Summary:
Zip code 66020 has one listed middle school, Pleasant Ridge Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 173 students. In 2025–26, 50% of students were proficient in ELA, 49% in math and 48% in science. The school exceeded state proficiency rates by 4 points in ELA, 8 in math and 9 in science, but fell short of Easton district rates by 3, 5 and 5 points, respectively. The main takeaway is that Pleasant Ridge is ahead of the state in all three subjects, but behind its district in all three.
Because Pleasant Ridge is the only school in this list, it is both the sole school at the top and the sole school at the bottom; there is no local school-to-school comparison. Its strongest reported grade-level result is grade 6 math: 59% proficient, compared with 41% statewide, a 17-point advantage. Grade 6 ELA is also notably strong at 55%, versus 42% statewide, a 13-point advantage. Across all grades, science has the largest state lead, at 9 points, while ELA has the smallest, at 4 points.
Recent test-score changes are mixed: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA rose from 47% to 50% and math from 46% to 49%, while science fell from 52% to 48%. Pleasant Ridge’s advantage over the state widened in ELA and math but narrowed in science. SchoolDigger’s ranking improved from the 63rd percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24 to the 78th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26. Other context includes a 14.6 student-teacher ratio, a 20% free/reduced-lunch rate and chronic absenteeism of 18.3%, compared with 17.8% statewide and 15.7% districtwide.
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