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School Information
CEEB Code: 446-963
Superintendent: Chad Pirtle
Assistant Superintendent: Ashley Barker
Assistant Superintendent: Kristen Giles
Principal: Natalie Reeves
Assistant Principal: Garry Jameson
Assistant Principal: Linda Pratt
Counselor: Heidi Cashatt
Counselor: Jennifer Ford
Counselor: Lori Hambleton
CTE Coordinator: Kendra Bates
Website: www.pgisd.net
Main Office: (903) 832-8005
Fax Number: (903) 832-5381
About PGHS
- Enrollment: 811
- Comprehensive high school for grades 9-12
- Levels of instruction include AP, Honors, College Dual
- Credit, and Workforce Dual Credit
- PGHS has met all standards and is accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Community
Founded in 1986, Pleasant Grove High School is a public,
four-year comprehensive high school in the Pleasant Grove
Independent School District. Pleasant Grove ISD sits on
fifty five square miles of excellence in Texarkana, TX near
the border of Texas and Arkansas. our community
members are highly engaged in our schools.
Colleges Attended by Pleasant Grove High School Graduates in the Last Four Years:
Arkansas State University
Auburn University
Baylor University
Cypress College
Dallas Baptist University
East Carolina University
Florida Polytechnic University
Grambling State University
Harding University
Harvard University
Hendrix College
LeTourneau University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Tech University
Missouri Valley College
Northern Arizona University
Northwest Arkansas CC
Oklahoma State University
Ouachita Baptist University
Oklahoma State University
Southern Arkansas University
Southwestern Oklahoma State
Texarkana College
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
University of Alabama
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas - Hope|Txk
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
University of California - Irvine
University of Central Arkansas
University of Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of North Texas
University of Texas
University of Texas - Arlington
University of Texas - Dallas
Weatherford College
Wiley College
Curriculum
The academic program is organized on an 8-period day schedule. Eight credits per semester is the maximum course load; students take either 45-minute classes per day with a mandatory 30-minute RTI period. Pleasant Grove High School offers the following AP courses:
• Art and Design
• Drawing
• Physics
• European History
• United States History
• United States Government & Politics
• World History: Modern
Pleasant Grove High School offers the following academic Dual Credit Courses in partnership with Texarkana College
- Composition I & II
- College Algebra
- Plane Trigonometry
- Calculus I
- Statistics
- Biology for Non-Science Majors w/ Lab I & II
- General Chemistry
- Environmental Biology
- U.S. History I & II
- Federal Government
- Texas Government
- World Civilization I & II
- Accounting II
- Beginning Spanish I & II
- Business Information Management II
- Learning Frameworks
- Lifespan Growth & Development
- Public Speaking
- Theatre Appreciation
- Art Appreciation
- Introduction to the Teaching Profession
- Special Populations
Pleasant Grove High School offers the following academic core honors courses:
English I
English II
English III
Geometry
Algebra II
Biology
Chemistry
Anatomy & Physiology
Pathophysiology
Physics
World History
Grading Systems
Grades are recorded numerically. Grade point average is
computed by averaging a student’s semester grades, using
grade points, starting in the ninth grade year. GPA is
unweighted on a 4.0 scale. Class Rank is computed by
averaging a student’s weighted semester grades, starting in
the ninth grade year. The passing percentage is 70%.
Grading Scale
A 90-100
B 80-90
C 70-79
D 60-69
F < 69
Class of 2025: Post High School Placement
- 76% matriculated to 4-year universities
- 11% matriculated to 2-year institutions
- 13% selected military service, technical instruction, or workforce