Summary:
Pleasantdale School District 107 has two schools serving prekindergarten through grade 8: Pleasantdale Elementary School serves PK–4, and Pleasantdale Middle School serves grades 5–8; together they enroll 818 students. Both schools scored above state results in all four reported all-grade ELA and math comparisons for 2024–25 and 2025–26. The main takeaway is that the schools are strong in both subjects, but their relative strengths differ: Middle leads in ELA, while Elementary leads in math.
Pleasantdale Middle School stands out in 2025–26 ELA, with 86% proficient compared with 75% at Pleasantdale Elementary School—a 12-point lead. Both exceed the state’s 56%: Middle by 30 points and Elementary by 18. In math, Elementary leads with 79% proficient, versus 68% at Middle, an 11-point difference. Elementary is 39 points above the state’s 40%, and Middle is 28 points above it. Middle also reports strong science results: 78% proficient in grade 5 and 86% in grade 8, respectively 31 and 34 points above state results. The schools’ SchoolDigger rankings are high: Elementary is 165th of 1,737 schools, in the 91st percentile with five stars; Middle is 59th of 1,126, in the 95th percentile with five stars.
Results have shifted, but both schools remain above state levels. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA proficiency fell 3 points at Elementary and 2 points at Middle, while the state result rose 3 points. Math increased 3 points at Elementary but declined 4 points at Middle. The schools also differ in reported characteristics: in 2024–25, 17% of Elementary students and 18% of Middle students were free/reduced lunch eligible; student-teacher ratios were 11.9 and 10.1, respectively. These are contextual differences, not explanations for achievement. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–26 was below the state rate of 24% at both schools: 9% at Elementary and 8% at Middle. School-to-school results compare different grade spans.
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