Is Pleasant Glade Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Glade Elementary ranks 529 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Glade Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 644 students attended Pleasant Glade Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Glade Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Glade Elementary are 35% White, 25% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 14% Asian, 7% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Glade Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Glade Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chinook Middle School High : North Thurston High School

Pleasant Glade Elementary

Summary:

Pleasant Glade Elementary is a public elementary school in Lacey, Washington, serving 644 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the North Thurston Public Schools district, which is ranked 118 out of 247 districts in the state.

Pleasant Glade Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is more varied than some nearby schools like Seven Oaks Elementary and South Bay Elementary. Academically, the school's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than others. The school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools.

When looking at specific student subgroups, some interesting patterns emerge. Hispanic students at Pleasant Glade perform relatively well, ranking in the top 25% of Washington elementary schools in ELA. However, Asian and multi-racial students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25%. The school also has a high percentage of military-connected students, whose performance has been inconsistent. Additionally, the performance of special education students has been a concern, with the school ranking in the bottom 25% of Washington elementary schools in this category. Compared to schools in the Olympia School District, such as Roosevelt Elementary and McKenny Elementary, Pleasant Glade Elementary lags behind in both academic performance and overall school rankings.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1920 Abernethy Rd NE
Lacey, WA 98516-3776

(360) 412-4620

District: North Thurston Public Schools

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,414

Students who attend Pleasant Glade Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chinook Middle School
High:	North Thurston High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 644

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.8%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Two or more races:

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasant Glade Elementary ranks better than 54.7% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 9^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.32. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Pleasant Glade Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34.8%), Hispanic (24.8%), two or more races (16.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Glade Elementary is 16.4. 8 elementary schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pleasant Glade Elementary employs 39.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Glade Elementary is $16,414. 10 elementary schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Glade Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Glade Elementary 529^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Glade Elementary in the ranking list.)

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North Thurston Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks North Thurston Public Schools 118^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pleasant Glade Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	41.33	624^th	1026	39.2%
2005	44.43	606^th	1031	41.2%
2006	28.50	819^th	1051	22.1%
2007	34.96	749^th	1069	29.9%
2008	33.02	768^th	1067	28.0%
2009	38.64	716^th	1072	33.2%
2010	35.46	757^th	1088	30.4%
2011	25.44	896^th	1092	17.9%
2012	39.80	717^th	1097	34.6%
2013	38.90	727^th	1106	34.3%
2015	36.72	708^th	1067	33.6%
2016	59.10	425^th	1053	59.6%
2017	50.61	539^th	1056	49.0%
2018	45.18	583^rd	1054	44.7%
2019	58.66	464^th	1130	58.9%
2021	24.97	818^th	1107	26.1%
2022	42.08	651^st	1169	44.3%
2023	45.51	607^th	1169	48.1%
2024	52.32	529^th	1168	54.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.90	97^th	212	54.2%
2019	64.01	100^th	303	67.0%
2021	18.08	110^th	128	14.1%
2022	34.07	178^th	252	29.4%
2023	34.08	139^th	194	28.4%
2024	60.74	63^rd	188	66.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	27.33	438^th	566	22.6%
2022	24.82	395^th	478	17.4%
2023	12.64	297^th	308	3.6%
2024	36.55	228^th	339	32.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.20	338^th	835	59.5%
2019	64.91	288^th	979	70.6%
2021	35.84	563^rd	854	34.1%
2022	51.71	450^th	1019	55.8%
2023	56.04	402^nd	1013	60.3%
2024	71.30	222^nd	1024	78.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.25	573^rd	1004	42.9%
2019	69.69	319^th	1068	70.1%
2021	20.02	835^th	1008	17.2%
2022	36.03	703^rd	1100	36.1%
2023	48.21	546^th	1094	50.1%
2024	48.29	544^th	1093	50.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	27.43	27^th	32	15.6%
2022	50.55	25^th	50	50.0%
2023	34.31	38^th	48	20.8%
2024	24.18	37^th	39	5.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.10	546^th	999	45.3%
2019	49.87	540^th	1075	49.8%
2021	28.22	724^th	1025	29.4%
2022	47.63	543^rd	1113	51.2%
2023	41.00	633^rd	1099	42.4%
2024	53.70	484^th	1099	56.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	5.18	165^th	169	2.4%
2019	27.96	160^th	201	20.4%
2022	16.82	165^th	187	11.8%
2023	32.35	117^th	170	31.2%
2024	29.83	117^th	163	28.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.01	231^st	540	57.2%
2019	56.21	274^th	697	60.7%
2021	51.59	179^th	501	64.3%
2022	80.21	80^th	694	88.5%
2023	60.59	208^th	633	67.1%
2024	65.28	197^th	651	69.7%

