Best Public Schools in Pleasant Hill, MO

Summary:

The city of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, is home to 5 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Pleasant Hill R-III school district. The standout school in the area is Pleasant Hill Middle School, which ranked 57th out of 459 Missouri middle schools in 2022-2023 and earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the state average on MAP tests in mathematics, science, and English language arts for grades 7 and 8.

In contrast, Pleasant Hill Elementary School has struggled academically, with below-average MAP test scores in mathematics and English language arts for grades 3 and 4. The district's high school, Pleasant Hill High School, has seen fluctuating performance, earning a 4-star rating in 2021-2022, a 3-star rating in 2020-2021, and a 2-star rating in 2022-2023.

Demographically, the schools in Pleasant Hill have a predominantly white student population, ranging from 86.49% to 92.42%, with relatively low percentages of minority and economically disadvantaged students. The per-student spending across the district is consistent, ranging from $9,645 to $10,308, and the student-teacher ratios are relatively small, between 13.6 and 16.1.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)		MAP English Language Arts (2023)						MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	MAP Algebra II (2023)	MAP English I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	7-8	1301 Myrtle	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-2149	356	24	14.6	10.7%	329 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	82.1	57^th of 459 public middle schools	87.6%		53.1	210^th of 459 public middle schools	54.2%	153					57.4	41.7		45.1					52.1	53.5	90.2				$9,839	$845	$8,994
Pleasant Hill Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	304 Eklund St	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 540-2119	490	36	13.7	15.7%	431 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			$9,940	$753	$9,187
Pleasant Hill High	Public	9-12	1 Rooster Way	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-3111	712	44	16.1	11.8%	636 (89.3%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	40.6	189^th of 352 public high schools	46.3%		62.3	81^st of 361 public high schools	77.6%	108															24.2	32.2	18.1	68.4	$10,308	$726	$9,582
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	3-4	327 N McKissock	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-2220	306	22	13.6	15.7%	267 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	54.8	401^st of 898 public elementary schools	55.3%		69.1	254^th of 908 public elementary schools	72.0%	147	32.3	54.8							35.5	53.5									$10,093	$863	$9,230
Pleasant Hill Intermediate	Public	5-6	1204 E 163rd St	Pleasant Hill	64080	Cass County	Pleasant Hill R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 540-3156	333	22	15.1	12.9%	288 (86.5%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)								(n/a)			34.5	56.3			37.5				39.3	37.8							$9,645	$776	$8,869

Cities Near Pleasant Hill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greenwood	5.66 mi	1	42^nd
Strasburg	5.91 mi	1	330^th
Raymore	6.52 mi	8	83^rd
Lees Summit	6.57 mi	32	59^th
Lone Jack	7.09 mi	2	167^th

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

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Best Public Schools in Pleasant Hill, MO

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