Enrollment
470
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Middle school (grades 6-8) NCES 063231011168
Pleasant Grove Middle — Rescue, CA
Federal NCES profile for Pleasant Grove Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 23/100.
👥 Class size 21
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 6
📋 Attendance 37
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Rescue Union Elementary · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
19.8:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.4%
vs 55.5% California avg
-61% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pleasant Grove Middle compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Pleasant Grove Middle reports 470 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 19.8:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 8% below the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 25% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 21.4% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 61% below the California average and 59% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 470 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 25.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Rescue Union Elementary spends $12,728 per pupil district-wide, below the California average of $18,039 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 44.1% from local sources (property taxes), 47.1% from the state, and 8.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Pleasant Grove Middle compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 19.8:1 | ▼ 8% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.4% | ▼ 61% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 470 | top 50% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible
— 61% 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
19.8:1
students per teacher
— 8% below state mean
Top 28% in California — lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
25.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,728
per pupil, district-wide
— below California avg of $18,039
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 470 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 470 Top 50% in California — larger than 50% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 24.0
Students per teacher 19.8:1 -8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 21.4% -61% vs state
NCES ID 063231011168
Student demographics
White 74.5%
Hispanic or Latino 18.5%
Two or More 4.0%
Asian 2.1%
African American 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: White at 74.5% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 470:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 25.3%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 22
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rescue Union Elementary, which includes Pleasant Grove Middle.
$12,728
Per student
-29%
vs California
Avg $18,039
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 44.1%
State 47.1%
Federal 8.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
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- Students per teacher
- 20.4:1
- Enrollment
- 527
- Students per teacher
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- 521
- Students per teacher
- 23:1
- Enrollment
- 519
- Students per teacher
- 23.7:1
- Enrollment
- 421
- Students per teacher
- 20.7:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Grove Middle
How many students attend Pleasant Grove Middle?
Pleasant Grove Middle has 470 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Rescue, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove Middle?
The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Grove Middle is 19.8:1, which is 8% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 25% higher than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pleasant Grove Middle?
21.4% of students at Pleasant Grove Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pleasant Grove Middle?
The largest demographic group at Pleasant Grove Middle is White at 74.5%. The school serves a diverse student body in Rescue, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasant Grove Middle?
Pleasant Grove Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.