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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Public School

Level: 1

Grades: PK - 05

Address: 601 Park Rd, Pleasant Grove, AL 35127

Phone: (205) 379-5200

Website: "http://www.jefcoed.com/PleasantGroveES"

District: Jefferson County

595

Total Students

#597

of 680 in 2024

Academic Performance

EZ Schoolz Rating

out of 100

State Ranking

Ranked 597 of 680 (2024)

Among schools at the same level in the state

Test Scores

Summative Assessment

Mathematics • Grade 6th Grade • 2023

Percent of Students Meeting Standard 3.5%

Student Body

Total Students

595

Diversity

Low

Simpson index 18/100

Free / Reduced Lunch

53.3%

of student body

Race & Ethnicity

Black 90.4% (538)
White 4.4% (26)
Hispanic / Latino 3.2% (19)
Two or More Races 1.8% (11)
Asian 0.2% (1)

Reviews

3.2 /5

Based on 10 reviews

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Parent

April 21, 2010

Parent

November 09, 2009

"I'm surprised by the previous post as well. I would suggest that anyone interested in Pleasant Grove Elementary read some of the posts on www.greatschools.net for more reviews."

Parent

August 18, 2011

Parent

August 07, 2009

"After being in a different AL School District for 5 yrs, a school district that did what law said & what we asked & we were happy with. We had to move to Jefferson County School district w/a job transfer. We were more than disappointed w/Pleasant Grove Elementary. The administration was less than satisfying. By administration I mean Principal Jacks & Asst. Principal Lightsey. I was lied to over & over by them. They kept claiming that they could not do certain things w/my son, who is Sp Ed. But I did my homework & found out that they COULD do the things I was requesting. They refused over & over even when I took a book of the Sp Ed laws in the State of AL & threw it in their faces. We went to the Jefferson County School Board & again was disappointed. No one seemed to care whether our son learned anything or not. Everyone seemed more concerned about the schools test scores. We thought about suing the school system, but decided to just home school instead. My son has learned more being home schooled than he did in his 2 yrs in Pleasant Grove Elem."

Parent

July 19, 2017

"I don't know who ranked this school so poorly, but I question whether or not you have any children in this school. PGES is an excellent school and the staff does a great job with the students. No school is perfect, but this school is far from a one-star elementary school."

Parent

November 09, 2009

"I'm surprised by the previous post as well. I would suggest that anyone interested in Pleasant Grove Elementary read some of the posts on www.greatschools.net for more reviews."