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Pleasant Grove Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3605 Pleasant Grove Church Rd, Morrisville, NC 27560 · (919) 694-8770 · Part of Wake County Schools

Cary’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
376
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pleasant Grove Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 39.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cary kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Pleasant Grove ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3605 Pleasant Grove Church Rd, Morrisville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten49
Grade 164
Grade 277
Grade 382
Grade 438
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
618’20
664’21
583’22
523’23
376’24

Down 39.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 51%Black 19%White 17%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pleasant Grove Elementary from Cary families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

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 North Carolina’s other public schools; Cary’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.