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Pleasant Grove Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
3605 Pleasant Grove Church Rd, Morrisville, NC 27560
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472003378
376
Students
29.4
Teachers (FTE)
12.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
68
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
18%
Chronically absent
27.8%
Economically disadvantaged

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Pleasant Grove Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Pleasant Grove Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Pleasant Grove Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 68 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 759 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools70th percentile
Higher than 70% · rank 394 of 1,419
Wake County Schools42nd percentile
Higher than 42% · rank 107 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 64% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2017

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Score up 4 points since 2017 (64 → 68). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 7 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202568CMet65.5
202456CNot Met54.5
202363CMet58.2
202261CMet55.3
201959CNot Met59.7
201871BMet67.6
201764CNot Met64

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 Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Asian 51.33%Black 18.88%White 17.02%Hispanic 6.38%Two+ Races 6.12%Native Am. 0.27%
Asian: 51.33% (193) Black: 18.88% (71) White: 17.02% (64) Hispanic: 6.38% (24) Two+ Races: 6.12% (23) Native Am.: 0.27% (1)
Asian51.33%
Black18.88%
White17.02%
Hispanic6.38%
Two+ Races6.12%
Native Am.0.27%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 376
45.48%171 Female
54.52%205 Male

Student counts for Pleasant Grove Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 376 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 82%Chronically absent 18%
Regular attendance: 82% (374) Chronically absent: 18% (82)
Regular attendance82%
Chronically absent18%

Student Population

Students Counted: 456
27.8%Economically disadvantaged
11.97%45 English learners

Student indicators for Pleasant Grove Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 456 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 71.54%Beginning 28.46%
Experienced: 71.54% (22) Beginning: 28.46% (9)
Experienced71.54%
Beginning28.46%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 31.4 FTE
93.22%Fully licensed
6.81%Emergency or provisional
9.55%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pleasant Grove 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 31.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)64.7%48.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)59.2%38%
Science (grades 5 & 8)53.7%33.3%

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)35.3%15.8%31.5%17.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)40.8%21.2%19%19%
Science (grades 5 & 8)46.3%20.4%27.8%5.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.3878.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers31.41
Experienced teachers22.47 (72%)
Beginning teachers8.94 (28%)
Holding a standard license29.28 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.14 (7%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (82 of 456)18%
Economically disadvantaged27.8%
English learners making progress (of 45)75.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student1.13
Library books per student51.44
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.94

Federal & state designations

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

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 Grove Elementary report card PDF

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Pleasant Grove 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.