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Pleasant Gardens Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Marion, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 304 students. The school is part of the McDowell County Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
While Pleasant Gardens Elementary School has a higher percentage of White students (78.62%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 60.15% to 87.87% White students, it also has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (15.13%) than the other schools in the area. However, the school's performance on state assessments (EOG) is generally lower than the McDowell County Schools district average and the state average, particularly in reading. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was 32.4%, compared to the district's 46.3% and the state's 48.7%. Additionally, Pleasant Gardens Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.06% to 62.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the surrounding schools.
Interestingly, Pleasant Gardens Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the surrounding schools, ranging from 12 to 13.6 students per teacher, which is generally lower than the other schools in the area. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 632 and 1136 out of around 1500 schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also been low, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. The school's performance on state assessments varies significantly by student subgroup, and when compared to the nearby schools, such as Old Fort Elementary School, Nebo Elementary School, and North Cove Elementary School, Pleasant Gardens Elementary School generally performs worse on state assessments, with lower proficiency rates in both mathematics and reading.
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