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Pleasant Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
646th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools
Better than 36% of Tennessee elementary schools
Summary

Pleasant Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with 588 students. It is part of the Cumberland County School District, which is ranked 70 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Hill Elementary consistently underperforms the Cumberland County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (37.4%) and English Language Arts (28.1%) for all grades were significantly lower than the county (43.2% and 36.5%) and state (42.2% and 38.9%) averages. The school's performance is particularly weak in 3rd grade ELA, where only 14.5% of students were proficient or above, compared to 33.1% in the county and 41.7% statewide. However, the school performs relatively better in Science, with 43.5% of students proficient or above, compared to 47% in the county and 46.1% statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Cumberland County district, such as Homestead Elementary, Frank P. Brown Elementary, and Stone Elementary, generally outperform Pleasant Hill Elementary in test scores and other metrics. However, these schools also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Pleasant Hill Elementary. In contrast, the schools outside of the Cumberland County district, such as Findlay Elementary and Woodland Park Elementary in the White County district, significantly outperform Pleasant Hill Elementary and the other Cumberland County schools in both test scores and student group performance.

588
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,268
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 486 Main ST
       Pleasant Hill, TN  38578

(931) 277-3677

District: Cumberland County


Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary usually attend:

High:    Cumberland County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.5%
Hispanic:
7.0%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg43%
Tennessee avg43%
Elementary school
646th of 1,009
Tennessee public elementary schools ?
Bottom 36%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
272nd of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Top 47%▲ up 15 pts since 2015
From bottom 39% (2015) to top 47% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 9Elementary Schools in the Cumberland County
70th of 139Cumberland County among Tennessee districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202537.1646 of 100936.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.4659 of 101835.3%★★☆☆☆
202342.5577 of 102043.4%★★☆☆☆
202238.4601 of 100039.9%★★☆☆☆
202140.1564 of 98342.6%★★☆☆☆
201942.0552 of 98544.0%★★☆☆☆
201833.9663 of 99733.5%★★☆☆☆
201742.4382 of 64640.9%★★☆☆☆
201550.5470 of 85545.0%★★☆☆☆
201445.7492 of 85342.3%★★☆☆☆
201345.7590 of 84630.3%★★☆☆☆
201259.3346 of 82057.8%★★★☆☆
201162.7311 of 81862.0%★★★☆☆
201020.9695 of 80914.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202535.3654 of 98633.7%★★☆☆☆
202435.1656 of 99033.7%★★☆☆☆
202345.8512 of 98948.2%★★☆☆☆
202247.7477 of 97551.1%★★★☆☆
202147.2451 of 94552.3%★★★☆☆
201946.5462 of 92650.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202562.5233 of 84372.4%★★★★☆
202453.1350 of 85359.0%★★★☆☆
202346.5443 of 86548.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.0524 of 85838.9%★★☆☆☆
202146.0401 of 82351.3%★★★☆☆
201950.6363 of 82155.8%★★★☆☆
201832.1652 of 87725.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202538.1618 of 98437.2%★★☆☆☆
202436.8632 of 99136.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.8615 of 98737.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.6700 of 98028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202132.8620 of 94134.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.9586 of 91636.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202529.7444 of 61828.2%★☆☆☆☆
202133.1254 of 36931.2%★★☆☆☆
201856.1117 of 39570.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.4689 of 84018.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8688 of 84718.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.4633 of 85225.7%★☆☆☆☆
202229.3634 of 84424.9%★☆☆☆☆
202131.5606 of 84428.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.8582 of 81228.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.8693 of 84117.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202550.4272 of 58353.3%★★★☆☆
202434.6381 of 58735.1%★★☆☆☆
202339.8344 of 59442.1%★★☆☆☆
202248.3283 of 56950.3%★★★☆☆
202154.5221 of 57661.6%★★★☆☆
201942.0324 of 57443.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.2340 of 56339.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.4263 of 36227.3%★☆☆☆☆
201548.0302 of 49238.6%★★☆☆☆
201439.8336 of 48530.7%★★☆☆☆
201335.6383 of 47519.4%★☆☆☆☆
201230.4361 of 46622.5%★☆☆☆☆
201123.4391 of 46215.4%★☆☆☆☆
201045.1251 of 43542.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202556.3217 of 54660.3%★★★☆☆
202437.5341 of 55438.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.5307 of 56045.2%★★☆☆☆
202249.3251 of 55254.5%★★★☆☆
202155.2199 of 53863.0%★★★☆☆
201935.9368 of 52930.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202569.1101 of 49079.4%★★★★☆
202446.9249 of 51051.2%★★★☆☆
202347.7239 of 51453.5%★★★☆☆
202250.5209 of 49557.8%★★★☆☆
202160.0115 of 48376.2%★★★★☆
201946.3246 of 49049.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.9256 of 48146.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202542.5317 of 55042.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.0394 of 56029.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.4354 of 55736.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.4277 of 54048.7%★★☆☆☆
202150.8226 of 52957.3%★★★☆☆
201947.7240 of 52354.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202453.276 of 29974.6%★★★★☆
201841.1146 of 27947.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202539.8289 of 49241.3%★★☆☆☆
202424.6403 of 50420.0%★☆☆☆☆
202330.3366 of 50327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202237.0315 of 50037.0%★★☆☆☆
202145.2247 of 49650.2%★★★☆☆
201933.0343 of 48429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201832.8352 of 48126.8%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile~ school
Female (2025)34th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)18th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2024)75th percentile+39 vs school
Female (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Science44%-3 vs state
Social Studies42%-7 vs state
Mathematics37%-5 vs state
English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Pleasant Hill Elementary.

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cumberland County High School

Pleasant Hill Elementary ranks 646th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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