Pleasant Valley’s public schools score below 54% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pleasant Valley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 43% of students in Pleasant Valley’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Wisconsin average (38%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Pleasant Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 246 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pleasant Valley’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Eau Claire Area spends $15,347 per student and Eleva-Strum $16,788, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Pleasant Valley’s grade
B−: better than 46% of Wisconsin school districts, #243 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pleasant Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pleasant Valley · depends on your address
Eau Claire Community Sites
Grades PK · 435 students · 26:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Eleva-Strum Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Strum
Prairie Ridge Early Learning School
Grades PK · 248 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
9th grade in Pleasant Valley · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Eleva-Strum High
Grades 9–12 · 195 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Strum
10th grade in Pleasant Valley · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Eleva-Strum High
Grades 9–12 · 195 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Strum
11th grade in Pleasant Valley · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Eleva-Strum High
Grades 9–12 · 195 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Strum
12th grade in Pleasant Valley · depends on your address
North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,567 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Memorial High
Grades 9–12 · 1,558 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Eau Claire
Eleva-Strum High
Grades 9–12 · 195 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Strum
Pleasant Valley runs its own schools through grade 12 (Eau Claire Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Eleva-Strum School District, shared with Albion, Chimney Rock, Clear Creek, Eleva, Strum and Unity. Its elementary school is in Eau Claire. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Pleasant Valley
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
Pleasant Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Pleasant Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | B− | Eau Claire Area PK–12 · Eleva-Strum PK–12 |
| Clear Creek | — | Osseo-Fairchild PK–12 · Eleva-Strum PK–12 · Eau Claire Area PK–12 |
| Washington | B− | Eau Claire Area PK–12 · Fall Creek PK–12 |
| Drammen | — | Mondovi |
| Albion | — | Eleva-Strum |
| Brunswick | B− | Eau Claire Area |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Eau Claire Area with Pleasant Valley for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Pleasant Valley
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pleasant Valley’s schools
Are Pleasant Valley’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pleasant Valley children attend score below 54% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #243 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pleasant Valley in?
Two districts: Eau Claire Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Eleva-Strum School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Albion, Chimney Rock, Clear Creek, Eleva, Strum and Unity.
Where do Pleasant Valley kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: North High, Memorial High and Eleva-Strum High.
What is Pleasant Valley’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Eau Claire Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Pleasant Valley spend per student?
$15,347 in Eau Claire Area School District and $16,788 in Eleva-Strum School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pleasant Valley families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.