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Pleasant Garden Elementary

Guilford County Schools · Guilford County

Address
4833 Pleasant Garden Road, Pleasant Garden, NC 27313
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370192000841
453
Students
29.6
Teachers (FTE)
15.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
72
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
23.6%
Chronically absent
45.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Southeast Guilford HighHigh · Grades 9-123.6 mi
  2. Southeast Guilford MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-83.8 mi
  3. Vandalia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.0 mi
  4. Sumner ElementaryElementary · Grades K-54.2 mi
  5. Allen MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.9 mi
  6. Alamance ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.9 mi
  7. Cyrus P Frazier ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.0 mi
  8. Southern Guilford MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-85.2 mi
  9. Southern Guilford HighHigh · Grades 9-125.3 mi
  10. Southern ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.4 mi

How Pleasant Garden Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 72 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 548 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools79th percentile
Higher than 79% · rank 265 of 1,419
Guilford County Schools77th percentile
Higher than 77% · rank 23 of 109

Chronic absence is lower here than at 45% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 2 points since 2014 (70 → 72). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202572BExceeded67.9
202471BExceeded66.5
202366CMet62.2
202263CMet59.2
201969CExceeded64.6
201864CMet60.5
201764CMet61
201670BMet67
201565CMet63
201470BExceeded66

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Guilford County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 69.32%Hispanic 13.91%Black 9.49%Two+ Races 5.52%Asian 1.1%Native Am. 0.66%
White: 69.32% (314) Hispanic: 13.91% (63) Black: 9.49% (43) Two+ Races: 5.52% (25) Asian: 1.1% (5) Native Am.: 0.66% (3)
White69.32%
Hispanic13.91%
Black9.49%
Two+ Races5.52%
Asian1.1%
Native Am.0.66%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 453
48.57%220 Female
51.43%233 Male

Student counts for Pleasant Garden Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 453 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.4%Chronically absent 23.6%
Regular attendance: 76.4% (353) Chronically absent: 23.6% (109)
Regular attendance76.4%
Chronically absent23.6%

Student Population

Students Counted: 462
45.7%Economically disadvantaged
4.86%22 English learners

Student indicators for Pleasant Garden Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 462 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 90.06%Beginning 9.94%
Experienced: 90.06% (24) Beginning: 9.94% (3)
Experienced90.06%
Beginning9.94%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 27.2 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
11.05%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pleasant Garden Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 27.2 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)79.7%44.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)74.7%48.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)56.4%35.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)25.3%26.2%36.4%12%
Reading (grades 3–8)43.6%20.9%22.7%12.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)20.3%35.4%39.2%5.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth2.3685.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers27.16
Experienced teachers24.46 (90%)
Beginning teachers2.7 (10%)
Holding a standard license27.16 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (109 of 462)23.6%
Economically disadvantaged45.7%
English learners making progress (of 22)59.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.96
Library books per student14.68
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.09

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Pleasant Garden Elementary report card PDF

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Pleasant Garden Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.