Pleasant Valley Elementary Middle School
14685 Pleasant Valley Rd
Penn Valley CA, 95946, Nevada County
Phone: 530-432-7333
Ranking: 
(2,380 out of 6,930, top 34%)*
(2,380 out of 6,930, top 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Pleasant Valley Elementary School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 10 | 10 | 10 | NA | NA | 12 | 13 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 248 | 284 | 284 | 301 | 344 | 339 | 342 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 37 | 14.9% | 44 | 15.5% | 48 | 16.9% | 55 | 18.3% | 59 | 17.2% | 72 | 21.2% | 63 | 18.4% |
| Grade 5: | 50 | 20.2% | 56 | 19.7% | 56 | 19.7% | 53 | 17.6% | 67 | 19.5% | 61 | 18.0% | 69 | 20.2% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 19.0% | 58 | 20.4% | 52 | 18.3% | 65 | 21.6% | 66 | 19.2% | 60 | 17.7% | 76 | 22.2% |
| Grade 7: | 61 | 24.6% | 53 | 18.7% | 67 | 23.6% | 59 | 19.6% | 65 | 18.9% | 79 | 23.3% | 67 | 19.6% |
| Grade 8: | 53 | 21.4% | 73 | 25.7% | 61 | 21.5% | 69 | 22.9% | 87 | 25.3% | 67 | 19.8% | 67 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 138 | 55.6% | 155 | 54.6% | 157 | 55.3% | 155 | 51.5% | 181 | 52.6% | 173 | 51.0% | 167 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 110 | 44.4% | 129 | 45.4% | 127 | 44.7% | 146 | 48.5% | 163 | 47.4% | 166 | 49.0% | 171 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 8.9% | 19 | 6.7% | 20 | 7.0% | 15 | 5.0% | 12 | 3.5% | 12 | 3.5% | 18 | 5.3% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
| White: | 202 | 81.5% | 246 | 86.6% | 247 | 87.0% | 270 | 89.7% | 311 | 90.4% | 307 | 90.6% | 312 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 5.6% | 10 | 3.5% | 9 | 3.2% | 6 | 2.0% | 8 | 2.3% | 11 | 3.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 33.5% | 80 | 28.2% | 105 | 37.0% | 63 | 20.9% | 60 | 17.4% | 43 | 12.7% | 52 | 15.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 10.1% | 18 | 6.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 63 | 20.9% | 38 | 11.0% | 26 | 7.7% | 20 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.85 | 29.34 | 28.89 | NA | NA | 28.67 | 22.00 | 19.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.4 | 353.4 | 338.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 368.4 | 346.2 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.7 | 373.7 | 351.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.8 | 357.8 | 353.2 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 370.3 | 357.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.6 | 373.6 | 366.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 382.1 | 369.9 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.5 | 369.5 | 371.6 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.4 | 374.4 | 375.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.8 | 377.8 | 374.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 359.3 | 343.2 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.3 | 368.3 | 354 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380.3 | 380.3 | 361.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 355.6 | 366.1 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.2 | 377.2 | 373.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.5 | 369.5 | 382.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 377.1 | 389.9 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.6 | 384.6 | 392.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.2 | 382.2 | 395.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.7 | 387.7 | 394.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 363.7 | 337.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 344.1 | 340.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.6 | 361.6 | 342.6 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 360.2 | 342.8 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.4 | 350.4 | 347.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 363.7 | 356.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.6 | 360.6 | 359.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 350.5 | 362 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.5 | 361.5 | 366.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.6 | 364.6 | 365.2 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.9 | 371.9 | 335.8 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.5 | 372.5 | 349.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.6 | 371.6 | 356.6 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.9 | 367.9 | 356.8 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.9 | 347.9 | 364.6 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.6 | 389.6 | 375.8 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.2 | 364.2 | 383.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.5 | 344.5 | 392.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 360 | 395.3 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407.9 | 407.9 | 393.2 |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 341.5 | 318.5 |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.6 | 340.6 | 324.6 |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.6 | 345.6 | 328.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.3 | 359.3 | 334.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.9 | 340.9 | 345.2 |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.3 | 355.3 | 354.1 |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.3 | 348.3 | 362.2 |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 345.1 | 367.2 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.7 | 347.7 | 367.4 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.9 | 361.9 | 366.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.9 | 350.9 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.8 | 356.8 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 345 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.3 | 362.4 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 358 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.7 | 351.4 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.6 | 362.6 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 366 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 359.4 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 353.9 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.2 | 352.2 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.7 | 373.7 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.7 | 350.8 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.7 | 358.6 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.9 | 354.1 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 352.1 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.1 | 364.1 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384.3 | 384.3 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.8 | 362.8 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 355.2 | 366.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 358.6 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.2 | 366.8 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360 | 359.3 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.4 | 350 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.5 | 377 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.4 | 376.7 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369 | 368.4 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 354.8 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.4 | 387.4 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.4 | 360.4 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.8 | 352.7 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 340.9 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.6 | 340.9 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.6 | 325.8 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 370.6 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 359.2 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 376.8 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.3 | 382.3 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420.4 | 420.4 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.8 | 359.8 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 367.5 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 356.3 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 379.5 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.7 | 329.7 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 346.3 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 352.3 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.8 | 361.8 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409.6 | 409.6 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.1 | 406.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451.6 | 451.6 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 346.5 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.6 | 352.6 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.8 | 358.3 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 356.8 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.1 | 349.3 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.6 | 367.9 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.9 | 370.5 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.4 | 369.4 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.7 | 372.7 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.1 | 377.1 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.2 | 308.7 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 323.9 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 318.1 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.2 | 306.7 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.7 | 323 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 311.4 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 326.4 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.5 | 312.5 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 352 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 353.9 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 332.4 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341 | 339.4 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 341.9 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.2 | 328.4 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.4 | 334 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 380.7 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.9 | 378.4 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 366.4 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.4 | 366.4 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.5 | 382.5 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347 | 341.2 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.6 | 349.8 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 346.2 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.2 | 394.5 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413.9 | 404 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.1 | 382.1 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.4 | 387.4 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406.0 | 406.0 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 367.5 | 367.5 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 356.3 | 356.3 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 379.5 | 379.5 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 331.6 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 346.3 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 352.3 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.8 | 361.8 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 409.6 | 409.6 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 406.1 | 406.1 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 451.6 | 451.6 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.2 | 308.7 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 329.1 | 323.9 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 318.1 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.2 | 306.7 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 323.7 | 323 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.9 | 311.4 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 326.4 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.5 | 312.5 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 352 | 352 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 353.9 | 353.9 | 317.9 |
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* Pleasant Valley Elementary Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.