Pleasant Valley High School

604 Belmont Road, Riverdale IA, 52722 | Pleasant Valley Community School District | 563-332-5151
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1427
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 92% 33% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in Riverdale
  • Ranked #0 of 1542 in Iowa
Proficiency Averages
n/aRiverdale
69%Iowa

Pleasant Valley High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pleasant Valley Community School District" in Riverdale, IA. There are a total of 1,427 students and 84 teachers at Pleasant Valley High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Pleasant Valley High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 91.5%, which is 33% higher than the Iowa average.

Pleasant Valley High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1427
Teachers84
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment154
Taking some courses115
Taking some courses (not tests)42
Passing some courses109
Passing no courses11

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Pleasant Valley High School, there are a total of 154 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 115 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All92%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School92%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All91%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School91%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Pleasant Valley High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 84.2% 81.7% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 2.9% 2.9% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 6.0% 7.9% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.3% 4.8% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 2.1% 3.1% 3.1%

Riverdale demographics profile

StatisticRiverdaleIowaNational
Population4413,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2405791
Median age45.438.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.1:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%60%55%
Speak English94%92%79%
Speak Spanish0%4%13%

Education level achieved in Riverdale

IndexRiverdaleIowaNational
Completed 8th grade94.1%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school93.5%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college71.6%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.3%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.2%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters8.7%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.2%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Pleasant Valley High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.