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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

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Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 174 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a small, rural school in Heflin, AL, serving 206 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the Cleburne County district.

This school is a true success story. After years of average performance, Pleasant Grove has made a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 35th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026—earning a 4-star rating. That's a remarkable 40-point swing in just two years. The school is especially effective at supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 75th percentile for that group, and boys at Pleasant Grove are thriving, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide. The school also boasts a favorable 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio and has cut chronic absenteeism in half over three years, from 17.7% to just 8.8%—now well below the state average. English language arts is a clear strength, with all grades exceeding state proficiency averages, and 5th graders hitting an impressive 82.4% proficiency.

The one area of concern is math in the upper grades. While 4th graders shine at 70.4% proficiency (well above the state's 42.1%), 6th grade math drops to just 26.9%—below both the district and state averages. This pattern has persisted for several years, suggesting a transition challenge in upper-level math. Despite this, Pleasant Grove outperforms several nearby schools with higher per-student funding, including Oxford Elementary School and Golden Springs Elementary School. It has also surpassed Cleburne County Elementary School, which was the district's top performer just two years ago. With its strong literacy foundation, efficient use of resources, and proven capacity for improvement, Pleasant Grove is well-positioned to keep climbing.

206

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,354

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 47th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Cleburne County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Alabama avg51%

174^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Cleburne County

30^th of 140Cleburne 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	174 of 686	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	238 of 680	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	442 of 684	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	325 of 680	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	352 of 687	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	337 of 692	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	428 of 681	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	523 of 680	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.1	338 of 688	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.1	363 of 691	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.4	307 of 691	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.1	477 of 695	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	429 of 696	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.4	539 of 696	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	62.3	295 of 709	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.0	280 of 704	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.3	235 of 696	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	202 of 698	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	60.3	298 of 698	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.0	429 of 689	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.5	324 of 688	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.8	317 of 623	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	336 of 649	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	460 of 650	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	310 of 645	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	354 of 656	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	196 of 656	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	325 of 646	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	474 of 640	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	58.5	253 of 639	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	198 of 667	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	162 of 660	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	422 of 670	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.1	115 of 623	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	283 of 651	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	275 of 653	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	364 of 649	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	475 of 651	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	97 of 659	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.1	298 of 651	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	447 of 655	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	372 of 649	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	384 of 669	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	414 of 669	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	451 of 650	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	542 of 650	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.8	353 of 639	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	174 of 501	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	300 of 532	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	465 of 535	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	375 of 528	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	396 of 540	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	346 of 539	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	458 of 529	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	494 of 508	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English73%+10 vs state

Science70%+20 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9855 Highway 9	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 253-2146	206	14	15.2	54.9%	150 (72.8%)	2 (1.0%)	43 (20.9%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	72.2	174^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.6%		64.1	238^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.0%	64	50.0	70.4	47.1	26.9	70.4	77.8	70.4	82.4	61.5	$14,354	$4,299	$10,007
Cleburne County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	584 Evans Bridge Rd	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2654	391	25	15.4	48.8%	332 (84.9%)	17 (4.3%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	62.6	257^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.5%		57.8	294^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.8%	37	66.2	36.2			46.4	85.1	56.5			$13,305	$3,771	$9,487
De Armanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 School Road	Anniston	36257	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3918	478	35	13.8	54.0%	212 (44.4%)	151 (31.6%)	65 (13.6%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	69.3	201^st of 686 public elementary schools	70.7%		77.2	139^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.6%	62	47.1	50.6			59.3	74.7	70.4			$14,108	$2,547	$11,531
Golden Springs Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 Feary Dr	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5050	357	20	17.8	77.9%	30 (8.4%)	278 (77.9%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	12.6	620^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	609^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	6.1	7.8	16.4		21.9	43.9	37.5	52.7		$12,051	$3,377	$8,663
White Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5600 Alabama Hwy 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7700	530	34	15.5	43.6%	410 (77.4%)	29 (5.5%)	68 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	88.3	65^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.5%		75.5	148^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.2%	83	66.7	64.6			76.4	83.8	80.0			$10,998	$2,104	$8,862
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Caffey Dr	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3844	837	66	12.7	56.3%	376 (44.9%)	234 (28.0%)	153 (18.3%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	67	221^st of 686 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.9	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%	13	49.0	51.9			57.0	69.2	68.9			$14,107	$3,202	$10,875
Cobb Preparatory Academy	Public	PK-K	1325 Cobb Ave	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5030	270	16	16.8	50.7%	9 (3.3%)	241 (89.3%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$13,520	$2,954	$10,559
Randolph Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	2200 W 17th St	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5080	339	17	19.9	84.4%	10 (2.9%)	306 (90.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	11.2	633^rd of 686 public elementary schools	7.7%		14	596^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.4%	37	21.0	13.9	10.8		16.9	39.3	41.5	38.5		$12,086	$3,690	$8,384
Lineville Elementary School	Public	K-6	18 West Main	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 396-1420	459	29	15.8	68.0%	307 (66.9%)	73 (15.9%)	33 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.4%)	62.5	259^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.2%		59	285^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.1%	26	48.3	39.0	41.3	44.8	57.6	81.0	55.9	76.2	56.7	$12,028	$2,959	$9,069
Wedowee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	940 Woodland Ave West	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4588	284	18	15.7	68.7%	177 (62.3%)	33 (11.6%)	54 (19.0%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)								(n/a)	47.6					63.5				$11,053	$1,095	$9,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Grove Elementary School

What district is Pleasant Grove Elementary School in?

Cleburne County

How many students attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

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

Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 174^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Grove Elementary School attend?

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

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

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