb County, respectively. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.44% to 83.31% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the nearby Henderson Mill, Hawthorne, Oakcliff, Livsey, and Evansdale elementary schools.
Pleasantdale Elementary's performance has declined over the past 5 years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 752 out of 1,234 schools in 2018-2019 to 1,106 out of 1,248 schools in 2023-2024. The school's high percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch, as well as its low overall ranking and academic performance, suggest that it may be facing challenges related to socioeconomic factors, resource allocation, and/or instructional quality that are impacting student learning and achievement.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
DeKalb County
SchoolDigger Rank:
1106th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Pleasantdale Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.9
Number of students: 629
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
63.0%
African American:
29.6%
White:
3.2%
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Two or more races:
1.7%
Asian:
1.6%
American Indian:
0.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.3%
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