Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Summary:

Pleasant Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Parma, Ohio, serving 722 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. It is part of the Parma City School District, which is ranked 400 out of 839 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Valley Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in both Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to the Parma City and Ohio state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 75.8% of 3rd-grade students and 67.9% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, outperforming the district and state. The school also has particularly strong performance among its Hispanic and African American student subgroups, ranking 21st and 38th, respectively, out of all Ohio elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. When compared to nearby schools, such as Ridge-Brook Elementary and Thoreau Park Elementary, Pleasant Valley generally outperforms them academically.

However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.9% in 2019-2020 to 20.3% in 2022-2023. This is an area of concern that the school may need to address. Additionally, despite its strong academic performance, Pleasant Valley's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 414th out of 1,684 Ohio elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 672nd out of 1,577 in 2023-2024. This may be due to the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rates, which could be impacting its overall performance.


Detail:

Public K-4

 9906 W Pleasant Valley Rd
       Parma, OH  44130-6009


(440) 885-2379

District: Parma City

SchoolDigger Rank:
672nd of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Greenbriar Middle School
High:    Valley Forge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  722

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.5%
Hispanic:
12.5%
Asian:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51% Help


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Compare Details Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks better than 57.4% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.51. (See more...)
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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.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Valley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Valley Elementary School 672nd of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Valley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Parma City:

SchoolDigger ranks Parma City 400th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pleasant Valley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 61.48 651st 1471 55.7%
2005 61.30 653rd 1501 56.5%
2006 55.72 827th 1504 45.0%
2007 72.12 462nd 1609 71.3%
2008 64.60 656th 1582 58.5%
2009 53.36 988th 1610 38.6%
2010 68.86 604th 1662 63.7%
2011 63.83 810th 1686 52.0%
2012 62.73 850th 1709 50.3%
2013 62.52 851st 1701 50.0%
2014 58.04 962nd 1687 43.0%
2015 75.81 414th 1684 75.4%
2016 67.87 664th 1678 60.4%
2017 60.76 832nd 1651 49.6%
2018 60.08 817th 1636 50.1%
2019 61.53 794th 1676 52.6%
2021 54.46 863rd 1610 46.4%
2022 54.96 851st 1588 46.4%
2023 61.19 748th 1596 53.1%
2024 64.51 672nd 1577 57.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.08 80th 202 60.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 46.40 134th 239 43.9%
2024 58.25 97th 258 62.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.18 524th 856 38.8%
2024 27.12 683rd 900 24.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.49 981st 1465 33.0%
2019 55.00 747th 1465 49.0%
2021 48.65 748th 1404 46.7%
2022 53.20 705th 1419 50.3%
2023 65.97 474th 1447 67.2%
2024 66.31 496th 1484 66.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.54 722nd 1518 52.4%
2019 58.44 786th 1502 47.7%
2021 43.29 902nd 1467 38.5%
2022 46.52 903rd 1488 39.3%
2023 51.54 834th 1483 43.8%
2024 62.56 629th 1466 57.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.89 951st 1021 6.9%
2019 21.49 815th 956 14.7%
2021 16.02 721st 765 5.8%
2022 33.56 548th 824 33.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.23 327th 759 56.9%
2021 55.22 117th 219 46.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.91 865th 1536 43.7%
2019 64.30 674th 1535 56.1%
2021 56.56 725th 1499 51.6%
2022 60.24 715th 1518 52.9%
2023 69.09 528th 1498 64.8%
2024 65.24 600th 1485 59.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 28.09 67th 81 17.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.70 151st 533 71.7%
2022 45.56 283rd 601 52.9%
2024 88.67 38th 603 93.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.62 136th 239 43.1%
2019 53.02 99th 228 56.6%
2021 65.95 52nd 189 72.5%
2022 83.09 23rd 216 89.4%
2023 74.40 45th 233 80.7%
2024 80.77 21st 234 91.0%
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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.44 745th 1309 43.1%
2019 54.73 682nd 1271 46.3%
2021 42.72 802nd 1249 35.8%
2022 44.61 802nd 1242 35.4%
2023 53.89 640th 1215 47.3%
2024 52.66 653rd 1190 45.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio 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.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pleasant Valley Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 568 10 18 6 1 n/a n/a 0 603
1995 559 14 30 7 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1996 559 14 30 7 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1997 596 10 23 14 0 n/a n/a 0 643
1998 603 13 26 8 1 n/a n/a 0 651
1999 588 23 27 2 2 n/a n/a 0 642
2000 558 18 19 5 3 n/a n/a 0 603
2001 468 11 16 9 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 464 15 21 9 0 n/a n/a 16 525
2003 464 15 21 9 0 n/a n/a 16 525
2004 453 16 21 15 0 n/a n/a 18 523
2005 440 17 29 19 0 n/a n/a 13 518
2006 432 22 25 19 2 n/a n/a 13 513
2007 447 28 24 32 0 n/a n/a 9 540
2008 442 18 26 23 0 n/a n/a 10 519
2009 451 21 22 21 0 n/a n/a 15 530
2010 524 16 28 20 0 n/a n/a 25 613
2011 514 13 25 29 0 0 22 0 603
2012 497 15 15 28 0 0 19 0 574
2013 498 28 17 48 0 0 21 0 612
2014 623 28 14 69 0 0 25 0 759
2015 693 40 17 77 0 0 28 0 855
2016 741 57 21 82 0 0 31 0 932
2017 659 48 21 87 1 0 28 0 844
2018 611 56 23 95 0 0 23 0 808
2019 592 63 22 99 0 0 28 0 804
2020 556 63 28 95 0 2 35 0 779
2021 528 58 34 87 0 1 42 0 750
2022 503 70 45 85 2 1 57 0 763
2023 466 48 62 90 1 0 55 0 722

