Is Pleasant Valley Primary a good school?

Pleasant Valley Primary ranks 600 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Valley Primary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 556 students attended Pleasant Valley Primary.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Primary?

Students at Pleasant Valley Primary are 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Valley Primary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Primary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pleasant Valley Middle High : Prairie High School

Pleasant Valley Primary

Summary:

Pleasant Valley Primary is an elementary school in Vancouver, Washington, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Battle Ground School District. While the school generally performs well academically, with higher test scores than the district and state averages, it has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

Pleasant Valley Primary stands out for its racial makeup, with a higher percentage of White students (66.73%) compared to nearby schools like Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary (47.12%) and Sarah J Anderson Elementary (38.33%). The school also has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (42.45%) than some neighboring schools, suggesting it serves a more affluent population. However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and special education students, is in the bottom half of the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Pleasant Valley Primary generally outperforms its peers academically, but there are exceptions. Schools like South Ridge Elementary in the Ridgefield School District and Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary in the Battle Ground School District have higher overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. While Pleasant Valley Primary remains a strong-performing school, its declining statewide ranking suggests the need to maintain and enhance its academic excellence.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

14320 NE 50th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98686

(360) 885-5550

District: Battle Ground School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
600^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,789

Students who attend Pleasant Valley Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Valley Middle
High:	Prairie High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.6

Number of students: 556

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasant Valley Primary ranks worse than 51.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Battle Ground School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.7%), Hispanic (16.7%), two or more races (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley Primary is 15.6. 3 elementary schools in the Battle Ground School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Valley Primary is $16,789. 3 elementary schools in the Battle Ground School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Valley Primary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Valley Primary 600^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Valley Primary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Battle Ground School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Battle Ground School District 87^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pleasant Valley Primary

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	23.04	844^th	1026	17.7%
2005	48.26	550^th	1031	46.7%
2006	37.41	718^th	1051	31.7%
2007	31.14	787^th	1069	26.4%
2008	50.68	563^rd	1067	47.2%
2009	43.92	648^th	1072	39.6%
2010	31.19	819^th	1088	24.7%
2011	31.06	832^nd	1092	23.8%
2012	39.07	731^st	1097	33.4%
2013	52.55	561^st	1106	49.3%
2015	54.45	470^th	1067	56.0%
2016	54.23	486^th	1053	53.8%
2017	38.79	664^th	1056	37.1%
2018	47.95	552^nd	1054	47.6%
2019	56.93	490^th	1130	56.6%
2022	52.03	529^th	1169	54.7%
2023	41.31	668^th	1169	42.9%
2024	46.68	600^th	1168	48.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	49.35	81^st	213	62.0%
2023	29.55	176^th	254	30.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.62	227^th	637	64.4%
2019	23.71	472^nd	566	16.6%
2022	30.24	353^rd	478	26.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.06	388^th	835	53.5%
2019	61.50	334^th	979	65.9%
2022	57.60	366^th	1019	64.1%
2023	26.94	814^th	1013	19.6%
2024	31.64	752^nd	1024	26.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.60	547^th	1004	45.5%
2019	40.44	678^th	1068	36.5%
2022	54.98	464^th	1100	57.8%
2023	35.37	707^th	1094	35.4%
2024	48.91	538^th	1093	50.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.79	518^th	999	48.1%
2019	71.41	298^th	1075	72.3%
2022	48.93	533^rd	1113	52.1%
2023	45.04	568^th	1099	48.3%
2024	42.50	616^th	1099	43.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	43.54	400^th	697	42.6%
2022	53.56	266^th	694	61.7%
2023	41.84	376^th	633	40.6%
2024	39.67	416^th	651	36.1%

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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Valley Primary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.71	524^th	833	37.1%
2019	54.61	476^th	1027	53.7%
2022	44.61	564^th	1031	45.3%
2023	30.20	752^nd	1011	25.6%
2024	38.20	644^th	1009	36.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington State Office of Superintendent 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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, March 21, 2013

