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Pleasant Valley High School

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Pleasant Valley High School ranks 87 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 77% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Pleasant Valley High School is a public high school located in Jacksonville, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 388 students. The school is part of the Calhoun County School District, which is ranked 64 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Valley High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Alabama, with a statewide ranking ranging from 30 to 87 out of 374-378 high schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. In terms of subject-specific proficiency, Pleasant Valley High School outperforms the Calhoun County and state averages in several areas, including science proficiency for 11th and 8th grades, as well as English proficiency for 7th and 8th grades. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.2% to 95.7% over the past few years, which are generally higher than the county and state averages.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 32.95% to 55.45% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Pleasant Valley High School has consistently ranked among the top schools in the state for low-income students, with a ranking as high as 8 out of 349 Alabama high schools in 2022-2023. This suggests the school is effectively supporting and meeting the needs of its economically disadvantaged students, which is a notable achievement. When compared to nearby schools in the Calhoun County district, Pleasant Valley High School generally outperforms the others, such as Ohatchee High School and White Plains High School, in terms of statewide ranking and subject-specific proficiency. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Piedmont High School and Jacksonville High School, Pleasant Valley High School faces some challenges in academic performance.

393

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,421

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4141 Pleasant Valley Rd
Jacksonville, AL 36265-7828

(256) 741-6700

District: Calhoun County

Feeder schools for Pleasant Valley High School:

Elementary:

Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Alabama high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg36%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

132^nd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

87^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Calhoun County

64^th of 135Calhoun County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	132 of 439	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	130 of 442	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	123 of 437	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	85 of 432	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	80 of 440	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	63 of 437	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	66 of 423	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	69.0	97 of 432	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	86 of 432	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	89 of 430	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	87 of 438	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	39 of 436	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	80.5	49 of 436	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	87 of 435	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.2	149 of 435	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	74 of 425	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	83.5	35 of 417	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	70.3	100 of 412	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.7	64 of 409	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	78.3	56 of 415	86.5%	★★★★☆
2004	81.3	44 of 407	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	90 of 415	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	182 of 426	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	159 of 417	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	100 of 423	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	55 of 415	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	53 of 399	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	63 of 392	83.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	53 of 380	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	111 of 428	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	95 of 437	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	103 of 410	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	164 of 421	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	106 of 415	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	81 of 396	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	91 of 396	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	53.3	141 of 349	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	164 of 422	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	93 of 428	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	94 of 419	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	88 of 427	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	123 of 418	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	50 of 399	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	84 of 397	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	51.5	173 of 380	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	101 of 271	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	181 of 256	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	163 of 377	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	173 of 373	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	177 of 370	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	137 of 376	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	131 of 369	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	77 of 343	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	122 of 331	63.1%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	87 of 374	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	55 of 378	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	44 of 371	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	30 of 367	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	71 of 371	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	107 of 366	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	110 of 356	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.7	75 of 353	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	76.0	57 of 351	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	85.4	35 of 353	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	77.4	56 of 358	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	30 of 358	91.6%	★★★★★
2012	79.6	32 of 358	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	34 of 360	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	75.7	53 of 358	85.2%	★★★★☆
2009	67.4	86 of 357	75.9%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	16 of 359	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	79.3	38 of 358	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	122 of 357	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.0	227 of 359	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	217 of 357	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	52 of 359	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	52 of 366	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	46 of 358	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	48 of 367	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	54 of 359	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	123 of 354	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	57 of 347	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	38 of 343	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	89 of 367	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	99 of 375	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	97.0	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	43 of 361	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	33.7	238 of 361	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	132 of 358	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.5	42 of 349	88.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	34 of 315	89.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	133 of 363	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	87 of 368	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	41 of 358	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	24 of 366	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	56.0	139 of 366	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	98 of 357	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	159 of 350	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.0	124 of 339	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	124 of 325	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	94 of 325	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	68 of 317	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	51 of 326	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	108 of 319	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	142 of 313	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	147 of 300	51.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

High school

Female (2025)86th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science52%+15 vs state

English51%+4 vs state

Mathematics24%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Valley High School	Public	7-12	4141 Pleasant Valley Rd	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6700	393	23	17.0	44.8%	371 (94.4%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	73.6	87^th of 374 public high schools	76.7%		80.3	55^th of 378 public high schools	85.4%	32	27.9	22.1	20.6	50.7	52.4	53.7	63.6	35.5	$10,421	$1,305	$9,070
Calhoun County Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	1200 Church St SE	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4600	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Jacksonville High School	Public	7-12	1000 George Douthit Dr SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 782-8800	756	48	15.9	44.4%	412 (54.5%)	202 (26.7%)	44 (5.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.2%)	97.4	10^th of 374 public high schools	97.3%		94.9	23^rd of 378 public high schools	93.9%	13	32.0	7.9	41.9	54.0	65.3	61.7	63.5	65.9	$10,088	$1,256	$8,766
Alexandria High School	Public	9-12	353 Stadium Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4400	480	28	17.2	46.5%	388 (80.8%)	57 (11.9%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	77.3	79^th of 374 public high schools	78.9%		79.6	58^th of 378 public high schools	84.7%	21			25.7		45.1			38.4	$10,447	$810	$9,590
Glencoe High School	Public	9-12	803 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-2250	300	17	17.7	37.7%	271 (90.3%)	8 (2.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	51.8	170^th of 374 public high schools	54.5%		58.1	134^th of 378 public high schools	64.6%	36			12.5		35.7			27.3	$11,338	$1,412	$9,922
Hokes Bluff High School	Public	9-12	1865 Appalachia Rd	Hokes Bluff	35903	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-1360	371	21	17.4	42.0%	334 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	66.4	106^th of 374 public high schools	71.7%		47.1	188^th of 378 public high schools	50.3%	82			29.8		40.5			23.2	$10,424	$1,191	$9,200
Weaver High School	Public	7-12	917 Clairmont Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7201	468	28	16.5	54.3%	328 (70.1%)	96 (20.5%)	28 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	54.6	157^th of 374 public high schools	58.0%		83	46^th of 378 public high schools	87.8%	111	14.1	16.3	15.3	53.5	30.6	50.7	58.6	33.3	$11,432	$1,596	$9,790
Piedmont High School	Public	9-12	750 Tom Bible Mem Hwy	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	No	(256) 447-2829	315	18	17.0	56.5%	238 (75.6%)	42 (13.3%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	91.3	28^th of 374 public high schools	92.5%		91.4	31^st of 378 public high schools	91.8%	3			55.1		44.9			44.9	$11,384	$1,257	$10,122
White Plains High School	Public	9-12	250 White Plains Rd	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7800	396	22	18.4	40.4%	314 (79.3%)	18 (4.5%)	58 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	78.3	72^nd of 374 public high schools	80.7%		74.3	70^th of 378 public high schools	81.5%	2			26.7		41.1			43.0	$10,143	$1,090	$9,007
Anniston City Boot Camp School	Public	7-12	4804 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	No	(256) 231-5100																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Valley High School

How many students attend Pleasant Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Pleasant Valley High School.

What district is Pleasant Valley High School in?

Calhoun County

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley High School?

Students at Pleasant Valley High School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Pleasant Valley High School?

Pleasant Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pleasant Valley Elementary School

Is Pleasant Valley High School a good school?

Pleasant Valley High School ranks 87^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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