How does Pleasant Valley Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Novato?

Pleasant Valley Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.5/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 38% of students exceed standard, with a total of 862 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Pleasant Valley Elementary?

38.2% of students at Pleasant Valley Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Pleasant Valley Elementary improving or declining?

Pleasant Valley Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Pleasant Valley Elementary?

5.7% of students at Pleasant Valley Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Pleasant Valley Elementary

Novato Unified Novato Marin County 94947

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

862 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

458 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

19 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 21.6%

White 62.9%

Asian 1.8%

Black 0.2%

Other 13.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Pleasant Valley Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	38.2%
Met Standard	30.8%
Below Standard	31.1%

Exceeded

38.2%

Met

30.8%

Below

31.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Pleasant Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

38.2% of students exceeded standard while 30.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 16.4 points above the Novato Unified district average of 21.7%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.4 points higher (vs 24.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 5.7%, better than the state average of 18.7%.