📍 5406 Mc Knight, Texarkana, Bowie County, 75503
Pleasant Grove H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Texarkana, Bowie County. The school has 796 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Natalie Reeves. It is part of the Pleasant Grove Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasant Grove H S enrolls 796 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 68.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Black or African American and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 577 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 21 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 796 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pleasant Grove H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Pleasant Grove H S is one of 4 schools in PLEASANT GROVE ISD, based in TEXARKANA, Texas. The district serves 2,366 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 796 students, Pleasant Grove H S is larger than the district average of about 592 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small