Pleasant Hill High School
Pleasant Hill High School serves 677 students in grades 9-12.
Pleasant Hill High School placed in the top 50% of all schools in Missouri for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is top 30%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 30-34% (which is lower than the Missouri state average of 42%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55-59% (which is higher than the Missouri state average of 49%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Missouri state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Missouri state average of 29% (majority Black).
Top Rankings
Pleasant Hill High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
School Overview
Pleasant Hill High School's student population of 677 students has grown by 5% over five school years.
The teacher population of 42 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades 9-12
Total Students
677 students
Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers
42 teachers
Students by Grade
School Rankings
Pleasant Hill High School is ranked within the top 50% of all 2,091 schools in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Pleasant Hill High School is 0.17, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.47. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#971 out of 2091 schools
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
49%
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
13:1
American Indian
n/a
n/a
Asian
1%
2%
Hispanic
4%
7%
Black
n/a
16%
White
91%
71%
Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Eligible for Free Lunch
17%
45%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
6%
School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, MO Dept. of Education
School Reviews
5 7/27/2012
Pleasant Hill high school....not much to say just yet but registration is on August 1st and i am going to be a new student. So far i throughly enjoy the school. The staff were polite and its a bigger school than what im use to....but if anyone has any advice or "dos" and "donts" of pleasant hill high school then please feel free to email me at Grim2Die@gmail.com
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