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Pleasant Lake Montessori School

Public Grades K-6

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 104 students. The school is part of the MSD Steuben County school district, which is ranked 181 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, Pleasant Lake Elementary School faces several challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% to 24.2%, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores in ILEARN/English Language Arts, Math, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.83% of all grades at Pleasant Lake were proficient or better in ILEARN/English Language Arts, compared to 39.05% for the district and 40.3% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are particularly low, with only 14.63% of all grades proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 40.35% for the district and 51.5% for the state in 3rd grade.

Further, Pleasant Lake Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.17% to 56.69% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby MSD Steuben County schools. While the nearby schools in the same district also have relatively low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates, Pleasant Lake Elementary School consistently performs worse than these schools, suggesting that there may be unique challenges or factors specific to this school that are contributing to its underperformance. Despite the higher per-student spending, the school's performance has been steadily declining over the years, both in absolute terms and relative to other schools in the state.

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,659

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1205 W Main St
Pleasant Lake, IN 46779

(260) 475-5055

District: MSD Steuben County

Students who attend Pleasant Lake Montessori School usually attend:

Middle:	Angola Middle School
High:	Angola High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Hispanic:

3.0%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 59 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of MSD Steuben County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg41%

757^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 59 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the MSD Steuben County

181^st of 380MSD Steuben County among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	757 of 1005	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.9	483 of 1011	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	311 of 1016	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	405 of 1020	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	549 of 1016	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	800 of 1031	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	590 of 1027	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.9	491 of 1033	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.7	199 of 1046	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	165 of 1040	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	176 of 1036	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	278 of 1035	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	294 of 1015	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	68.1	321 of 1025	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.9	537 of 1009	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	606 of 1003	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	542 of 996	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.7	398 of 985	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	382 of 961	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.6	276 of 959	71.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Science35%

English Language Arts27%

Math15%

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Schools Near Pleasant Lake Montessori School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Lake Montessori School	Public	K-6	1205 W Main St	Pleasant Lake	46779	Steuben County	MSD Steuben County	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 475-5055	99	8	12.9	72.7%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	26.9	757^th of 1005 public elementary schools	24.7%		53.9	483^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	52.2%	274	16.7	40.0			26.8	5.6	33.3			14.6	40.0		35.3		$13,659	$600	$13,060
Hendry Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	805 S Washington St	Angola	46703	Steuben County	MSD Steuben County	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 665-3215	384	30	12.7	56.5%	316 (82.3%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	52.1	482^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	52.0%		38	650^th of 1011 public elementary schools	35.7%	168	45.9	33.3	31.3		36.7	55.7	41.3	41.8		46.1	41.3		41.3	40.3	$10,669	$992	$9,678
Ryan Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 S John McBride Ave	Angola	46703	Steuben County	MSD Steuben County	No	No	No	No	(260) 668-8873	384	28	13.7	45.1%	331 (86.2%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	63.2	360^th of 1005 public elementary schools	64.2%		60.3	410^th of 1011 public elementary schools	59.4%	50	34.9	50.0	42.4		42.3	59.1	57.1	40.7		52.7	57.8		57.8	33.9	$9,854	$412	$9,441
Carlin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Williams St	Angola	46703	Steuben County	MSD Steuben County	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 665-2014	368	25	14.5	68.8%	277 (75.3%)	3 (0.8%)	77 (20.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	24.8	779^th of 1005 public elementary schools	22.5%		30.7	725^th of 1011 public elementary schools	28.3%	54	16.7	28.2	21.7		22.1	42.9	25.6	26.1		31.5	38.5		38.5	13.0	$12,416	$972	$11,444
Hamilton Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	903 S Wayne St	Hamilton	46742	DeKalb County	Hamilton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 488-2161	192	17	11.6	49.0%	185 (96.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	64.2	348^th of 1005 public elementary schools	65.4%		56.9	449^th of 1011 public elementary schools	55.6%	101	44.7	42.9	43.3		43.7	60.5	51.4	40.0		51.5	45.7		45.7	50.0	$18,660	$979	$17,681
Country Meadow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Cr 10	Ashley	46705	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1017	314	19	16.5	48.1%	287 (91.4%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	37.4	647^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.6%		44.3	585^th of 1011 public elementary schools	42.1%	62	25.5	31.6	27.5		27.8	32.7	44.7	33.3		36.1	50.0		50.0	31.4	$11,993	$1,067	$10,926
Waterloo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 E Douglas St	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 920-1011	247	14	17.7	63.6%	226 (91.5%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	29.5	734^th of 1005 public elementary schools	27.0%		27.7	748^th of 1011 public elementary schools	26.0%	14	17.4	14.8	25.6		20.2	30.4	55.6	41.0		42.7	29.6		29.6	12.8	$13,076	$1,395	$11,682
Prairie Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	0455 S 1150 E	LaGrange	46761	LaGrange County	Prairie Heights Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 351-3034	537	30	17.7	43.8%	505 (94.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	47.9	539^th of 1005 public elementary schools	46.4%		58.1	435^th of 1011 public elementary schools	57.0%	104	34.6	38.8			36.8	43.6	36.4			39.8	51.2		51.2		$10,990	$768	$10,222
Fremont Elementary School	Public	K-4	501 W Toledo St	Fremont	46737	Steuben County	Fremont Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 495-4385	391	34	11.6	44.2%	363 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	67.2	316^th of 1005 public elementary schools	68.6%		54.5	475^th of 1011 public elementary schools	53.0%	159	43.6	50.0			46.4	50.0	52.8			51.2	63.9		63.9		$14,264	$2,980	$11,284
Butler Elementary School	Public	K-6	1025 S Broadway	Butler	46721	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 868-2123	366	27	13.6	68.3%	332 (90.7%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	15.7	853^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	15.1%		14	883^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	12.7%	30	21.7	11.5	27.9	13.7	18.6	31.9	15.4	14.0	11.8	19.5	23.1	13.7	18.5	25.6	$12,980	$582	$12,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Lake Montessori School

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Lake Montessori School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Lake Montessori School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Angola Middle School
High : Angola High School

Is Pleasant Lake Montessori School a good school?

Pleasant Lake Montessori School ranks in the bottom 24.7% of Indiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Pleasant Lake Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 99 students attended Pleasant Lake Montessori School.

What district is Pleasant Lake Montessori School in?

MSD Steuben County

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Lake Montessori School?

Students at Pleasant Lake Montessori School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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