Pleasantville High School
701 Mill Rd
Pleasantville NJ, 08232, Atlantic County
Phone: 609-383-6900
Ranking: 
(331 out of 346, bottom 4%)*
(331 out of 346, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pleasantville City 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: | 88 | 150 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 95 | 86 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 764 | 763 | 713 | 796 | 952 | 981 | 1,011 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 213 | 27.9% | 201 | 26.3% | 163 | 22.9% | 205 | 25.8% | 302 | 31.7% | 297 | 30.3% | 304 | 30.1% |
| Grade 10: | 177 | 23.2% | 193 | 25.3% | 191 | 26.8% | 228 | 28.6% | 213 | 22.4% | 246 | 25.1% | 256 | 25.3% |
| Grade 11: | 194 | 25.4% | 169 | 22.1% | 188 | 26.4% | 191 | 24.0% | 216 | 22.7% | 230 | 23.4% | 217 | 21.5% |
| Grade 12: | 180 | 23.6% | 200 | 26.2% | 171 | 24.0% | 172 | 21.6% | 199 | 20.9% | 202 | 20.6% | 220 | 21.8% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 22 | 2.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 14 | 1.4% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 400 | 52.4% | 392 | 51.4% | 360 | 50.5% | 404 | 50.8% | 485 | 50.9% | 493 | 50.3% | 502 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 364 | 47.6% | 371 | 48.6% | 353 | 49.5% | 392 | 49.2% | 467 | 49.1% | 488 | 49.7% | 505 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 13 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 35 | 4.6% | 67 | 8.8% | 69 | 9.7% | 96 | 12.1% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 366 | 47.9% | 341 | 44.7% | 313 | 43.9% | 179 | 22.5% | 391 | 41.1% | 400 | 40.8% | 410 | 40.6% |
| Black: | 327 | 42.8% | 311 | 40.8% | 290 | 40.7% | 319 | 40.1% | 528 | 55.5% | 550 | 56.1% | 564 | 55.8% |
| White: | 20 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.1% | 13 | 1.8% | 87 | 10.9% | 22 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.0% | 22 | 2.9% | 23 | 3.2% | 100 | 12.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 540 | 70.7% | 552 | 72.3% | 565 | 79.2% | 508 | 63.8% | 577 | 60.6% | 468 | 47.7% | 489 | 48.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 7.6% | 78 | 10.2% | 88 | 12.3% | 65 | 8.2% | 93 | 9.8% | 115 | 11.7% | 89 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.65 | 5.10 | 7.23 | 8.75 | 10.82 | 8.00 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSPA | ||||||
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.0% | 55.0% | 80.1% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.0% | 51.0% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 61.5% | 61.5% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 46.8% | 46.8% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 53.2% | 53.2% | 85.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 54.4% | 54.4% | 83.4% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 48.3% | 48.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 51.1% | 51.1% | 88.0% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 67.5% | 89.6% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 68.9% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.9% | 65.9% | 91.6% |
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 23.1% | 23.1% | 65.9% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.8% | 29.8% | 70.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.3% | 31.3% | 75.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 36.7% | 36.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 28.4% | 28.4% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.9% | 29.9% | 75.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 31.1% | 31.1% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.1% | 29.1% | 75.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 29.6% | 29.6% | 75.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 37.5% | 37.5% | 79.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 32.0% | 32.0% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 30.5% | 30.5% | 72.7% |
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* Pleasantville High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.