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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

601 Park Rd, Pleasant Grove, AL 35127 · (205) 379-5200 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Pleasant Grove’s School Grade C better than 31% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
524
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pleasant Grove Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 22.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pleasant Grove kids: 2 schools

On the path

Where Pleasant Grove kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 Park Rd, Pleasant Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten69
Grade 192
Grade 280
Grade 378
Grade 480
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
680’20
658’21
616’22
595’23
524’24

Down 22.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%White 4%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pleasant Grove Elementary School from Pleasant Grove families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
Fultondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fultondale
C
889 students20:1
Chalkville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
D
818 students18:1
Pinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pinson
753 students17:1
McCalla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bessemer
C+
752 students19:1
Bryant Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
C+
707 students17:1
Gardendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardendale
B+
700 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Pleasant Grove’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.