Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pleasant Grove, CA

Pleasant Grove

Federal NCES profile for Pleasant Grove, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 063090004791
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
20
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pleasant Grove earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

33
Resource Index · Typical
20.1:1
students per teacher
29.0%
free-lunch eligible
161
students enrolled

Pleasant Grove has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 063090004791 · Pleasant Grove, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

161 enr · 20.1:1 · 29.0% lunch · RII 33

Nearest enrollment peer: North Star Elementary (161 students)

Pleasant Grove CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Pleasant Grove compares

Pleasant Grove on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.1:1 ▼ 7% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.0% ▼ 48% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 161 top 85% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20.1:1
Leaner classes than 16% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
161
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
29.0%
free-lunch eligible - 48% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
20.1:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 35% in California - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
20.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$14,290
per pupil, district-wide - below California avg of $18,665
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 67.1%
Hispanic or Latino 21.7%
Two or More 5.6%
Asian 1.9%
African American 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.2%

Largest group: White at 67.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 49.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 49.9, Pleasant Grove is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pleasant Grove Joint Union, which includes Pleasant Grove.

$14,290
Per student
-23%
vs California
Avg $18,665
-19%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 36.6%
State 53.3%
Federal 10.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Grove

How many students attend Pleasant Grove?

Pleasant Grove has 161 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pleasant Grove, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove?

The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove is 20.1:1, which is 7% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 28% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pleasant Grove?

29.0% of students at Pleasant Grove are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pleasant Grove?

The largest demographic group at Pleasant Grove is White at 67.1% of enrollment, in Pleasant Grove, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasant Grove?

Pleasant Grove has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Pleasant Grove Joint Union?

None reported; Pleasant Grove Joint Union operates only Pleasant Grove as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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