Pleasant Grove Middle School
Public middle school in Texarkana, Texas · Pleasant Grove ISD · Grades 6–8
Pleasant Grove Middle School serves 537 students in grades 6–8 in Texarkana (Bowie County). It is one of 4 schools in Pleasant Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 1032nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 483513006311 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 537 | 2,366 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 40.2% | 41.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Pleasant Grove Middle School is the only middle school in Pleasant Grove ISD. Its 537 students are 22.7% of the district's 2,366. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 12.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 254; Pleasant Grove Middle 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 7 with 193 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 169, against an average of 179 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 169 in grade 6 and 175 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 64.4% here and 64.7% across Pleasant Grove ISD. Black students are next, at 15.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
40.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.8% across Pleasant Grove ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 537 students, Pleasant Grove Middle School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 537 students would have about 37.3 teachers, so Pleasant Grove Middle School has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Pleasant Grove Middle School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Texas Middle School, 1.8 miles away in Texarkana ISD. Within 10 miles there are 3 other middle schools, 1 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 | 64.4% |
| Black | 15.5% |
| Hispanic | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 169 |
| Grade 7 | 193 |
| Grade 8 | 175 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5605 Cooks Ln, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone: (903)831-4295
Website: pgisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant Grove Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Middle School | Texarkana ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,421 | 13.1 | 79.7% |
| Red Lick Middle School | Red Lick ISD | 5.2 mi | 234 | 12.9 | – |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 7.2 mi | 594 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| Redwater Junior High School | Redwater ISD | 12.0 mi | 166 | 9.6 | 53.6% |
| Hooks Junior High School | Hooks ISD | 12.3 mi | 257 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 12.6 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| New Boston Middle School | New Boston ISD | 18.8 mi | 240 | 9.3 | 84.2% |
| Morris Upchurch Middle School | Queen City ISD | 22.9 mi | 267 | 11 | 62.9% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 821 |
| Pleasant Grove Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 514 |