Pleasant Grove High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Total students

752

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Pleasant Grove ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pleasant Grove High School is a high school in Texarkana, TX, in the Pleasant Grove ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 752 students. 32.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 99% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Pleasant Grove High School was 1207 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.9.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,602, which is $5,872 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.pgisd.net

Address

5406 Mcknight Rd
Texarkana, TX 75503-0957

Office phone number

(903) 832-8005

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pleasant Grove High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

752

African American

121 (16.1%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

26 (3.5%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

47 (6.3%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

518 (68.9%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

39 (5.2%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

16.1%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

3.5%

Hispanic

6.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

68.9%

Two or more races

5.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

32.4 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

31.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 39%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

3.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

32.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

31.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

12.6 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

3.9%

Gifted and talented

12.6%

Special education

8.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 99%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.7 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 98.7%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

98.7%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.7 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

23.2 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

14.6 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

10.6 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

18.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

19.3 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

7.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

53.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 53.8%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

12.5 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

21.2 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 21.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

50.7 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 50.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

42.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

55.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 55.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1207

Pleasant Grove ISD: 1207

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.9

Pleasant Grove ISD: 20.9

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

40.9 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 40.9%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

61.1 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 61.1%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

36.5 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 36.5%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

40.9%

Math

61.1%

Reading + Math

36.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

68.3

African American

2 (2.9%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

4 (5.9%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

58.4 (85.5%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 87%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

3.9 (5.7%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (1.5%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

45.6 (66.8%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

21.7 (31.7%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

11

Pleasant Grove ISD: 12.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Pleasant Grove ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,602

Pleasant Grove ISD: $53,902

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,073

Pleasant Grove ISD: $49,282

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$46,205

Pleasant Grove ISD: $45,367

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,197

Pleasant Grove ISD: $51,350

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,118

Pleasant Grove ISD: $58,999

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,050

Pleasant Grove ISD: $61,132

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$68,875

Pleasant Grove ISD: $65,637

Statewide: $74,014

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