Pleasant Grove High School
Public high school in Texarkana, Texas · Pleasant Grove ISD · Grades 9–12
Pleasant Grove High School serves 821 students in grades 9–12 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 4 schools in Pleasant Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 672nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 64.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pleasant Grove ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483513006031 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pleasant Grove ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 821 | 2,366 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.9% | 41.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Pleasant Grove High School in context
Size
Pleasant Grove High School is the only high school in Pleasant Grove ISD. Its 821 students are 34.7% of the district's 2,366. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 346; Pleasant Grove High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 233 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 171, against an average of 205 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (171 against 220). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 66.7% here and 64.7% across Pleasant Grove ISD. Black students are next, at 16.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.8% across Pleasant Grove ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 64.55 full-time-equivalent teachers for 821 students, Pleasant Grove High School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 821 students would have about 58.6 teachers, so Pleasant Grove High School has 5.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Pleasant Grove High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Texas High School, 2.5 miles away in Texarkana ISD. Within 10 miles there are 5 other high schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.7% |
| Black | 16.7% |
| Hispanic | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 220 |
| Grade 10 | 197 |
| Grade 11 | 233 |
| Grade 12 | 171 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5406 McKnight Rd, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)832-8005
Website: pgisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas High School | Texarkana ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,750 | 11.1 | 66.9% |
| Options Early Graduation High School | Texarkana ISD | 2.5 mi | 61 | 7.4 | 85.2% |
| Digital Academy of Texas | Texarkana ISD | 2.5 mi | 471 | – | 40.6% |
| Premier H S of Texarkana | Premier High Schools | 2.8 mi | 88 | 17.6 | 67% |
| Liberty-Eylau High School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 5.3 mi | 543 | 8.4 | 82.3% |
| Hooks High School | Hooks ISD | 10.1 mi | 334 | 11.3 | 43.7% |
| Redwater High School | Redwater ISD | 10.6 mi | 357 | 9.4 | 35.3% |
| New Boston High School | New Boston ISD | 17.9 mi | 324 | 9.1 | 71.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pleasant Grove ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 494 |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 514 |
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 537 |