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Pleasant Run Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Run Elementary in Lancaster, TX, serves 597 students in grades PK-5 within the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a community where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is currently the lowest-performing elementary school in its immediate area, ranking in the 2nd percentile statewide—a significant drop from its 16th percentile ranking just a few years ago. The most pressing concern is a severe and worsening crisis in mathematics. For example, only 10% of 3rd graders and 16% of 4th graders are proficient in math, which is roughly half the already-low district average. This is a stark contrast to West Main Elementary, located just 0.9 miles away and serving a similar student population, where 4th-grade math proficiency was nearly 49% in the previous year. This gap suggests that school-level factors like leadership and instructional quality are driving the difference, not the community itself.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of past success. In 2018-2019, English Language Learners at Pleasant Run ranked in the 95th percentile statewide, proving the school can achieve high outcomes for specific groups. Additionally, the school’s per-student spending of $9,152 is in the middle of the pack compared to nearby schools, indicating that funding is not the primary issue. For parents considering this school, it is important to note the steep decline in math performance and to ask about current strategies for improvement, especially given that a nearby school with similar demographics is achieving much better results.

597

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,460

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

427 W Pleasant Run Rd
Lancaster, TX 75134-1597

(972) 218-1538

District: Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pleasant Run Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
	Lancaster Middle
High:	Lancaster High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.9%

Hispanic:

20.8%

White:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

4,525^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

812^th of 951Lancaster Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	4525 of 4627	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	4301 of 4651	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4034 of 4710	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	3903 of 4647	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	4352 of 4581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3813 of 4578	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2820 of 4479	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3142 of 4359	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.3	2698 of 4329	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	3345 of 4286	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	3796 of 4320	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.7	3321 of 4260	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	3005 of 4221	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	3164 of 4206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	2962 of 4095	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	3575 of 3937	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	2958 of 3884	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3185 of 3768	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	2969 of 3724	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.2	2745 of 3475	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.6	2609 of 3465	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	2183 of 2406	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	1635 of 1905	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1942 of 2443	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1697 of 2443	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	2028 of 2421	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	1755 of 2444	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	992 of 2515	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	1097 of 2483	55.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.6	3944 of 4461	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	3628 of 4331	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	1391 of 4295	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	2393 of 4240	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	972 of 3668	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	33.2	2597 of 3487	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	85.9	179 of 3333	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	595 of 3226	81.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	4396 of 4575	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	3492 of 3744	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	4047 of 4658	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3883 of 4588	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	4377 of 4561	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3689 of 4499	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3083 of 4348	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2979 of 4306	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	2604 of 3075	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.3	1634 of 2619	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	2587 of 2980	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	2913 of 2958	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	2373 of 3006	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2674 of 3184	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	2594 of 3106	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	3964 of 4413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	2409 of 3644	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.8	1293 of 4465	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	879 of 4401	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	35.6	3059 of 4376	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	1622 of 4329	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	551 of 4188	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	1578 of 4168	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	4377 of 4520	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	3271 of 3705	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3590 of 4594	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3203 of 4521	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4247 of 4477	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3569 of 4451	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1823 of 4309	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	2688 of 4264	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	4493 of 4582	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3341 of 3739	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3731 of 4647	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3860 of 4585	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	4219 of 4563	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3797 of 4498	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	2454 of 4357	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3263 of 4319	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	755 of 1128	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4009 of 4301	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	3324 of 3549	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	3700 of 4292	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	2253 of 4086	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3642 of 3952	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3050 of 3799	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1680 of 3684	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.6	3016 of 3558	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+59 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics14%-33 vs state

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

A wonderful school with great, highly motivated teachers. The kids are well-behaved and eager to learn. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Pleasant Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	427 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1538	597	38	15.6	87.8%	19 (3.2%)	435 (72.9%)	124 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	8.7	4525^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		14.8	4301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	7.5%	224							32.2	30.0	36.1	10.3	16.3	16.9	$7,460
West Main Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	531 W Main St	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1551	601	39	15.3	80.7%	20 (3.3%)	393 (65.4%)	167 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	27.8	3577^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.7%		39.3	2820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.4%	757							39.2	45.4	43.8	20.3	40.0	37.1	$6,871
Belt Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 W Belt Line Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1608	567	37	15.2	83.1%	7 (1.2%)	443 (78.1%)	99 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	20.6	4014^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		30.8	3377^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%	637							44.0	39.1	34.8	28.0	28.3	26.1	$7,846
Aia Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	901 E Beltline Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 227-2105	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Millbrook Dr	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1564	416	30	13.8	79.6%	5 (1.2%)	356 (85.6%)	31 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	39.3	2809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		34.8	3140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	331							54.6	45.0	57.1	36.4	23.3	44.6	$7,421
Iltexas Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 862-4237	737	47	15.6	84.8%	16 (2.2%)	304 (41.2%)	379 (51.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	25.1	3752^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	4498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.3%	746	0.0			20.0			36.0	45.5	43.4	29.0	35.5	30.4	$9,821
Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Marquis St	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1512	613	40	15.2	87.3%	3 (0.5%)	242 (39.5%)	358 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	30.2	3413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		36.4	3027^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%	386	22.7	44.4	33.3	14.3	31.3	16.7	34.3	50.6	49.3	28.9	32.3	39.5	$6,375
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	388	27	14.3	89.7%	3 (0.8%)	332 (85.6%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	18.7	4113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		20.8	3981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	132							33.3	43.4	51.0	12.3	18.5	28.6	$7,517
The Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1016 The Meadows Pkwy	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-0960	312	15	20.4	75.6%	2 (0.6%)	269 (86.2%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	4.8	4589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.7	4548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%	41							19.7	20.0	31.0	9.0	23.2	11.3	$8,815
Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7475 J J Lemmon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2600	563	35	16.0	96.4%	12 (2.1%)	166 (29.5%)	370 (65.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	34.8	3099^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.0%		43.5	2530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.6%	569	40.5	56.7	69.7			0.0	29.0	22.9	45.8	34.7	39.2	61.2	$13,488

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Run Elementary

What district is Pleasant Run Elementary in?

Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Run Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Run Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
Middle : Lancaster Middle
High : Lancaster High School

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Run Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Run Elementary are 73% African American, 21% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Pleasant Run Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Pleasant Run Elementary.

Is Pleasant Run Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Run Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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