Summary:
Zip code 62366 has two schools in Pleasant Hill Elementary School and Pleasant Hill High School, serving PK–8 and grades 9–12, respectively, with 353 students combined. The clearest area-wide pattern is a split by subject: science results are near or above state levels, while elementary English language arts (ELA) and math results trail the state.
Pleasant Hill High School stands out in 11th-grade ACT science: 61% were proficient in 2025–2026, 13 points above Illinois. Pleasant Hill Elementary School also exceeded the state in fifth-grade science, with 53% proficient versus 48%, a 5-point advantage; its eighth-grade science result was about level with the state. The elementary school’s clearest shortfall was all-grades ELA, at 36% versus 56%, 20 points below the state; math was 23% versus 40%, 17 points below. High-school ACT ELA was closer to the state, at 48% versus 50%, but the reported graduation rate was 79% compared with 90% statewide.
Science and ELA improved in several year-over-year comparisons, but math did not. High-school ACT science rose 19 points, from 42% to 61%, and its gap with the state improved by 20 points; elementary fifth-grade science rose 11 points, while eighth-grade science rose 18. Elementary ELA increased 12 points and narrowed its state gap by 9 points, while math fell 3 points and its gap widened by 4. SchoolDigger’s latest listed ranking is the high school’s 71st percentile and four stars in 2025–2026; the elementary school’s latest is the 34th percentile and two stars in 2024–2025. In 2024–2025, student-teacher ratios were 8.6 at the high school and 11.3 at the elementary school; free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 58% and 68%, respectively. These figures describe different school contexts and are not a like-for-like performance comparison.
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