Pleasantville High School

701 Mill Road, Pleasantville NJ, 8232 | Pleasantville City School District | 609-383-6900
  • grades 9-12
  • students 757
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 10% 81% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
25%Pleasantville
52%New Jersey

Pleasantville High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pleasantville City School District" in Pleasantville, NJ. There are a total of 757 students and 77 teachers at Pleasantville High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 10 to 1.

Pleasantville High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 10.0%, which is 81% lower than the New Jersey average.

Pleasantville High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students757
Teachers77
Student/Teacher ratio10:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment19
Taking some courses14
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses<=2
Passing no courses<=2

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 High School, there are a total of 19 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 14 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All5%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School5%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All15%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School15%

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 High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 2.8% 1.8% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 45.7% 39.1% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.3% 1.8% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 49.6% 56.8% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3% 1.5% 3.1%

Pleasantville demographics profile

StatisticPleasantvilleNew JerseyNational
Population20,2268,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,5351,21591
Median age34.339.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)40%56%55%
Speak English50%69%79%
Speak Spanish45%16%13%

Education level achieved in Pleasantville

IndexPleasantvilleNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade72.8%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school70.2%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college37.8%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree16.0%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors12.6%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters2.0%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.0%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Pleasantville High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.