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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Glade Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.39	466^th	833	44.1%
2019	55.95	462^nd	1027	55.0%
2021	22.58	770^th	943	18.3%
2022	33.63	726^th	1031	29.6%
2023	34.20	702^nd	1011	30.6%
2024	41.30	607^th	1009	39.8%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent 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
Saturday, August 14, 2021

For context, our son was enrolled at pleasant glade for fourth grade and is 10 years old. If you're sending your child here you MUST monitor everything that will be taught to your child here. Thankfully the pandemic allowed me to hear all lessons being taught. Without this virtual learning environment, our family never would have known they would be teaching sex education to our 10-year-old. Furthermore, the school uses young students to complete surveys that are beyond their comprehension and inappropriate for their age group.

The first troubling incident our family encountered was overhearing frustration from my son. The teacher was walking the students through a 60+ question survey. My son stated, "I'm so frustrated, I have no idea what this stuff means." I sat and listened to the teacher state the questions out loud. Multiple students had issues and voiced their same frustration. The teacher instructed the students to "choose any answer even if you don't understand." This was my first instinct that this survey was questionable for their age group. If the school is instructing the students to take a survey shouldn't the students understand what they are being asked? Otherwise doesn't that just invalidate the results of the survey? However, I continued to listen and the next question the teacher went over made the situation worse. The teacher stated the next question, "This school has a welcoming environment that embraces the diversity of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Religion, Sexual orientation." She actually repeated, "Sexual orientation" multiple times. I let my son know that he won't be finishing the survey and had him step out of the room. A simple solution to this issue would have been to send the survey home to parents FIRST to decide if they would allow their child to complete it. My guess is, most parents would have said no. I discussed my concerns with his teacher after the incident and she agreed that the survey was completely inappropriate and advised me to speak to the district.

The second incident occurred in art class. The teacher was discussing artists and then proceeded to show a video in class that gave the children a lesson on sexual orientations. Again, I had my son leave. When I spoke to the teacher she stated they never used the word "sexual orientation." However, the video was discussing different types of sexual orientations. This school completely oversteps parental boundaries! Needless to say, we have unenrolled our son. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pleasant Glade Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	421	14	66	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1989	446	21	67	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	554
1990	450	29	70	22	10	n/a	n/a	0	581
1991	522	35	82	22	8	n/a	n/a	0	669
1992	528	31	91	20	13	n/a	n/a	0	683
1993	491	28	61	23	11	n/a	n/a	0	614
1994	480	30	66	23	6	n/a	n/a	0	605
1995	473	51	82	33	10	n/a	n/a	0	649
1996	473	51	82	33	10	n/a	n/a	0	649
1997	472	56	93	44	12	n/a	n/a	0	677
1998	409	50	123	40	23	n/a	n/a	0	645
1999	396	54	111	40	15	n/a	n/a	0	616
2000	366	48	111	35	13	n/a	n/a	0	573
2001	385	42	110	45	13	n/a	n/a	0	595
2002	409	45	92	66	12	n/a	n/a	0	624
2003	409	45	92	66	12	n/a	n/a	0	624
2004	384	48	98	58	11	n/a	n/a	0	599
2005	317	41	89	62	13	n/a	n/a	0	522
2006	298	47	82	74	17	n/a	n/a	0	518
2007	270	46	95	90	20	n/a	n/a	11	532
2008	277	48	88	86	22	n/a	n/a	18	539
2009	325	43	83	80	11	n/a	n/a	34	576
2010	311	37	78	65	10	n/a	n/a	52	553
2011	313	30	84	121	8	3	54	0	613
2012	277	30	81	131	8	8	56	0	591
2013	262	16	94	136	6	4	76	0	594
2014	213	22	74	133	2	2	66	0	512
2015	200	20	71	107	4	2	76	0	480
2016	177	21	53	98	5	8	74	0	436
2017	154	12	56	77	5	2	60	0	366
2018	163	15	65	86	3	5	67	0	404
2019	165	14	59	78	2	6	74	0	398
2020	174	20	74	94	4	10	72	0	448
2021	210	31	95	127	6	22	97	0	588
2022	225	37	82	135	2	18	105	0	604
2023	224	44	89	160	4	18	105	0	644

