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Pleasantdale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

998^th

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of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pleasantdale Elementary School in Doraville, GA, serves 794 students in grades PK-5 within the DeKalb County School District, where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Georgia elementary schools over the past five years, with test scores on the Georgia Milestones assessments significantly below both district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. However, there is a notable bright spot: in 4th Grade Mathematics, 38.4% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, which actually surpasses the district average and outperforms nearby schools like Henderson Mill Elementary School (31.6%) and Evansdale Elementary School (34.4%).

Chronic absenteeism remains a significant challenge at Pleasantdale, with 22.7% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025—the highest rate among its DeKalb County peers. For comparison, nearby Livsey Elementary School has a rate of only 8.9%, and Doraville United Elementary School has a rate of 10.6%. Interestingly, Doraville United has even lower test scores despite much lower absenteeism, suggesting that high poverty rates are a powerful driver of performance. The school spends $18,316 per student, which is higher than the district average, yet this investment does not translate into strong academic outcomes—a stark contrast to Livsey, which spends $24,778 per student and achieves top-quartile results.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of progress. The school’s state ranking improved from the 11th percentile to the 19th percentile in 2024-2025, and test scores improved in 8 out of 7 subject-grade combinations compared to the previous year. The chronic absenteeism rate also dropped significantly from 28.9% to 22.7%. While Pleasantdale still has a long way to go to catch up to high-performing neighbors like Midvale Elementary School and Livsey, these recent trends suggest that interventions may be starting to have a positive impact. The school faces a "double challenge" of high poverty and high absenteeism, but the success of nearby schools serving similar demographics shows that improvement is possible with effective leadership and targeted instruction.

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: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg33%

Georgia avg42%

998^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 81Elementary Schools in the DeKalb County

131^st of 206DeKalb 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	998 of 1238	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1106 of 1248	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1102 of 1242	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1103 of 1244	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

Science23%-21 vs state

English Language Arts15%-24 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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	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	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	19.9	998^th of 1238 public elementary schools	19.4%		14.4	1106^th of 1248 public elementary schools	11.4%	108	9.0	19.8	18.4	28.6	38.4	27.6	23.1	$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%)	17.2	1045^th of 1238 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.9	1044^th of 1248 public elementary schools	16.3%	1	13.9	13.2	21.3	21.1	27.5	35.5	17.4	$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%)	41.1	676^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.4%		55.8	495^th of 1248 public elementary schools	60.3%	181	27.3	35.5	42.7	28.6	34.4	36.6	42.7	$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%)	26.3	904^th of 1238 public elementary schools	27.0%		30.7	840^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.7%	64	27.8	28.6	20.7	25.8	38.1	32.9	12.2	$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%)	71.4	313^th of 1238 public elementary schools	74.7%		81	220^th of 1248 public elementary schools	82.4%	93	45.3	40.9	49.1	60.9	36.4	68.4	56.1	$24,778	$2,068	$22,710
Nesbit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6575 Cherokee Dr	Tucker	30084	Gwinnett 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%)	14.2	1108^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.6	1146^th of 1248 public elementary schools	8.2%	38	11.0	13.4	20.6	17.8	25.6	22.9	24.1	$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%)	14.2	1109^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.4%		11	1169^th of 1248 public elementary schools	6.3%	60	13.9	5.5	21.0	22.9	17.2	24.5	25.2	$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%)	59.4	444^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.1%		45.8	613^th of 1248 public elementary schools	50.9%	169	44.6	33.3	51.6	55.4	43.1	38.1	45.2	$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%)	34.2	769^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.9%		31.6	817^th of 1248 public elementary schools	34.5%	48	26.7	24.4	38.2	26.4	31.6	37.7	40.8	$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%)	9.6	1188^th of 1238 public elementary schools	4.0%		9.9	1187^th of 1248 public elementary schools	4.9%	1	14.3	13.3	13.0	13.7	19.9	13.9	13.0	$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 19.4% of Georgia elementary schools.

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