Pleasant Gardens Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Marion, North Carolina
Pleasant Gardens Elementary School in Marion, North Carolina enrolled 289 students in 2024-25 with 21.4 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49-58% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
304 students in 2022-23, 309 students in 2023-24, 289 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 21.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 304 | 22.3 | 13.6 |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 22.4 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 289 | 21.4 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 259 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pleasant Gardens Elementary School enrolled 259 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 259 of the 259 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent32.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.0% of students were White, 16.6% Hispanic, 5.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.0%
- Hispanic16.6%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Asian1.7%
- Black1.0%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Pleasant Gardens Elementary School scored proficient or above: 49-58% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 49‑58% | 50% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Marion
6 public elementary schools in Marion report 2024-25 enrollment; Pleasant Gardens Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Elementary School | 435 | 16.0 | 99.3% |
| West Marion Elementary School | 390 | 14.2 | 99.2% |
| Marion Elementary School | 333 | 14.6 | 99.1% |
| Pleasant Gardens Elementary School | 289 | 13.5 | 99.0% |
| Eastfield Global Magnet School | 279 | 13.3 | 97.8% |
| North Cove Elementary School | 230 | 14.5 | 98.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pleasant Gardens Elementary School
- Marion Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 333 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Eastfield Global Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.8 miles away: 279 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Pleasant Gardens Elementary School with Marion Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much McDowell County Schools spends per student$13,112 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,112
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaPleasant Gardens Elementary School is the number 1,189 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,189 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Pleasant Gardens Elementary School
How many students attend Pleasant Gardens Elementary School?
289 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 304 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Marion, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Gardens Elementary School?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pleasant Gardens Elementary School a Title I school?
Pleasant Gardens Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pleasant Gardens Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Pleasant Gardens Elementary School scored proficient or above: 49-58% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Pleasant Gardens Elementary School in?
McDowell County Schools, NCES district ID 3702940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370294001183 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.