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Pleasantdale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pleasantdale Elementary School in Doraville, GA, serves approximately 794 students in grades PK-5 as part of DeKalb County Schools, in a community where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Pleasantdale has faced significant academic challenges in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has fallen from the 39th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom tier of Georgia elementary schools with a 1-star rating. In the most recent testing cycle, math proficiency rates ranged from 24.5% to 29.2% across grades, compared to state averages of 44-50%. Science proficiency in 5th grade is particularly concerning at 18.8%, versus 44.2% statewide. The school does maintain a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, and spending per student ($18,316) is higher than nearby Gwinnett County schools like Nesbit Elementary ($14,853) and Graves Elementary ($15,610), though lower than higher-performing DeKalb peers like Livsey Elementary ($24,778) and Midvale Elementary ($24,333).

There are some positive signs. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 34.7% in 2021-2022 to 25.9% in 2025-2026, now aligning with the district average. The school also shows notable strength with its African American students, who rank in the 66th percentile statewide—a 3-star rating—compared to a 5th percentile ranking for Hispanic students and 22nd percentile for English Language Learners. This 61-percentile-point gap suggests targeted support for these groups could yield significant gains. Compared to nearby schools, Pleasantdale outperforms Doraville United Elementary (4th percentile) and several Gwinnett County schools, but trails Hawthorne Elementary (48th percentile), Henderson Mill Elementary, and Oakcliff Elementary. With resources and class sizes in place, the school appears at a crossroads where targeted interventions could help turn the tide.

794

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,316

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3680 Pleasantdale Rd
Doraville, GA 30340

(678) 874-3502

District: DeKalb County

Students who attend Pleasantdale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henderson Middle School
High:	Lakeside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

African American:

20.5%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

Georgia avg47%

1,046^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

46^th of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

137^th of 202DeKalb County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	1046 of 1222	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	998 of 1238	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1099 of 1236	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1090 of 1223	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1086 of 1220	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1141 of 1214	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	752 of 1234	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	677 of 1209	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	801 of 1205	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	878 of 1233	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.4	908 of 1240	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.7	808 of 1231	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.8	989 of 1225	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	929 of 1201	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	1039 of 1212	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	874 of 1183	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	872 of 1133	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.6	919 of 1134	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	922 of 1125	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	977 of 1101	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	279 of 829	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.0	580 of 892	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	489 of 879	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	584 of 870	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	562 of 876	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	167 of 215	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.8	156 of 317	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	265 of 304	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	204 of 286	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	278 of 283	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	1067 of 1189	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1037 of 1224	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1086 of 1223	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1092 of 1212	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1051 of 1206	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	478 of 504	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	506 of 583	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	543 of 565	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	513 of 535	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	505 of 516	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	952 of 1186	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	917 of 1225	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1078 of 1220	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1061 of 1210	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1099 of 1209	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)66th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics27%-20 vs state

Science19%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 11, 2017

This school just regained it's state certification a few years ago. Low test scores. Most families are immigrants who do not speak English and neither do many kids when they begin here. They are trying to improve by adding a few extra curricular activities and some teachers who seem willing to actually teach. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasantdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3680 Pleasantdale Rd	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3502	794	56	14.1	86.3%	34 (4.3%)	163 (20.5%)	542 (68.3%)	19 (2.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (2.9%)	17.3	1046^th of 1222 public elementary schools	14.4%		19.9	998^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.4%	48	28.1	24.5	29.2	18.8	$18,316	$1,705	$16,611
Graves Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Graves Rd	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 326-8000	1,076	84	12.8	82.8%	19 (1.8%)	118 (11.0%)	903 (83.9%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.1%)	16	1062^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.2	1045^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.6%	17	24.8	24.1	26.0	22.5	$14,853	$992	$13,861
Evansdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2914 Evans Woods Dr	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2702	504	39	12.9	64.1%	114 (22.6%)	60 (11.9%)	279 (55.4%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	39	687^th of 1222 public elementary schools	43.8%		41.1	676^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.4%	11	40.3	50.7	27.8	36.6	$20,157	$1,500	$18,657
Oakcliff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3151 Willow Oak Way	Doraville	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3102	621	46	13.5	100.0%	4 (0.6%)	23 (3.7%)	551 (88.7%)	41 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.3	731^st of 1222 public elementary schools	40.2%		26.3	904^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.0%	173	36.8	38.1	41.1	34.3	$17,964	$2,024	$15,940
Livsey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 Livsey Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3302	383	34	11.2	65.5%	122 (31.9%)	66 (17.2%)	146 (38.1%)	25 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	67.9	343^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.4	313^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.7%	30	65.5	64.1	44.5	34.2	$24,778	$2,068	$22,710
Nesbit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6575 Cherokee Dr	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 414-2740	1,191	97	12.2	85.6%	27 (2.3%)	159 (13.4%)	950 (79.8%)	32 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.7%)	16.1	1061^st of 1222 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.2	1108^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.5%	47	22.2	27.6	22.3	26.1	$15,610	$1,480	$14,129
Rockbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6066 Rockbridge School Rd	Norcross	30093	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 448-9363	990	79	12.5	87.8%	12 (1.2%)	88 (8.9%)	835 (84.3%)	46 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	19.9	994^th of 1222 public elementary schools	18.7%		14.2	1109^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.4%	115	27.9	28.2	24.5	29.4	$15,372	$1,548	$13,824
Midvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3836 Midvale Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3402	417	40	10.4	78.7%	104 (24.9%)	138 (33.1%)	126 (30.2%)	23 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	55.5	491^st of 1222 public elementary schools	59.8%		59.4	444^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.1%	47	45.7	56.9	45.6	41.1	$24,333	$1,913	$22,420
Henderson Mill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2408 Henderson Mill Rd NE	Atlanta	30345	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3102	541	40	13.5	73.0%	87 (16.1%)	134 (24.8%)	277 (51.2%)	12 (2.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	19.1	1008^th of 1222 public elementary schools	17.5%		34.2	769^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.9%	239	24.4	31.3	29.3	22.4	$18,576	$1,772	$16,804
Doraville United Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3630 Shallowford Rd NE	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 202-0093	1,003	69	14.5	99.6%	8 (0.8%)	36 (3.6%)	927 (92.4%)	15 (1.5%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	8.2	1176^th of 1222 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.6	1188^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.0%	12	16.1	21.5	15.8	12.6	$17,565	$1,818	$15,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasantdale Elementary School

How many students attend Pleasantdale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Pleasantdale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasantdale Elementary School?

Students at Pleasantdale Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 21% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Pleasantdale Elementary School in?

DeKalb County

What schools do graduates of Pleasantdale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasantdale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henderson Middle School
High : Lakeside High School

Is Pleasantdale Elementary School a good school?

Pleasantdale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

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