Pleasantdale’s public schools
West Orange Town School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasantdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New Jersey’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Pleasantdale’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Pleasantdale’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools. St. Cloud Elementary School places highest (better than 80%); Washington Elementary School lowest (13%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Pleasantdale, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: West Orange High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pleasantdale, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pleasantdale · depends on your address
Washington Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 414 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in W Orange
West Orange Early Childhood Learning Center
Grades PK · 54 students · in West Orange
Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 49 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
6th grade in Pleasantdale
Edison Middle School
Grades 6 · 477 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in W Orange
7th grade in Pleasantdale · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 559 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
Roosevelt Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 457 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in W Orange
8th grade in Pleasantdale · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 559 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
Roosevelt Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 457 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in W Orange
9th grade in Pleasantdale
West Orange High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,106 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
10th grade in Pleasantdale
West Orange High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,106 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
11th grade in Pleasantdale
West Orange High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,106 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
12th grade in Pleasantdale
West Orange High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,106 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in West Orange
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Orange Town School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Pleasantdale vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Pleasantdale’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasantdale | — | West Orange Town |
Every school in Pleasantdale
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pleasantdale’s schools
Are Pleasantdale’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Pleasantdale. West Orange Town School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasantdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of New Jersey’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Pleasantdale in?
West Orange Town School District.
Where do Pleasantdale kids go to high school?
West Orange High School.
Parents talk
What Pleasantdale families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pleasantdale → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.