PLeasant View is fantastic. The teachers are smart and caring, the principals are amazing leaders and interacting with the kids all the time and the art staff is amazing. I love the twice a year big performances at Hill Center and seeing my children on stage. It is a chance of a lifetime for them and
... Read more their talent and confidence grows every year. Both of my boys are in after school dance classes, tap for one and hip hop for another. The drama department puts on a great play every year and my kids bring home amazing art work on a regular basis. With the lack of art education in so many other districts who wouldn't send their children to Pleasant View? The classroom teachers us art creatively to teach curriculum and this help all kids learn the subject material. Great job Pleasant View... keep up the good work! Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/30/08
Pleasant View is an excellent school. I would not choose any other school in Lansing for my children. Love the principle, love the staff. PV parents are the best. It is ethnically diverse which is awesome. The staff truly cares about the children and they are on their job. PV has close to 200 people
... Read more on the waiting list. I have 3 children from 1st thru 5th grade and they all have been there since Kindergarten. I will not take my kids to any other school. The curriculum is great. Their standards are high. The parents are very involved and supportive of all of the programs. The performances draw droves of people and fill the large Hill auditorium. I love this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/28/07
Pleasant View is a great school. I am so proud to have all my kids enrolled their. The staff is awesome with the kids and the Principal Rocks. I would never change this school for the world. The parents are very involved and when u have a concern it is answered right away. Thanks Pleasant View! You rock!
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Posted by a parent on 08/26/07
As a parent you are constantly making choices for your kids. And you sometimes wonder if those choice are the right choices. Picking Pleasant View is one choice you will not ever wonder about. You will always know that it is right. I have no concerns about Pleasant View. It was the best choice
... Read more I could ever make for kids. I am proud everyday to say that Pleasant View is our choice. So proud that I make it my job to tell other parents to bring their kids as well. Way to go Pleasant View!!!!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/07/07
My eldest daughter has been attending this school since kindergarten and my second daughter is set to begin this fall. I find that the magnet focus really enriches the learning experience and allows for creative expression. The staff is friendly and knowledgable. My daughter is doing a great job
... Read more in her academics thanks to the dedicated teachers at this school and she loves going to school everyday! Thank-you, Pleasant View! Read less
School Profile for Pleasant View Magnet Elementary School
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MEAP* Test Scores
Grade Level:
Test Year: 2007
Pleasant View Magnet Elementary School
Lansing School District
Michigan
* In 2006-2007 Michigan used the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in math, reading and writing, in grades 5 and 8 in science and in grades 6 and 9 in social studies. The MEAP is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Michigan. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
581
Students per teacher:
16
Full-time teachers:
36
Number of classrooms:
16
Computer Science
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Dance, Fine Arts
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
"Extended day" programs where the school day is extended before and after school to accommodate working parents. These programs should not be confused with common after school clubs or athletic activities.
Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Lansing schools — Pleasant View Magnet Elementary School is located at 4501 Pleasant Grove Rd, Lansing MI 48910. 4501 Pleasant Grove Rd is in the 48910 ZIP code in Lansing, MI The school district for Pleasant View Magnet Elementary School is the Lansing School District. Pleasant View Magnet Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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