Top Rankings
Pleasantville Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 803 students in Pleasantville Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Pleasantville Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
6 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
3,558 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
323 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Pleasantville Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 74% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#612 out of 648 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
23%
Graduation Rate
74%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
65%
38%
% Black
30%
18%
% White
2%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $29,284 is higher than the state median of $26,937. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,621 is higher than the state median of $25,834. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$104 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$98 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$29,284
$26,937
Spending / Student
$27,621
$25,834
Best Pleasantville Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Pleasantville Middle School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
801 Mill Road
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
(609) 383-6865
Pleasantville, NJ 08232
(609) 383-6865
Gr: 6-8 | 803 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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