Overview of Pleasant Ridge Elementary: Pleasant Ridge Elementary is a public school situated in Gastonia, NC, which is in a small city environment. The learner population of Pleasant Ridge Elementary is 883, and the school serves PK-5. At Pleasant Ridge Elementary, 44% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 39% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 68%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 46% female learners and 54% male learners. The school serves 100% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 56 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Pleasant Ridge Elementary: At Pleasant Ridge Elementary, 44% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 39% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Gaston County Schools, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.

Pleasant Ridge Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.