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Pleasant View Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant View Elementary School is a public elementary school in Williamsburg, Kentucky, serving 221 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Whitley County School District, which is ranked 17 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Pleasant View Elementary consistently outperforms the Whitley County and Kentucky state averages in mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 70% of 3rd graders, 83% of 5th graders, and 81% of 6th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, significantly higher than the district and state. In reading, 74% of 3rd graders, 74% of 5th graders, and 82% of 6th graders were proficient or better. The school also demonstrates exceptional performance among specific student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Pleasant View Elementary has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, the school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 352nd out of 698 Kentucky elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 52nd out of 685 in 2024-2025. This impressive performance is particularly noteworthy given that the school serves a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 85% to 88% in recent years. When compared to other elementary schools in the Whitley County district, Pleasant View stands out as a top performer, outpacing schools like Oak Grove Elementary, Whitley County North Elementary, and Whitley County East Elementary in both academic proficiency and student group performance.

229

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,375

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5554 Hwy 25 W South
Williamsburg, KY 40769

(606) 549-7085

District: Whitley County

Students who attend Pleasant View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Whitley County Middle School
High:	Whitley County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.8%

Two or more races:

1.3%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (69% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg62%

Kentucky avg45%

52^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Whitley County

17^th of 157Whitley 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	88.1	52 of 685	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	69.0	176 of 685	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	277 of 687	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	326 of 684	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	75 of 517	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	194 of 700	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	124 of 691	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	194 of 694	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	54.8	306 of 690	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	352 of 698	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.0	259 of 705	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	361 of 719	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	291 of 713	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.0	255 of 688	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.3	399 of 683	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	397 of 658	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	19.7	566 of 651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.8	414 of 638	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	91.6	33 of 474	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	10 of 445	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	8 of 648	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	46.9	332 of 644	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	192 of 639	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	295 of 641	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	217 of 671	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	200 of 663	69.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	9 of 672	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	110 of 665	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	146 of 670	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	177 of 667	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	22 of 275	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	102 of 664	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	52 of 631	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	80 of 653	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	125 of 652	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	245 of 652	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	177 of 657	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	167 of 676	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	97 of 665	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	12 of 306	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	47.4	373 of 661	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	67 of 659	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	212 of 659	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	316 of 658	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	347 of 656	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.1	119 of 593	79.9%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+30 vs state

Editing and Mechanics70%+23 vs state

Reading68%+19 vs state

Social Studies57%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Pleasant View Elementary School

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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	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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th 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 View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5554 Hwy 25 W South	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7085	229	17	13.1	87.3%	224 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	88.1	52^nd of 685 public elementary schools	92.4%		69	176^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.3%	124	70.0	55.0	83.0	81.0	74.0	55.0	74.0				57.0	70.0	$21,375	$3,604	$908	$4,512	$12,930	$2,873	$15,803
Boston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3291 Hwy 1804	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7872	206	16	13.2	87.4%	200 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	84.8	74^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.2%		83.5	78^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.6%	4	71.0	44.0		71.0	65.0	63.0	55.0	82.0	56.0		70.0	75.0	$20,783	$3,207	$1,084	$4,291	$11,711	$4,137	$15,848
Whitley County Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	520 Blvd of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7060	413	29	14.2	76.0%	391 (94.7%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)													$18,850	$2,855	$911	$3,766	$11,627	$2,535	$14,162
Whitley Central Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2940 North Highway 25W	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-8011	456	30	15.2	71.3%	432 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	87	56^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.8%		85.5	64^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.7%	8	62.0	67.0	70.0	55.0	71.0	61.0	66.0	73.0	60.0	57.0	59.0	67.0	$14,937	$2,412	$994	$3,406	$9,137	$1,750	$10,887
Whitley County East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13781 Hwy 92E	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7097	268	20	13.4	84.3%	261 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	92.3	22^nd of 685 public elementary schools	96.8%		92.3	19^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.2%	3	85.0	68.0		64.0	77.0	76.0		77.0		50.0	85.0	75.0	$19,231	$3,359	$1,303	$4,662	$11,158	$2,559	$13,717
Frakes School Center	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop	Frakes	40940	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-2921	117	9	13.3	73.5%	115 (98.3%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.2	293^rd of 685 public elementary schools	57.2%		34.4	462^nd of 685 public elementary schools	32.6%	169			47.0				60.0	60.0		27.0			$43,527	$4,520	$38	$4,558	$29,528	$4,780	$34,308
Whitley County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6670 Hwy 26	Rockholds	40759	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7869	303	22	13.7	87.8%	289 (95.4%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	61.9	234^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.8%		65.5	209^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.5%	25	48.0	38.0	46.0	54.0	53.0	53.0	63.0	60.0	38.0	37.0	54.0	59.0	$20,382	$2,930	$1,026	$3,956	$12,766	$2,529	$15,295
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4505 Cumberland Falls Rd	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7867	669	37	18.0	75.8%	645 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	73.2	153^rd of 685 public elementary schools	77.7%		66.3	202^nd of 685 public elementary schools	70.5%	49	49.0	51.0	52.0	63.0	55.0	49.0	56.0	84.0	44.0	59.0	62.0	56.0	$15,255	$2,845	$962	$3,807	$8,644	$1,999	$10,644
Pine Knot Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	119 East Highway 2792	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 354-2161	425	29	14.6	86.6%	411 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)													$16,239	$2,264	$943	$3,236	$7,865	$2,310	$9,391
Corbin Primary	Public	K-3	3551 Fifth Street Road	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 523-3638	815	54	15.0	58.3%	719 (88.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (5.2%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.9%)								(n/a)	68.0				70.0								$18,633	$1,519	$340	$1,859	$8,698	$1,603	$10,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant View Elementary School

What district is Pleasant View Elementary School in?

Whitley County

How many students attend Pleasant View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Pleasant View Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant View Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Whitley County Middle School
High : Whitley County High School

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant View Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant View Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Pleasant View Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Pleasant View Elementary School ranks in the top 7.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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