Pleasant Valley Junior High School has 745 learners in grade levels 7-8.

Pleasant Valley Junior High School placed in the upper 5% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 5%, and reading proficiency is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 93% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 89% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Iowa state level of 15:1. Minority enrollment is 23% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is lower than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Hispanic and African-American).

School Overview: Pleasant Valley Junior High School’s learner population of 745 learners has grown by 11% over five school years. The teacher population of 49 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Pleasant Valley Junior High School is ranked within the upper 5% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of Pleasant Valley Junior High School is 0.39, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to Pleasant Valley Junior High School is Pleasant Valley High School (5.3 miles away). The nearest middle school is Hampton Elementary School (3.3 miles away). The nearest elementary school is Cody Elementary School (1.2 miles away).