Pleasant Garden Elementary

Summary:

Pleasant Garden Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 438 and part of the Guilford County Schools district.

Pleasant Garden Elementary consistently outperforms the Guilford County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, 79.3% of 3rd graders, 69.3% of 4th graders, and 60.6% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 59.8%, 52.8%, and 55.2% for the district, respectively. The school also has a predominantly white student population, with 72.15% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 11.8 in 2020-2021 to 14.5 in 2022-2023.

Compared to the nearby schools, such as Julius I Foust Elementary, George C Simkins Junior Elementary, and Vandalia Elementary, Pleasant Garden Elementary stands out with its higher academic performance, lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and more favorable student-teacher ratio. However, the school's increasing percentage of economically disadvantaged students and the more variable performance of certain subgroups, such as white students and students with disabilities, indicate that the school may need to adapt its strategies to address the changing needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4833 Pleasant Garden Road
       Pleasant Garden, NC  27313-9273


(336) 674-4321

District: Guilford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
379th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,778 Help


Students who attend Pleasant Garden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southeast Guilford Middle
High:    Southeast Guilford High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  436

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.1%
Hispanic:
13.1%
African American:
9.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Compare Details Pleasant Garden Elementary ranks better than 74.8% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 14th among 67 ranked elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.1%), Hispanic (13.1%), African American (9.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Garden Elementary is 14.1. 36 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Garden Elementary is $10,778, which is the 29th highest among 67 elementary schools in the Guilford County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Garden Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Garden Elementary 379th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Garden Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Guilford County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Guilford County Schools 149th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pleasant Garden Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.47 318th 1276 75.1%
2007 75.25 257th 1293 80.1%
2008 60.88 532nd 1324 59.8%
2009 65.93 491st 1354 63.7%
2010 62.98 553rd 1363 59.4%
2011 71.66 372nd 1381 73.1%
2012 59.97 602nd 1388 56.6%
2013 56.22 569th 1403 59.4%
2014 68.83 414th 1390 70.2%
2015 61.55 548th 1440 61.9%
2016 63.08 513th 1425 64.0%
2017 53.05 700th 1429 51.0%
2018 53.89 677th 1434 52.8%
2019 62.66 528th 1473 64.2%
2021 68.40 420th 1489 71.8%
2022 66.22 473rd 1514 68.8%
2023 66.22 481st 1502 68.0%
2024 71.39 379th 1505 74.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 59.27 224th 801 72.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.43 725th 1332 45.6%
2019 57.17 537th 1361 60.5%
2021 86.98 80th 1329 94.0%
2022 71.80 258th 1366 81.1%
2023 74.22 251st 1437 82.5%
2024 69.25 339th 1450 76.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.94 855th 1405 39.1%
2019 58.02 590th 1424 58.6%
2021 55.46 599th 1440 58.4%
2022 67.63 416th 1458 71.5%
2023 57.82 592nd 1459 59.4%
2024 73.00 319th 1455 78.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.57 290th 897 67.7%
2019 57.16 279th 878 68.2%
2021 35.65 407th 646 37.0%
2022 30.69 456th 634 28.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.70 104th 612 83.0%
2021 58.82 253rd 494 48.8%
2022 70.21 14th 500 97.2%
2023 67.85 140th 582 75.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.02 511th 1413 63.8%
2019 64.87 455th 1430 68.2%
2021 74.04 338th 1444 76.6%
2022 62.87 514th 1464 64.9%
2023 70.72 358th 1461 75.5%
2024 65.90 456th 1464 68.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.19 393rd 927 57.6%
2019 38.60 612th 949 35.5%
2021 83.42 85th 896 90.5%
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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Garden Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.23 767th 1178 34.9%
2019 56.12 517th 1183 56.3%
2021 46.44 625th 1172 46.7%
2022 44.41 690th 1194 42.2%
2023 41.28 739th 1183 37.5%
2024 57.29 493rd 1166 57.7%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, 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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Pleasant Garden Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 510 43 0 4 5 n/a n/a 0 562
1989 510 49 2 3 7 n/a n/a 0 571
1990 532 56 2 4 5 n/a n/a 0 599
1991 574 69 2 7 7 n/a n/a 0 659
1992 591 53 0 4 6 n/a n/a 0 654
1993 613 56 0 6 6 n/a n/a 0 681
1994 633 70 2 4 8 n/a n/a 0 717
1995 680 77 6 4 5 n/a n/a 0 772
1996 680 77 6 4 5 n/a n/a 0 772
1997 666 80 4 4 12 n/a n/a 0 766
1998 659 103 3 3 7 n/a n/a 0 775
1999 654 109 4 6 11 n/a n/a 0 784
2000 613 113 2 6 15 n/a n/a 0 749
2001 599 107 3 10 18 n/a n/a 0 737
2002 518 119 7 30 14 n/a n/a 0 688
2003 518 119 7 30 14 n/a n/a 0 688
2004 496 119 6 26 9 n/a n/a 0 656
2005 460 90 5 17 6 n/a n/a 0 578
2006 428 76 6 17 6 n/a n/a 0 533
2007 451 95 5 10 8 n/a n/a 21 590
2008 464 81 3 13 8 n/a n/a 23 592
2009 415 104 5 14 9 n/a n/a 0 547
2010 397 117 7 16 11 n/a n/a 0 548
2011 405 82 7 17 10 0 22 0 543
2012 410 77 6 16 9 1 23 0 542
2013 409 60 7 23 11 2 25 0 537
2014 375 58 5 24 9 3 27 0 501
2015 370 66 7 25 9 3 23 0 503
2016 360 68 8 28 6 3 21 0 494
2017 341 60 8 36 5 3 19 0 472
2018 334 52 6 37 4 2 20 0 455
2019 310 63 4 34 2 1 19 0 433
2020 308 65 4 35 4 0 30 0 446
2021 267 54 2 31 4 0 16 0 374
2022 309 53 5 37 3 0 20 0 427
2023 316 45 4 45 3 0 25 0 438
2024 310 43 5 57 3 0 18 0 436

