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Pleasant Street Elementary School

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Pleasant Street Elementary School ranks 826 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Street Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 329 students on East Pleasant Street in Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County), one of six elementary schools in the Mount Vernon City district. It is the lowest-ranked of the six, placing 826th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026, even though the district itself rates in the 78th percentile with 4 stars. The school has now posted eight straight years at 2 stars, staying inside a narrow 42nd–49th percentile band since 2017–2018 — well below where it sat in 2015–2017, when it reached the 63rd–70th percentile.

There are real strengths here. Fifth-grade science is the standout: 80.4% of students scored proficient, about 17 points above the state, and it has held up across several years. ELA scores beat the state in every grade tested. Chronic absenteeism also improved sharply, dropping 5.7 percentage points in one year to 14.1% — now better than the district average of 16.1% and the biggest single-year change in the school's profile. Low-income students rank in the 66th–72nd percentile for the third year running, well above the school's overall position.

The clearest concern is early-grade math. Third-grade math proficiency is 44.4% (state: 62.1%, district: 70.3%), and it has fallen from 61.1% to 50.9% to 44.4% over three years; fourth-grade math dropped from 74.0% to 55.4%. By contrast, nearby East Elementary (0.53 miles away) ranks in the 93rd percentile, Twin Oak Elementary in the 84th, Dan Emmett Elementary in the 76th, Columbia Elementary in the 73rd, and Wiggin Street Elementary in the 96th. Class size and spending don't explain the gap, and special education results swung from the 82nd to the 23rd percentile in one year — a volatile figure worth watching rather than treating as settled.

329

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,523

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

77.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.1% (any vaccine)

305 E Pleasant St
Mount Vernon, OH 43050-1822

(740) 393-5990

District: Mount Vernon City

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

826^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Mount Vernon City

167^th of 773Mount Vernon City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	826 of 1560	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	812 of 1558	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	817 of 1577	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	906 of 1596	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	842 of 1588	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	935 of 1610	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	853 of 1676	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	957 of 1636	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	72.9	494 of 1651	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	624 of 1678	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	640 of 1684	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.8	352 of 1687	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	474 of 1701	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	726 of 1709	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.0	475 of 1686	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.7	710 of 1662	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.3	685 of 1610	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	593 of 1582	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.0	855 of 1609	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	72.2	404 of 1504	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	65.6	558 of 1501	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.9	562 of 1471	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	387 of 824	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	380 of 765	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	247 of 956	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	343 of 1021	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	789 of 1452	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	862 of 1452	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	787 of 1466	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	744 of 1483	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	801 of 1488	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	952 of 1467	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	853 of 1502	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	937 of 1518	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	55.3	480 of 759	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	498 of 1467	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	497 of 1473	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	409 of 1484	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	483 of 1447	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	364 of 1419	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	462 of 1404	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	331 of 1465	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	458 of 1465	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	763 of 1467	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.9	648 of 1466	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	750 of 1485	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	991 of 1498	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	876 of 1518	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	830 of 1499	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	700 of 1535	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	825 of 1536	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	706 of 914	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.3	168 of 935	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	311 of 856	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	837 of 1181	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	849 of 1175	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	905 of 1190	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	956 of 1215	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	887 of 1242	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	977 of 1249	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	892 of 1271	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	933 of 1309	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)37th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+18 vs state

English Language Arts68%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Pleasant Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Pleasant St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5990	329	20	16.2	60.8%	306 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	54.5	826^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.1%		55.4	812^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%	14	80.4	44.4	55.4	56.9		66.7	64.3	74.5		77.1%	2.1%	$11,523
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 E Vine St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5985	238	14	17.3	34.9%	214 (89.9%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	87.6	105^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.9	122^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%	17	94.9	76.7	97.4	84.6		88.4	81.6	92.3		92.9%	0%	$10,412
Dan Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Mansfield Ave	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5950	244	16	15.4	66.0%	214 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	77.2	372^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.2%		81.3	269^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%	103	79.1	63.3	73.0	83.7		90.0	75.7	86.0		75.6%	9.8%	$9,251
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Columbus Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5975	244	13	18.9	47.1%	225 (92.2%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	75.9	415^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.6	501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%	86	75.6	86.4	76.7	87.8		79.5	60.5	80.5		80.8%	11.5%	$10,879
Twin Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8888 Martinsburg Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5970	371	20	18.2	46.6%	338 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	81.8	245^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.5	84^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.6%	161	87.7	80.8	88.5	90.8		75.0	78.7	78.5		88.2%	3.9%	$9,917
Wiggin Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Wiggin Street	Gambier	43022	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 427-4262	217	14	15.8	24.9%	197 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	90	65^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.8%		82.2	251^st of 1558 public elementary schools	83.9%	186	97.1	80.0	96.8	88.2		90.0	83.9	100.0		100%	0%	$11,368
Fredericktown Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Stadium Drive	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 694-2781	535	30	17.8	—	510 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	70.8	517^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.9%		74.4	444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.5%	73	66.7	69.5	68.3	69.6		79.3	71.2	87.3		86.5%	9.5%	$10,825
East Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	23081 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-7000	514	32	16.0	43.4%	466 (90.7%)	19 (3.7%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	57.9	764^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.0%		60.5	725^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.5%	39	69.0	47.2	80.3	65.7	58.7	63.9	57.1	76.1	53.2	89.3%	10.7%	$11,676
Utica Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Church Street	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2551	358	22	16.1	—	335 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	46	951^st of 1560 public elementary schools	39.0%		63.2	661^st of 1558 public elementary schools	57.6%	290	58.7	52.0	65.7	39.7		58.0	64.2	66.7		89.7%	2.6%	$12,094
Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	353	27	13.0	—	327 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	79.7	307^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.3	446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.4%	139	88.9	81.4	90.9	75.9	85.4	63.6	83.6	85.2	61.0	76.1%	15.2%	$11,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Street Elementary School

How many students attend Pleasant Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Pleasant Street Elementary School.

Is Pleasant Street Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Street Elementary School ranks 826^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Street Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Street Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Pleasant Street Elementary School in?

Mount Vernon City

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