Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 62366

There is only one elementary school located in zip code 62366 - Pleasant Hill Elementary School. The school serves students in grades K-5 and is part of the Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 district. The data shows that Pleasant Hill Elementary School is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Pleasant Hill Elementary School has consistently low performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates well below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 14.8% to 41.7% in ELA and 11.1% to 46.2% in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% in ELA and 38.5% in Math. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 school year.

The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 65.15% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of poverty among the student population. The district (Pleasant Hill CUSD 3) is ranked 734 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting that the district as a whole may be struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students. Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending, the data indicates that significant interventions and improvements are needed to address the challenges faced by Pleasant Hill Elementary School and its students.