Pleasant Valley Elementary

Pleasant Valley Elementary is a regular public school serving 207 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 5 in Knoxville, Maryland. The school operates within Washington County Public Schools with a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, a figure that keeps class sizes manageable and gives teachers consistent visibility into each student's progress. Performance scores place Pleasant Valley among the highest-rated elementary schools in Maryland.

The school earns a composite rating of 9.6/10 — categorized as Exceptional — built on a 9.6 for academics and a perfect 10.0 for student growth. A 10.0 growth score is the maximum on the platform's 10-point scale, and the 9.6 academic score matches it closely. Those scores translate directly into the rankings.

Pleasant Valley is #1 among all 42 schools in Washington County Public Schools. At the state level, it ranks #8 out of 1,363 Maryland public schools and #8 among the state's 882 elementary schools, outperforming 100 percent of Maryland's public school system on this platform's composite measure. Families evaluating elementary schools in Washington County will not find a higher-rated public option in the district.

Located in a rural area, Pleasant Valley Elementary may involve longer commutes for some families. Rural schools often serve as community anchors and may have smaller class sizes, but parents should consider transportation logistics, after-school program availability, and access to specialized services.