Pleasant Grove Intermediate School

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

A

Pleasant Grove ISD: A

Total students

429

Avg. teacher experience

11.7 years

Pleasant Grove ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Pleasant Grove ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Pleasant Grove Intermediate School is an elementary school in Texarkana, TX, in the Pleasant Grove ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 429 students. 18.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,286, which is $6,355 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.pgisd.net

Address

8480 N Kings Hwy
Texarkana, TX 75503

Office phone number

(903) 832-0001

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Pleasant Grove Intermediate School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

429

African American

65 (15.2%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

11 (2.6%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 2.7%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

38 (8.9%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

292 (68.1%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 68.9%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

22 (5.1%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.2%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

15.2%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

2.6%

Hispanic

8.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

68.1%

Two or more races

5.1%

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

18.4 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 26.3%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

36.6 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 33.2%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

4.4 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

18.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

36.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.7 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

12.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

12.1 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

3.7%

Gifted and talented

12.8%

Special education

12.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

A

Pleasant Grove ISD: A

Student achievement (2018-2019)

A

Pleasant Grove ISD: A

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Pleasant Grove ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

B

Pleasant Grove ISD: B

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

2 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

4.7 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

2.8 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pleasant Grove ISD: Masked

Statewide: 7.2%

White

1 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

3.2 %

Pleasant Grove ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

33.6

African American

0.4 (1.3%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

1 (3%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

31.2 (92.8%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 92.5%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

1 (3%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

23.6 (70.3%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 72.4%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

10 (29.7%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 27.6%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Pleasant Grove ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

12.8

Pleasant Grove ISD: 13.3

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

11.7 years

Pleasant Grove ISD: 12 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$51,286

Pleasant Grove ISD: $53,633

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$37,600

Pleasant Grove ISD: $55,515

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$41,694

Pleasant Grove ISD: $44,613

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$49,030

Pleasant Grove ISD: $48,594

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$58,068

Pleasant Grove ISD: $60,114

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$60,295

Pleasant Grove ISD: $62,114

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$60,900

Pleasant Grove ISD: $66,041

Statewide: $69,974

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