I am very pleased with Pleasant Valley! My kids have attended this school since first grade and are now in third grade. My children have made so much progress in this school, the teachers and staff are very helpful and do their best to make sure students are progressing. Like every school parents need to be involved with their school to help their children get the most education from thier school. The teachers are big into keeping an open line of communication with the parents either my email or phone and even willing to schedule time to meet to go over your childs progress. PTA is huge in battle ground district and is amazing, this school has a fantastic support system backed by the PTA, I'm for one excited my son will be starting kindergarten this year! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pleasant Valley Primary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	494	5	4	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1989	523	3	8	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	548
1990	544	2	10	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	576
1991	544	4	16	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	583
1992	565	4	14	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	600
1993	505	5	16	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	544
1994	513	6	17	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	515	4	15	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	552
1996	515	4	15	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	552
1997	476	3	15	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	513
1998	495	4	11	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	529
1999	464	6	12	8	7	n/a	n/a	0	497
2000	411	8	14	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	454
2001	436	9	16	12	10	n/a	n/a	0	483
2002	398	10	15	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	441
2003	398	10	15	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	441
2004	418	9	18	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	463
2005	440	14	16	17	6	n/a	n/a	0	493
2006	445	14	21	15	10	n/a	n/a	15	520
2007	420	7	32	23	6	n/a	n/a	23	511
2008	394	4	37	20	2	n/a	n/a	25	482
2009	366	5	29	30	4	n/a	n/a	38	472
2010	344	8	33	22	2	n/a	n/a	36	445
2011	328	3	19	44	2	2	36	0	434
2012	333	3	21	45	1	2	36	0	441
2013	422	3	37	68	2	1	41	0	574
2014	433	7	39	80	7	5	45	0	616
2015	422	6	38	75	7	9	48	0	605
2016	426	9	30	65	2	9	45	0	586
2017	430	10	28	71	2	11	45	0	597
2018	427	10	21	76	4	11	41	0	590
2019	410	10	17	62	3	9	28	0	539
2020	374	13	14	64	7	7	42	0	521
2021	312	13	14	68	7	3	31	0	448
2022	331	15	19	75	5	4	38	0	487
2023	371	17	21	93	2	8	44	0	556

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 Primary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	523	23.0	22.7	0
1989	548	23.0	23.8	n/a
1990	576	26.2	21.9	0
1991	583	27.5	21.2	n/a
1992	600	27.7	21.6	n/a
1993	544	27.1	20.1	n/a
1994	553	27.0	20.5	n/a
1995	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1996	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1997	513	25.5	20.1	n/a
1998	529	24.5	21.6	n/a
1999	497	25.0	19.9	n/a
2000	454	25.0	18.2	n/a
2001	483	21.5	22.5	n/a
2002	441	22.6	19.5	17.9
2003	441	22.6	19.5	17.9
2004	463	22.0	21.0	22.7
2005	493	22.5	21.9	27.6
2006	520	25.1	20.7	27.9
2007	511	27.2	18.8	24
2008	482	25.7	18.8	27.1
2009	472	25.7	18.4	37.6
2010	445	21.4	20.7	38.1
2011	434	23.0	18.8	34.6
2012	441	23.5	18.7	32.2
2013	574	29.1	19.7	35.5
2014	616	n/a	n/a	36.7
2015	605	39.0	15.5	41.3
2016	586	32.0	18.3	40.6
2017	597	34.2	17.4	36.9
2018	590	36.5	16.1	38.1
2019	539	37.5	14.3	33.4
2020	521	35.9	14.5	31.9
2021	448	35.0	12.8	35.5
2022	487	32.5	14.9	34.7
2023	556	35.5	15.6	42.4

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 Primary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	523	23.0	22.7	0
1989	548	23.0	23.8	n/a
1990	576	26.2	21.9	0
1991	583	27.5	21.2	n/a
1992	600	27.7	21.6	n/a
1993	544	27.1	20.1	n/a
1994	553	27.0	20.5	n/a
1995	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1996	552	26.0	21.2	n/a
1997	513	25.5	20.1	n/a
1998	529	24.5	21.6	n/a
1999	497	25.0	19.9	n/a
2000	454	25.0	18.2	n/a
2001	483	21.5	22.5	n/a
2002	441	22.6	19.5	17.9
2003	441	22.6	19.5	17.9
2004	463	22.0	21.0	22.7
2005	493	22.5	21.9	27.6
2006	520	25.1	20.7	27.9
2007	511	27.2	18.8	24
2008	482	25.7	18.8	27.1
2009	472	25.7	18.4	37.6
2010	445	21.4	20.7	38.1
2011	434	23.0	18.8	34.6
2012	441	23.5	18.7	32.2
2013	574	29.1	19.7	35.5
2014	616	n/a	n/a	36.7
2015	605	39.0	15.5	41.3
2016	586	32.0	18.3	40.6
2017	597	34.2	17.4	36.9
2018	590	36.5	16.1	38.1
2019	539	37.5	14.3	33.4
2020	521	35.9	14.5	31.9
2021	448	35.0	12.8	35.5
2022	487	32.5	14.9	34.7
2023	556	35.5	15.6	42.4

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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