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 Valley Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 603 36.0 16.8 16.1
1995 610 37.5 16.3 18.2
1996 610 37.5 16.3 18.2
1997 643 41.0 15.7 17.7
1998 651 40.0 16.3 15.1
1999 642 40.4 15.9 22.4
2000 603 36.0 16.8 26.9
2001 506 35.4 14.3 28.3
2002 525 36.8 14.3 27.7
2003 525 36.8 14.3 27.7
2004 523 38.3 13.7 27.5
2005 518 37.6 13.8 33.7
2006 513 36.4 14.1 39.4
2007 540 31.3 17.3 30.3
2008 519 30.8 16.9 n/a
2009 530 34.9 15.2 37.5
2010 613 37.4 16.3 41.5
2011 603 35.9 16.7 39.3
2012 574 38.7 14.8 54.4
2013 612 38.4 15.9 55.1
2014 759 45.7 16.5 49.7
2015 855 n/a n/a 48.3
2016 932 48.0 19.4 44.7
2017 844 47.5 17.7 44.9
2018 808 40.5 19.9 41.8
2019 804 40.3 19.9 42.5
2020 779 41.8 18.6 46.6
2021 750 39.8 18.8 n/a
2022 763 38.6 19.7 n/a
2023 722 42.4 16.9 51

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 Valley Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 603 36.0 16.8 16.1
1995 610 37.5 16.3 18.2
1996 610 37.5 16.3 18.2
1997 643 41.0 15.7 17.7
1998 651 40.0 16.3 15.1
1999 642 40.4 15.9 22.4
2000 603 36.0 16.8 26.9
2001 506 35.4 14.3 28.3
2002 525 36.8 14.3 27.7
2003 525 36.8 14.3 27.7
2004 523 38.3 13.7 27.5
2005 518 37.6 13.8 33.7
2006 513 36.4 14.1 39.4
2007 540 31.3 17.3 30.3
2008 519 30.8 16.9 n/a
2009 530 34.9 15.2 37.5
2010 613 37.4 16.3 41.5
2011 603 35.9 16.7 39.3
2012 574 38.7 14.8 54.4
2013 612 38.4 15.9 55.1
2014 759 45.7 16.5 49.7
2015 855 n/a n/a 48.3
2016 932 48.0 19.4 44.7
2017 844 47.5 17.7 44.9
2018 808 40.5 19.9 41.8
2019 804 40.3 19.9 42.5
2020 779 41.8 18.6 46.6
2021 750 39.8 18.8 n/a
2022 763 38.6 19.7 n/a
2023 722 42.4 16.9 51

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 Valley Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,915
2022 $13,043
2023 $14,218

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Valley Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 794th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 748th of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Valley Elementary School)76.580.6
 4.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Parma City)70.268.4
 1.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Valley Elementary School)68.166.2
 1.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Parma City)68.461
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Valley Elementary School)78.968.4
 10.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Parma City)78.172
 6.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Valley Elementary School)65.150.7
 14.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Parma City)65.359.5
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students804722
 10.2%
African American6348
 23.8%
American Indian01
Asian2262
 181.8%
Hispanic9990
 9.1%
Pacific Islander00
White592466
 21.3%
Two or More Races2855
 96.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.5%51%
 8.4%


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Students who attend Pleasant Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenbriar Middle School
High : Valley Forge High School

Pleasant Valley Elementary School ranks 672nd of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 722 students attended Pleasant Valley Elementary School.

Students at Pleasant Valley Elementary School are 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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