Is Pleasantdale Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Pleasantdale Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 81 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Pleasantdale Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended Pleasantdale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasantdale Elementary School?

Students at Pleasantdale Elementary School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pleasantdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasantdale Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Pleasantdale Middle School High : Lyons Township High School

Pleasantdale Elementary School

Summary:

Pleasantdale Elementary School is a public elementary school located in La Grange, Illinois, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 490 students. The school is part of the Pleasantdale School District 107, which is ranked 26 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasantdale Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 38 and 145 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with 67.4% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 68.6% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly outperforming the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's 4th-grade students stand out, with 81.5% proficient or better in ELA and 70.4% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 37.8% and 28.4%. Pleasantdale's English Language Learner (ELL) students have also consistently ranked among the top 3-6 ELL students in Illinois over the past several years.

Pleasantdale Elementary School's performance across various student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, White, ELL, and low socioeconomic status, is particularly noteworthy, as the school consistently ranks among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to support the academic achievement of diverse student populations. Additionally, the school's relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.4% to 13.0% over the past 5 years, which is lower than the state average, may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

8100 School St
La Grange, IL 60525-5225

(708) 246-4700

District: Pleasantdale School District 107

SchoolDigger Rank:
81^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,571

Students who attend Pleasantdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasantdale Middle School
High:	Lyons Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

15.3%

Asian:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 18.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasantdale Elementary School ranks better than 96.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.77. (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: White (74.8%), Hispanic (15.3%), Asian (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 18.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasantdale Elementary School is 12.2. (See more...)

Compare Pleasantdale Elementary School employs 39 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasantdale Elementary School is $17,571.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasantdale Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasantdale Elementary School 81^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pleasantdale Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Pleasantdale School District 107:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasantdale School District 107 26^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pleasantdale Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	78.45	398^th	2020	80.3%
2004	82.86	246^th	2030	87.9%
2005	83.67	181^st	2022	91.0%
2006	86.13	73^rd	2086	96.5%
2007	85.14	90^th	2095	95.7%
2008	87.48	59^th	2092	97.2%
2009	87.50	68^th	2120	96.8%
2010	86.06	101^st	2139	95.3%
2011	84.67	160^th	2147	92.5%
2012	86.32	83^rd	2166	96.2%
2013	92.20	81^st	2167	96.3%
2014	89.00	159^th	2093	92.4%
2015	84.00	298^th	2052	85.5%
2016	87.46	220^th	2046	89.2%
2017	87.68	205^th	2044	90.0%
2018	93.28	104^th	2037	94.9%
2019	90.63	145^th	2086	93.0%
2021	97.78	38^th	1948	98.0%
2022	93.17	109^th	2082	94.8%
2023	96.95	42^nd	2077	98.0%
2024	95.77	81^st	2067	96.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.16	6^th	718	99.2%
2021	99.70	1^st	537	99.8%
2022	99.52	3^rd	768	99.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	86.64	46^th	640	92.8%
2023	69.31	244^th	1156	78.9%
2024	82.85	129^th	1195	89.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	98.08	17^th	1808	99.1%
2024	98.81	14^th	1793	99.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	93.37	79^th	1964	96.0%
2019	88.65	171^st	2019	91.5%
2021	95.26	50^th	1680	97.0%
2022	93.70	95^th	1970	95.2%
2023	97.17	30^th	1957	98.5%
2024	96.61	48^th	1942	97.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.29	172^nd	907	81.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.54	117^th	1972	94.1%
2019	91.25	127^th	2019	93.7%
2021	97.88	23^rd	1707	98.7%
2022	91.46	129^th	1977	93.5%
2023	93.63	91^st	1984	95.4%
2024	91.14	147^th	1959	92.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	96.53	19^th	970	98.0%

