Pleasantville Elementary School

16 Pleasant Street, New Castle DE, 19720 | Colonial School District | 302-323-2935
  • grades KG-5
  • students 422
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 28% 37% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 21 in New Castle
  • Ranked #0 of 325 in Delaware
Proficiency Averages
30%New Castle
44%Delaware

Pleasantville Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Colonial School District" in New Castle, DE. There are a total of 422 students and 29 teachers at Pleasantville Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Pleasantville Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 27.5%, which is 37% lower than the Delaware average.

Pleasantville Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students422
Teachers29
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Pleasantville Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All22%
330-34%
415-19%
515-19%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
330-39%
425-29%
535-39%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

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.

Pleasantville Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictDelawareNational
White 38.2% 34.0% 48.2% 51.1%
Black 43.1% 43.4% 30.8% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 2.6% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.5% 17.9% 14.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 1.5% 2.4% 3.1%

New Castle demographics profile

StatisticNew CastleDelawareNational
Population5,302973,764328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,52450491
Median age51.739.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%54%55%
Speak English94%87%79%
Speak Spanish3%7%13%

Education level achieved in New Castle

IndexNew CastleDelawareNational
Completed 8th grade88.1%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school86.8%85.3%83.0%
Completed some college54.3%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree33.1%38.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors26.0%30.5%30.3%
Completed masters12.2%12.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.8%3.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.4%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Pleasantville Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.