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pleasant Garden Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 562 31.0 18.1 8.4
1989 571 31.0 18.4 5.6
1990 599 31.0 19.3 12.9
1991 659 36.0 18.3 11.7
1992 654 37.0 17.6 7.2
1993 681 35.0 19.5 11.5
1994 717 38.0 18.9 13.7
1995 772 43.0 18.0 17.4
1996 772 43.0 18.0 17.4
1997 766 41.0 18.7 14.4
1998 775 43.0 18.0 17
1999 784 42.0 18.7 24.4
2000 749 44.0 17.0 27.9
2001 737 45.0 16.4 30
2002 688 45.0 15.3 32.3
2003 688 45.0 15.3 32.3
2004 656 45.0 14.6 32.5
2005 578 45.0 12.8 29.9
2006 533 45.0 11.8 25
2007 590 n/a n/a 27.2
2008 592 35.0 16.9 n/a
2009 547 35.3 15.5 37.7
2010 548 33.6 16.3 39.1
2011 543 35.5 15.2 42.9
2012 542 34.2 15.8 43.2
2013 537 33.9 15.8 49.7
2014 501 33.1 15.1 51.1
2015 503 32.0 15.7 55.3
2016 494 31.0 15.9 49.4
2017 472 28.9 16.3 47
2018 455 30.5 14.8 43.1
2019 433 29.9 14.4 44.6
2020 446 30.2 14.7 44.2
2021 374 31.5 11.8 34.8
2022 427 31.1 13.7 32.1
2023 438 30.2 14.5 55
2024 436 30.9 14.1 99.3

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 Garden Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 562 31.0 18.1 8.4
1989 571 31.0 18.4 5.6
1990 599 31.0 19.3 12.9
1991 659 36.0 18.3 11.7
1992 654 37.0 17.6 7.2
1993 681 35.0 19.5 11.5
1994 717 38.0 18.9 13.7
1995 772 43.0 18.0 17.4
1996 772 43.0 18.0 17.4
1997 766 41.0 18.7 14.4
1998 775 43.0 18.0 17
1999 784 42.0 18.7 24.4
2000 749 44.0 17.0 27.9
2001 737 45.0 16.4 30
2002 688 45.0 15.3 32.3
2003 688 45.0 15.3 32.3
2004 656 45.0 14.6 32.5
2005 578 45.0 12.8 29.9
2006 533 45.0 11.8 25
2007 590 n/a n/a 27.2
2008 592 35.0 16.9 n/a
2009 547 35.3 15.5 37.7
2010 548 33.6 16.3 39.1
2011 543 35.5 15.2 42.9
2012 542 34.2 15.8 43.2
2013 537 33.9 15.8 49.7
2014 501 33.1 15.1 51.1
2015 503 32.0 15.7 55.3
2016 494 31.0 15.9 49.4
2017 472 28.9 16.3 47
2018 455 30.5 14.8 43.1
2019 433 29.9 14.4 44.6
2020 446 30.2 14.7 44.2
2021 374 31.5 11.8 34.8
2022 427 31.1 13.7 32.1
2023 438 30.2 14.5 55
2024 436 30.9 14.1 99.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pleasant Garden Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $942 (8.7%) $9,836 (91.3%) $10,778

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Garden Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 528th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 481st of 1502 Elementary schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Garden Elementary)68.974.7
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)60.859.2
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Pleasant Garden Elementary)62.348
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)53.141.3
 11.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Garden Elementary)61.657.4
 4.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)52.451.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Pleasant Garden Elementary)49.352.9
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)55.952.3
 3.6%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Garden Elementary)69.161.8
 7.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Guilford County Schools)55.252
 3.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Pleasant Garden Elementary)61.859.2
 2.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Guilford County Schools)52.844.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Pleasant Garden Elementary)82.478.9
 3.5%
   5th Grade Science (Guilford County Schools)69.561.8
 7.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students433438
 1.2%
African American6345
 28.6%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian44
Hispanic3445
 32.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White310316
 1.9%
Two or More Races1925
 31.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.6%55%
 10.5%


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Pleasant Garden Elementary ranks 379th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Pleasant Garden Elementary are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Pleasant Garden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Guilford Middle
High : Southeast Guilford High

In the 2023-24 school year, 436 students attended Pleasant Garden Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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