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Pleasant Grove Elementary School

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Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 239 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Grove Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mount Washington, Kentucky, serving 637 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Bullitt County School District, which is ranked 124 out of 157 districts in the state.

Pleasant Grove Elementary consistently outperforms the Bullitt County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 64% of Pleasant Grove's 5th-grade students achieved proficiency in mathematics, compared to 39% for Bullitt County and 43% for the state. The school's performance has been steadily improving, with its statewide ranking rising from 333 out of 694 Kentucky elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 47 out of 684 in 2021-2022, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pleasant Grove has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and students with low socioeconomic status.

While Pleasant Grove Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Bullitt County School District, the nearby MT. Washington Elementary school also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates and rankings comparable to Pleasant Grove in several subject areas. Additionally, Pleasant Grove has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (23.7% in 2023-2024), which may contribute to its academic success. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.2% in 2021-2022 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average.

661

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,824

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6415 Hwy 44 E
Mount Washington, KY 40047

(502) 869-3400

District: Bullitt County

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eastside Middle School
High:	Bullitt East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bullitt County

✓Above the Kentucky median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg44%

239^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the Bullitt County

124^th of 157Bullitt County among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	239 of 685	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	170 of 685	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	68 of 687	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	47 of 684	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	68 of 517	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	138 of 700	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	133 of 691	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	52.8	333 of 694	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	234 of 690	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.7	97 of 698	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.4	82 of 705	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	68.0	190 of 719	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.0	132 of 713	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	152 of 688	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	111 of 683	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	52.0	346 of 658	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	73.1	152 of 651	76.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	143 of 638	77.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	140 of 206	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	171 of 474	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	218 of 648	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	191 of 644	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	106 of 639	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	59 of 641	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	76.9	38 of 312	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	112 of 671	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	129 of 663	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	302 of 672	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	136 of 665	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	109 of 670	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	32 of 667	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	19 of 275	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	94 of 664	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	282 of 631	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	258 of 653	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	151 of 652	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	64 of 652	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	48 of 657	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	72.8	58 of 325	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	157 of 676	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	135 of 665	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	120 of 306	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	133 of 279	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	142 of 661	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	278 of 659	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	204 of 659	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.1	81 of 658	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	60 of 656	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	70.9	70 of 337	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	170 of 592	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	157 of 593	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics62%+15 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

Reading50%~ state avg

Social Studies46%+8 vs state

Writing45%+7 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)			KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (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 (2025)	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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6415 Hwy 44 E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-3400	661	35	18.6	25.4%	565 (85.5%)	15 (2.3%)	37 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.9%)	61.8	239^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.1%		69.5	170^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.2%	69	52.0	46.0	64.0	50.0	47.0	52.0	36.0	45.0	46.0	62.0	$15,824	$554	$117	$671	$9,094	$1,764	$10,858
MT. Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9234 Hwy 44 E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-3000	577	31	18.6	25.3%	521 (90.3%)	6 (1.0%)	17 (2.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	46.8	367^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.4%		40.9	408^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.4%	41	50.0	45.0	46.0	54.0	43.0	47.0	42.0	28.0	32.0	38.0	$15,736	$438	$119	$558	$9,090	$1,790	$10,880
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4682 North Preston Hwy.	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-3600	606	32	19.1	45.9%	503 (83.0%)	36 (5.9%)	32 (5.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	25.9	530^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.6%		32.8	473^rd of 685 public elementary schools	30.9%	57	29.0	46.0	23.0	37.0	53.0	30.0	35.0	20.0	19.0	28.0	$16,456	$687	$127	$815	$9,209	$2,104	$11,313
Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Erin Circle	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-7400	469	29	16.1	62.0%	402 (85.7%)	7 (1.5%)	30 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	22.2	560^th of 685 public elementary schools	18.2%		37.5	441^st of 685 public elementary schools	35.6%	119	26.0	27.0	34.0	27.0	27.0	43.0	23.0	42.0	28.0	33.0	$17,977	$1,017	$231	$1,248	$10,452	$1,936	$12,388
Maryville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4504 Summers Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2400	359	23	15.7	74.9%	284 (79.1%)	8 (2.2%)	42 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	13.9	621^st of 685 public elementary schools	9.3%		11.6	621^st of 685 public elementary schools	9.3%		30.0		18.0	47.0		18.0	18.0	15.0	15.0	22.0	$17,813	$817	$196	$1,013	$10,357	$2,050	$12,408
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar Grove Road	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-3800	441	26	16.9	58.3%	392 (88.9%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	56.5	289^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.1	292^nd of 685 public elementary schools	57.4%	3	34.0	43.0	52.0	44.0	45.0	66.0	38.0	59.0	36.0	63.0	$17,908	$728	$88	$816	$10,681	$2,060	$12,742
Overdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	651 Overdale Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2800	390	23	17.0	65.6%	281 (72.1%)	20 (5.1%)	61 (15.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	42.1	410^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.1%		38.7	429^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.4%	19	50.0	48.0	43.0	39.0	46.0	49.0	37.0	30.0	19.0	44.0	$17,369	$760	$211	$971	$9,924	$2,089	$12,013
Roby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1148 Hwy 44 E	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-7200	434	25	17.3	69.4%	361 (83.2%)	13 (3.0%)	20 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.3%)	19.5	573^rd of 685 public elementary schools	16.4%		21.6	561^st of 685 public elementary schools	18.1%	12	11.0	18.0	26.0	19.0	35.0	43.0	25.0	22.0	22.0	56.0	$17,439	$1,040	$141	$1,181	$9,948	$1,974	$11,922
Wilt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Price Lane	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8353	522	33	15.7	57.7%	195 (37.4%)	135 (25.9%)	119 (22.8%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.9%)	53.1	311^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.6%		57.2	275^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.9%	36	51.0	45.0	41.0	51.0	51.0	51.0	41.0	48.0	31.0	46.0	$20,784	$1,441	$1,566	$3,007	$14,376	$3,400	$17,777
Laukhuf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Capewood Dr	Louisville	40229	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8289	627	36	17.3	56.1%	252 (40.2%)	143 (22.8%)	159 (25.4%)	27 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	21.5	564^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.7%		22.9	553^rd of 685 public elementary schools	19.3%	11	12.0	53.0	33.0	18.0	42.0	34.0	31.0	9.0	25.0	25.0	$19,796	$928	$1,790	$2,717	$13,501	$3,578	$17,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Grove Elementary School

How many students attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Pleasant Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Grove Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Grove Elementary School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastside Middle School
High : Bullitt East High School

Is Pleasant Grove Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Grove Elementary School ranks 239^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pleasant Grove Elementary School in?

Bullitt County

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