Pleasant Plains Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Towson, Maryland

Pleasant Plains Elementary in Towson, Maryland enrolled 575 students in 2024-25 with 34.5 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

527 students in 2022-23, 521 students in 2023-24, 575 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 34.5.

Students enrolled at Pleasant Plains Elementary by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235272023-245212024-25575
Students enrolled at Pleasant Plains Elementary by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235272023-245212024-25575
Students enrolled at Pleasant Plains Elementary by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235272023-245212024-25575
Students enrolled at Pleasant Plains Elementary by school year2022-23: 527, 2023-24: 521, 2024-25: 57502004006002022-235272023-245212024-25575
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352736.614.4
2023-2452133.715.5
2024-2557534.516.6

16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 16.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 16.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 16.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 16.6; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.6state median 13.9U.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 544 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pleasant Plains Elementary enrolled 544 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 544 of the 544 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent48.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.7% of students were Black, 30.1% Hispanic, 12.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black48.7%
  2. Hispanic30.1%
  3. White12.2%
  4. Two or more races6.4%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. American Indian1.2%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pleasant Plains Elementary scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2223%40%45.1%
Math, 2022-238%20% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.

Elementary schools in Towson

2 public elementary schools in Towson report 2024-25 enrollment; Pleasant Plains Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pleasant Plains Elementary57516.664.9%
Riderwood Elementary42314.68.5%

All public schools in Towson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pleasant Plains Elementary

  1. Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional MagnetThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 395 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Halstead AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 489 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Pleasant Plains Elementary with Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional MagnetStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Baltimore County Public Schools spends per student$18,666 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,666
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandPleasant Plains Elementary is the number 243 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#243 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.16.6:1
  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 Plains Elementary

  1. How many students attend Pleasant Plains Elementary?
    575 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 527 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Towson, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Plains Elementary?
    16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Pleasant Plains Elementary a Title I school?
    Pleasant Plains Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pleasant Plains Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pleasant Plains Elementary scored proficient or above: 23% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pleasant Plains Elementary in?
    Baltimore County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240012000453 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 and 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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