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Pleasant Valley Innovative School

Q: Is Pleasant Valley Innovative School a good school?

Pleasant Valley Innovative School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Georgia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Pleasant Valley Innovative School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Pleasant Valley Innovative School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Innovative School?

Students at Pleasant Valley Innovative School are 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 6-12

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 4% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Pleasant Valley Innovative School in Eton, GA, is a small alternative school serving grades 6-12 with just 64 students, and it operates within the Murray County district as a specialized option for students who have not found success in traditional school settings.

This school serves a uniquely challenging population—100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism has been a defining issue, though it has improved from 60.2% in 2022-2023 to 46.5% in 2025-2026. That rate remains roughly double the district average and about 2.6 times the state average, but the downward trend is encouraging. Test proficiency rates are extremely low, with Algebra I at 4%, Biology at 0%, and US History at 8.5% proficient in the most recent results. These scores are comparable to Phoenix High School, another alternative school in the area, but stand in stark contrast to traditional high schools like Murray County High School and North Murray High School, where proficiency rates range from roughly 28-52% across subjects.

Despite the low test scores, the school's most recent graduation rate of 88.9% actually exceeds the state average of 87.2%, suggesting the school is successfully helping at-risk students reach graduation who might otherwise drop out. The school spends about $23,000 per student—nearly double what traditional schools in the district spend—reflecting the intensive, small-group approach with a 6.5:1 student-teacher ratio. With such a small student body, year-to-year metrics can swing dramatically, so it's important to view these numbers with that context. The school's state ranking places it in the bottom 4% of Georgia high schools, but for parents considering this option, the real question is whether the school's mission—providing a pathway to graduation for students who have struggled elsewhere—aligns with their child's needs.

Students ?

6.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

273 Harris Street
Eton, GA 30724

(706) 517-5355

District: Murray County

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.6%

Hispanic:

29.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (5% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg36%

Georgia avg45%

439^th of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Murray County

96^th of 201Murray 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	8.2	559 of 578	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	539 of 558	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	549 of 559	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.7	535 of 545	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.4	520 of 537	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	511 of 521	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	508 of 527	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	501 of 508	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	489 of 504	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	476 of 494	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	10.8	525 of 553	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	1.7	425 of 425	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	439 of 455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	444 of 451	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	448 of 454	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	376 of 448	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	352 of 431	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	397 of 410	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	409 of 438	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	416 of 428	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	417 of 420	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.2	423 of 435	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.0	424 of 425	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	417 of 425	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	392 of 396	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.6	400 of 402	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.0	380 of 384	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	430 of 431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	423 of 435	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	404 of 433	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	309 of 430	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	400 of 436	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	438 of 442	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	434 of 436	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	292 of 436	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.7	418 of 427	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	0.7	334 of 334	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.6	340 of 341	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.6	346 of 346	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	333 of 339	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2022)5th percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile-3 vs school

High school

Male (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

United States History8%-30 vs state

Algebra I4%-44 vs state

Biology0%-47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (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	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 Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	64	10	6.5	100.0%	42 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (29.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	5.3	439^th of 455 public high schools	3.5%		4.2	444^th of 451 public high schools	1.6%	5	4.0	0.0	8.5
North Murray High School	Public	9-12	2662 Mount Carmel Church Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7760	961	64	14.9	83.4%	689 (71.7%)	6 (0.6%)	255 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	44.3	197^th of 455 public high schools	56.7%		41.2	222^nd of 451 public high schools	50.8%	25	51.6	36.8	39.0	$12,976	$512	$12,465
Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,068	65	16.4	93.2%	700 (65.5%)	7 (0.7%)	348 (32.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	31.5	277^th of 455 public high schools	39.1%		44.1	208^th of 451 public high schools	53.9%	69	32.7	34.8	29.9	$11,525	$408	$11,117
Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	141	10	13.9	100.0%	83 (58.9%)	5 (3.5%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	5.4	437^th of 455 public high schools	4.0%		3.8	448^th of 451 public high schools	0.7%	11		4.0	6.7
Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center	Public	5-12	2735 Underwood Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Department of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 272-2309	9	3	3.0	33.3%	3 (33.3%)	3 (33.3%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	1,041	57	18.2	79.3%	574 (55.1%)	18 (1.7%)	395 (37.9%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.0%)	36.1	249^th of 455 public high schools	45.3%		41.7	216^th of 451 public high schools	52.1%	33	37.8	35.6	36.1	$12,280	$536	$11,744
The Dalton Academy	Public	9-12	1250 Cross Plains Trai1	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-4700	469	51	9.2	58.4%	44 (9.4%)	16 (3.4%)	387 (82.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	16.7	380^th of 455 public high schools	16.5%		16.4	378^th of 451 public high schools	16.2%	2	31.4	22.5	15.8	$19,102	$945	$18,157
Southeast Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1954 Riverbend Rd	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 226-2753	1,453	88	16.4	94.9%	363 (25.0%)	16 (1.1%)	1,042 (71.7%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.5%)	39.3	226^th of 455 public high schools	50.3%		29.9	299^th of 451 public high schools	33.7%	73	30.8	35.3	46.8	$12,214	$578	$11,635
Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,919	113	16.9	62.5%	345 (18.0%)	91 (4.7%)	1,387 (72.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.0%)	44.4	196^th of 455 public high schools	56.9%		41.1	223^rd of 451 public high schools	50.6%	27	47.6	45.6	31.5	$12,396	$415	$11,981
Northwest Whitfield County High School	Public	9-12	1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd	Tunnel Hill	30755	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 673-6533	1,098	74	14.8	71.4%	629 (57.3%)	17 (1.5%)	393 (35.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	53.9	142^nd of 455 public high schools	68.8%		51.5	160^th of 451 public high schools	64.5%	18	55.6	52.9	36.3	$13,590	$501	$13,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Valley Innovative School

What district is Pleasant Valley Innovative School in?

Murray County

How many students attend Pleasant Valley Innovative School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Pleasant Valley Innovative School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Valley Innovative School?

Students at Pleasant Valley Innovative School are 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Pleasant Valley Innovative School a good school?

Pleasant Valley Innovative School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Georgia high schools.

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