Elementary Schools in Pleasant Hope R-VI

Summary:

The Pleasant Hope R-VI school district in Missouri has one elementary school, Pleasant Hope Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 266 students.

Over the past few years, Pleasant Hope Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 375 out of 900 Missouri elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year to 533 out of 908 in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 out of 5 stars to 2 out of 5 stars during this time. While the school's proficiency rates in some subject areas and grade levels match or exceed the state averages, there are also areas where the school's performance is below the state averages, particularly in 4th grade English Language Arts.

Additionally, Pleasant Hope Elementary faces challenges such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.4% and a high percentage of students (54.14%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant economic needs. The Pleasant Hope R-VI school district also spends relatively low at $9,236 per student, which may limit the resources available to support student learning and school improvement efforts.

District Detail

100 W. Cowden
Pleasant Hope, MO 65725-9180

(417) 267-2850

SchoolDigger Rank:
247^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 650

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pleasant Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	311 W McCurry	Pleasant Hope	65725	Polk County	Pleasant Hope R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 267-2277	258	19	13.5	56.6%	250 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.4	375^th of 900 public elementary schools	58.3%		55.9	386^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.4%	11	41.4	41.4	50.9	46.2	$11,071	$600	$10,471

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marion C. Early R-V	8.38 mi	3	143^rd
Fair Grove R-X	8.68 mi	3	64^th
Halfway R-III	10.88 mi	2	220^th
Springfield R-Xii	11.47 mi	56	177^th
Lakeland R-III	12.49 mi	3	342^nd

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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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