Top Rankings
Pleasant Grove Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 529 students in Pleasant Grove Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Pleasant Grove Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
4 Schools
2,747 Schools
# Students
2,274 Students
1,489,538 Students
# Teachers
179 Teachers
103,135 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pleasant Grove Independent School District, which is ranked #59 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#62 out of 1204 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
46%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
5%
% Hispanic
9%
53%
% Black
15%
13%
% White
67%
26%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,332 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,077 is less than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,332
$13,387
Spending / Student
$12,077
$14,116
Best Pleasant Grove Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pleasant Grove Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
5605 Cooks Ln
Texarkana, TX 75503
(903) 831-4295
Texarkana, TX 75503
(903) 831-4295
Grades: 6-8
| 529 students
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