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 Glade Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	26.0	19.8	0
1989	554	3.0	184.6	n/a
1990	581	8.2	70.8	0
1991	669	10.7	62.5	n/a
1992	683	33.9	20.1	n/a
1993	614	36.5	16.8	n/a
1994	605	32.5	18.6	n/a
1995	649	30.8	21.1	n/a
1996	649	30.8	21.1	n/a
1997	677	36.5	18.5	n/a
1998	645	34.5	18.7	n/a
1999	616	32.6	18.9	n/a
2000	573	33.1	17.3	n/a
2001	595	34.1	17.4	n/a
2002	624	38.5	16.2	48.2
2003	624	38.5	16.2	48.2
2004	599	34.0	17.6	48.2
2005	522	34.1	15.3	47.9
2006	518	31.6	16.4	47.5
2007	532	31.7	16.8	48.8
2008	539	33.4	16.1	50.1
2009	576	33.4	17.2	57
2010	553	34.6	15.9	68.1
2011	613	39.1	15.6	42.9
2012	591	32.4	18.2	57.5
2013	594	31.6	18.7	48.7
2014	512	n/a	n/a	66.4
2015	480	36.0	13.3	69.2
2016	436	32.0	13.6	64.2
2017	366	26.7	13.6	65
2018	404	27.2	14.8	61.4
2019	398	28.3	14.0	56.5
2020	448	28.7	15.5	55.6
2021	588	37.8	15.5	48.1
2022	604	39.0	15.4	46.7
2023	644	39.1	16.4	54.7

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 Pleasant Glade Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	515	26.0	19.8	0
1989	554	3.0	184.6	n/a
1990	581	8.2	70.8	0
1991	669	10.7	62.5	n/a
1992	683	33.9	20.1	n/a
1993	614	36.5	16.8	n/a
1994	605	32.5	18.6	n/a
1995	649	30.8	21.1	n/a
1996	649	30.8	21.1	n/a
1997	677	36.5	18.5	n/a
1998	645	34.5	18.7	n/a
1999	616	32.6	18.9	n/a
2000	573	33.1	17.3	n/a
2001	595	34.1	17.4	n/a
2002	624	38.5	16.2	48.2
2003	624	38.5	16.2	48.2
2004	599	34.0	17.6	48.2
2005	522	34.1	15.3	47.9
2006	518	31.6	16.4	47.5
2007	532	31.7	16.8	48.8
2008	539	33.4	16.1	50.1
2009	576	33.4	17.2	57
2010	553	34.6	15.9	68.1
2011	613	39.1	15.6	42.9
2012	591	32.4	18.2	57.5
2013	594	31.6	18.7	48.7
2014	512	n/a	n/a	66.4
2015	480	36.0	13.3	69.2
2016	436	32.0	13.6	64.2
2017	366	26.7	13.6	65
2018	404	27.2	14.8	61.4
2019	398	28.3	14.0	56.5
2020	448	28.7	15.5	55.6
2021	588	37.8	15.5	48.1
2022	604	39.0	15.4	46.7
2023	644	39.1	16.4	54.7

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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