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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
238th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Alabama elementary schools
Summary

Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Heflin, Alabama, serving around 200 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Cleburne County School District, which is ranked 51 out of 135 districts in the state.

Pleasant Grove Elementary has had mixed performance on state assessments compared to the Cleburne County and Alabama averages. The school performed better than the state average in 3rd grade math and English, but lower in 4th-6th grade math and science, suggesting it may be stronger in the earlier grades. The school also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which could be an area for improvement. However, Pleasant Grove is effective in serving its economically disadvantaged population, ranking 162 out of 660 Alabama elementary schools for this subgroup.

When comparing Pleasant Grove to nearby schools, some interesting patterns emerge. Ranburne Elementary, also in Cleburne County, has outperformed Pleasant Grove on state assessments in recent years. The higher-rated Cleburne County Elementary also has stronger test scores across grade levels. Schools in the Anniston City district have significantly lower performance than Pleasant Grove, while Oxford-area schools have stronger academic profiles.

206
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,691
Per pupil spending ?
54.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9855 Highway 9
       Heflin, AL  36264-3925

(256) 253-2146

District: Cleburne County


Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Cleburne County Middle School
High:    Cleburne County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
72.8%
Hispanic:
20.9%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Alabama average (56% vs 50% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Above the Alabama median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg55%
Alabama avg50%
238th of 680
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to top 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Cleburne County
51st of 135Cleburne 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202564.1238 of 68065.0%★★★☆☆
202438.8442 of 68435.4%★★☆☆☆
202353.0325 of 68052.2%★★★☆☆
202249.8352 of 68748.8%★★☆☆☆
202150.8337 of 69251.3%★★★☆☆
201941.5428 of 68137.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.9523 of 68023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201752.1338 of 68850.9%★★★☆☆
201648.1363 of 69147.5%★★☆☆☆
201553.4307 of 69155.6%★★★☆☆
201435.1477 of 69531.4%★★☆☆☆
201350.9429 of 69638.4%★★☆☆☆
201235.4539 of 69622.6%★☆☆☆☆
201162.3295 of 70958.4%★★★☆☆
201063.0280 of 70460.2%★★★☆☆
200964.3235 of 69666.2%★★★☆☆
200867.6202 of 69871.1%★★★★☆
200760.3298 of 69857.3%★★★☆☆
200644.0429 of 68937.7%★★☆☆☆
200554.5324 of 68852.9%★★★☆☆
200451.8317 of 62349.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202550.3336 of 64948.2%★★☆☆☆
202431.4460 of 65029.2%★☆☆☆☆
202351.7310 of 64551.9%★★★☆☆
202246.9354 of 65646.0%★★☆☆☆
202166.0196 of 65670.1%★★★★☆
201950.7325 of 64649.7%★★★☆☆
201829.7474 of 64025.9%★☆☆☆☆
201758.5253 of 63960.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202570.2162 of 66075.5%★★★★☆
202440.5422 of 67037.0%★★☆☆☆
202375.1115 of 62381.5%★★★★☆
202255.8283 of 65156.5%★★★☆☆
202156.6275 of 65357.9%★★★☆☆
201946.8364 of 64943.9%★★☆☆☆
201831.4475 of 65127.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202555.1298 of 65154.2%★★★☆☆
202433.1447 of 65531.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.7372 of 64942.7%★★☆☆☆
202243.2384 of 66942.6%★★☆☆☆
202139.0414 of 66938.1%★★☆☆☆
201933.8451 of 65030.6%★★☆☆☆
201818.8542 of 65016.6%★☆☆☆☆
201747.8353 of 63944.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202545.4300 of 53243.6%★★☆☆☆
202421.6465 of 53513.1%★☆☆☆☆
202333.7375 of 52829.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.2396 of 54026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202136.6346 of 53935.8%★★☆☆☆
201922.1458 of 52913.4%★☆☆☆☆
201810.1494 of 5082.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school
Female (2025)48th percentile-17 vs school
White (2025)44th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
English68%+5 vs state
Science60%+17 vs state
Mathematics43%+3 vs state

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Students at Pleasant Grove Elementary School are 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cleburne County Middle School
High : Cleburne County High School

Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 238th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Pleasant Grove Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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