Pleasant Grove Jr High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · Pleasant Grove, Utah

Pleasant Grove Jr High in Pleasant Grove, Utah enrolled 1,181 students in 2024-25 with 50.3 full-time teachers, 23.5 students per teacher against the Utah middle-school median of 22.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

1,256 students in 2022-23, 1,246 students in 2023-24, 1,181 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.7 to 50.3.

Students enrolled at Pleasant Grove Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,2462024-251,181
Students enrolled at Pleasant Grove Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,2462024-251,181
Students enrolled at Pleasant Grove Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,2462024-251,181
Students enrolled at Pleasant Grove Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,256, 2023-24: 1,246, 2024-25: 1,18105001k1.5k2022-231,2562023-241,2462024-251,181
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,25649.725.3
2023-241,24649.025.4
2024-251,18150.323.5

23.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Utah middle schools

Among the 142 Utah middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Pleasant Grove Jr High 23.5; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherPleasant Grove Jr High 23.5state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Pleasant Grove Jr High 23.5; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherPleasant Grove Jr High 23.5state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Pleasant Grove Jr High 23.5; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherPleasant Grove Jr High 23.5state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Pleasant Grove Jr High 23.5; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherPleasant Grove Jr High 23.5state median 22.3U.S. 14.6

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 330 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pleasant Grove Jr High enrolled 1,320 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 330 of the 1,320 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent27.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.3% of students were White, 19.0% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White74.3%
  2. Hispanic19.0%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Black0.8%
  5. Pacific Islander0.6%
  6. Asian0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Pleasant Grove Jr High scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math49%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Pleasant Grove Jr High

  1. American Fork Jr HighThe nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 1,827 students, 27.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. Mountain Ridge Jr HighThe next nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 958 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Pleasant Grove Jr High with American Fork Jr HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alpine School District spends per student$9,266 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,266
  5. The largest public schools in UtahPleasant Grove Jr High is the number 22 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 142
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher23.5 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.23.5:1
  7. 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 Grove Jr High

  1. How many students attend Pleasant Grove Jr High?
    1,181 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,256 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pleasant Grove, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove Jr High?
    23.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for middle schools is 22.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pleasant Grove Jr High a Title I school?
    Pleasant Grove Jr High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pleasant Grove Jr High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pleasant Grove Jr High scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah'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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pleasant Grove Jr High in?
    Alpine School District, NCES district ID 4900030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490003000025 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, 2022-23: 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