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Pleasant Grove

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Pleasant Grove ranks 1979 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1979^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove is a small, rural K-8 school serving 161 students in the Pleasant Grove Joint Union district, offering a more personalized environment with a student-teacher ratio of 20-to-1 and notably low chronic absenteeism.

The school presents a mixed academic picture with a clear standout strength in science, where student proficiency significantly exceeds the state average and is competitive with top local schools like Diamond Creek Elementary and Junction Elementary. However, math performance lags behind many neighbors in the higher-ranked Roseville City Elementary district. A notable challenge is inconsistent performance across different grade levels, with scores swinging dramatically from one year to the next, which is more volatile than at comparable schools.

Interesting findings include a significant gender performance gap, with female students consistently outperforming males, and the school doing more with less, as its per-student spending is lower than nearby schools such as Rex Fortune Elementary and Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary. Overall, Pleasant Grove holds its own as a small school with specific strengths, though it faces challenges in achieving consistent academic results across all subjects and student groups.

161

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,886

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3075 Howsley Rd.
Pleasant Grove, CA 95668-9723

(916) 655-3235

District: Pleasant Grove Joint Union

Students who attend Pleasant Grove usually attend:

High:

East Nicolaus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2021 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 66th (2025) from a 49th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,979^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,265^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

542^nd of 1,543Pleasant Grove Joint Union among California districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	1979 of 5857	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	1492 of 5869	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	2366 of 5859	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	2500 of 5883	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	727 of 1417	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	2252 of 5789	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	1303 of 5662	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	1607 of 5692	71.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	1138 of 5614	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	1431 of 5611	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	1254 of 5530	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.8	1588 of 5390	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	62.0	1905 of 5377	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.9	2696 of 5314	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.9	2028 of 5193	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.5	1217 of 5113	76.2%	★★★★☆
2007	86.1	706 of 5113	86.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	1010 of 4818	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	78.2	1004 of 4822	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.8	1276 of 4809	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	880 of 5597	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	1824 of 5492	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.0	442 of 5413	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	2562 of 5663	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	4124 of 5510	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	1849 of 2598	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1936 of 2651	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	2053 of 2661	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2249 of 2726	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	2251 of 2834	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1406 of 2737	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	1265 of 2761	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	1311 of 2783	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	976 of 2781	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	808 of 2740	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	224 of 894	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	615 of 2715	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	625 of 2480	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	61.8	845 of 2508	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.6	470 of 2497	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	481 of 2477	80.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.5	612 of 2379	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	301 of 2259	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	315 of 2236	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.8	258 of 2179	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	414 of 2063	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	529 of 2005	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.0	198 of 1999	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	62.7	583 of 1804	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.4	374 of 1777	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	56.4	654 of 1769	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	95.0	122 of 2509	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.8	629 of 2380	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	437 of 2262	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1191 of 2534	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	848 of 2552	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	1091 of 2527	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	720 of 2407	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	524 of 2273	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1118 of 1520	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1141 of 1537	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1194 of 1543	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	731 of 1555	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	768 of 1602	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	719 of 1496	51.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)84th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2022)55th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Female (2022)95th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Grove	Public	K-8	3075 Howsley Rd.	Pleasant Grove	95668	Sutter County	Pleasant Grove Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 655-3235	161	8	20.1	37.9%	108 (67.1%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.7%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.6%)	61.7	1979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		72.1	1492^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	74.6%	487	52.6	36.0	43.2	16.7	52.9	63.2	46.7	61.9	28.0	45.9	16.7	52.9	57.9	40.0	23.8	24.0	35.8			$13,886	$466	$13,420
Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	Public	K-8	2452 El Centro Blvd.	East Nicolaus	95659	Sutter County	Marcum-Illinois Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 656-2407	179	10	17.9	29.6%	113 (63.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (27.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.7%)	84	963^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		78.3	1228^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.1%	265	52.9	39.1	45.0	78.6	63.2	52.9	61.1	73.7	60.9	64.6	71.4	73.7	52.9	66.7	57.9	52.2	61.8			$16,732	$737	$15,995
Orchard Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4375 Brookstone Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1890	732	31	23.6	32.2%	313 (42.8%)	12 (1.6%)	138 (18.9%)	194 (26.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	76.4	1314^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.6%		85	950^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	364	46.4		46.4	61.0	61.1	61.1				61.1	61.8	63.0	42.7				55.0	98.0		$12,418	$414	$12,004
Westbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 Solaire Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1600	701	33	21.4	34.0%	221 (31.5%)	28 (4.0%)	135 (19.3%)	237 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	72 (10.3%)	76.4	1317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		84.6	967^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	350	50.6		50.6	52.4	60.2	64.6				58.6	60.6	54.4	53.0				56.3			$15,446	$459	$14,987
Riego Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3255 Pruett Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1900	693	32	21.8	32.8%	293 (42.3%)	23 (3.3%)	146 (21.1%)	137 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (12.8%)	72.6	1488^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.6%		77.8	1256^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.6%	232	39.6		39.6	62.0	68.3	59.4				63.3	50.0	67.3	37.6				51.6			$13,090	$940	$12,150
Fiddyment Farm	Public	K-5	4001 Brick Mason Cir.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1880	701	30	23.1	28.8%	284 (40.5%)	22 (3.1%)	134 (19.1%)	161 (23.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	96 (13.7%)	69.7	1611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.5%		70.9	1557^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.5%	54	40.2		40.2	62.1	57.7	48.8				56.0	60.7	52.3	45.7				52.7	98.3		$13,471	$696	$12,775
Elverta Elementary	Public	K-5	7900 Eloise Ave.	Elverta	95626	Sacramento County	Elverta Joint Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 991-2244	159	7	22.1	70.4%	62 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (52.2%)	8 (5.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	26.5	4277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		29	4024^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.4%	253	26.9		26.9	29.2	25.0	42.3				32.4	29.2	25.0	15.4				23.0	93.6		$14,921	$2,210	$12,711
Junction Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 Ellison Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-1860	645	28	23.3	28.2%	282 (43.7%)	31 (4.8%)	108 (16.7%)	134 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (13.6%)	84.7	932^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.1%		87.3	846^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	86	60.5		60.5	54.6	66.4	72.7				65.5	54.1	68.1	64.2				62.6	97.2	98.1	$13,332	$744	$12,588
Rex Fortune Elementary	Public	K-6	4601 Upland Dr.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 735-7001	412	19	21.6	41.5%	141 (34.2%)	21 (5.1%)	77 (18.7%)	152 (36.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	52.5	2459^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.0%		62.5	1960^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.6%	499	28.3		28.3	37.0	53.7	54.4	52.9			48.9	42.6	47.3	30.4	36.1			39.8			$16,711	$915	$15,796
Browns Elementary	Public	K-8	1248 Pacific Ave.	Rio Oso	95674	Sutter County	Browns Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-2523	143	10	14.3	29.4%	82 (57.3%)	1 (0.7%)	42 (29.4%)	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	7 (4.9%)	40.3	3195^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.4%		33.8	3617^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	422	29.4	7.1	19.4	43.8	66.7	41.2	38.9		64.3	51.7	43.8	26.7	17.7	16.7		50.0	29.2			$14,271	$510	$13,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Grove

Is Pleasant Grove a good school?

Pleasant Grove ranks 1979^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove?

Students at Pleasant Grove are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Pleasant Grove in?

Pleasant Grove Joint Union

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Grove attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Grove usually go on to attend:

High : East Nicolaus High

How many students attend Pleasant Grove?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Pleasant Grove.

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