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Rank History for White students at Pleasantdale Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.90	135^th	1463	90.8%
2019	80.28	210^th	1462	85.6%
2021	90.50	72^nd	1308	94.5%
2022	87.18	106^th	1425	92.6%
2023	92.38	48^th	1419	96.6%
2024	89.38	96^th	1392	93.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Pleasantdale Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	99	n/a	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	104
1990	87	n/a	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	91
1991	93	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	96
1992	104	2	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	110
1993	106	0	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	111
1994	272	2	9	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
1995	319	4	16	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	360
1996	319	4	16	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	360
1997	359	1	16	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1998	375	1	12	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1999	358	1	15	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
2000	341	0	10	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	373
2001	367	4	15	26	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
2002	392	3	10	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2003	392	3	10	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2004	400	5	14	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	451
2005	412	4	17	13	0	n/a	n/a	24	470
2006	406	11	22	28	1	n/a	n/a	10	478
2007	414	9	23	20	0	n/a	n/a	12	478
2008	411	9	29	19	0	n/a	n/a	25	493
2009	384	8	36	22	0	n/a	n/a	25	475
2010	391	7	33	20	3	n/a	n/a	26	480
2011	375	8	43	35	2	0	15	0	478
2012	378	6	37	42	1	1	3	0	468
2013	349	6	35	53	0	1	16	0	460
2014	346	5	44	52	0	0	16	0	463
2015	349	10	36	58	1	0	12	0	466
2016	346	8	31	62	2	0	15	0	464
2017	345	5	38	61	1	0	13	0	463
2018	331	7	30	52	0	0	17	0	437
2019	338	4	30	52	0	0	16	0	440
2020	350	2	26	68	1	0	16	0	463
2021	360	0	25	59	1	0	16	0	461
2022	345	3	35	68	1	0	15	0	467
2023	377	0	27	67	0	0	19	0	490
2024	357	0	29	73	0	1	17	0	477

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 Pleasantdale Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	104	5.3	19.6	n/a
1990	91	4.9	18.5	n/a
1991	96	3.5	27.4	n/a
1992	110	5.0	22.0	n/a
1993	111	6.5	17.1	n/a
1994	295	19.5	15.1	n/a
1995	360	22.0	16.4	n/a
1996	360	22.0	16.4	n/a
1997	401	25.5	15.7	n/a
1998	407	26.0	15.7	n/a
1999	394	27.9	14.1	n/a
2000	373	27.6	13.5	n/a
2001	412	29.0	14.2	n/a
2002	442	29.5	15.0	5
2003	442	29.5	15.0	5
2004	451	31.3	14.4	5.1
2005	470	31.2	15.1	5.8
2006	478	31.2	15.3	3.6
2007	478	28.0	17.1	2.1
2008	493	28.0	17.6	3
2009	475	31.2	15.2	4.9
2010	480	30.8	15.5	7.7
2011	478	31.8	15.0	8.2
2012	468	31.6	14.7	9.8
2013	460	47.0	9.7	9.3
2014	463	38.1	12.1	7.8
2015	466	33.0	14.1	12.7
2016	464	32.0	14.5	9.3
2017	463	33.3	13.8	10.8
2018	437	32.2	13.5	7.1
2019	440	33.4	13.1	8.4
2020	463	35.9	12.8	9.3
2021	461	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	467	35.0	13.3	12.4
2023	490	38.0	12.8	15.9
2024	477	39.0	12.2	18.7

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 Pleasantdale Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	104	5.3	19.6	n/a
1990	91	4.9	18.5	n/a
1991	96	3.5	27.4	n/a
1992	110	5.0	22.0	n/a
1993	111	6.5	17.1	n/a
1994	295	19.5	15.1	n/a
1995	360	22.0	16.4	n/a
1996	360	22.0	16.4	n/a
1997	401	25.5	15.7	n/a
1998	407	26.0	15.7	n/a
1999	394	27.9	14.1	n/a
2000	373	27.6	13.5	n/a
2001	412	29.0	14.2	n/a
2002	442	29.5	15.0	5
2003	442	29.5	15.0	5
2004	451	31.3	14.4	5.1
2005	470	31.2	15.1	5.8
2006	478	31.2	15.3	3.6
2007	478	28.0	17.1	2.1
2008	493	28.0	17.6	3
2009	475	31.2	15.2	4.9
2010	480	30.8	15.5	7.7
2011	478	31.8	15.0	8.2
2012	468	31.6	14.7	9.8
2013	460	47.0	9.7	9.3
2014	463	38.1	12.1	7.8
2015	466	33.0	14.1	12.7
2016	464	32.0	14.5	9.3
2017	463	33.3	13.8	10.8
2018	437	32.2	13.5	7.1
2019	440	33.4	13.1	8.4
2020	463	35.9	12.8	9.3
2021	461	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	467	35.0	13.3	12.4
2023	490	38.0	12.8	15.9
2024	477	39.0	12.2	18.7

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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