Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Pleasant Hill Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment primary school in Olive Branch, Mississippi, overseen by DeSoto County School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,079 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 142% above typical.

Across the 39 schools in DeSoto County School District (34,934 students total), Pleasant Hill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasant Hill Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 35% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pleasant Hill Elementary School has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pleasant Hill Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (DeSoto County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $85,297 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across DeSoto County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students), Pleasant Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DeSoto Central High School, around 3.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Pleasant Hill Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,020 (now 1,079). The White share of enrollment shrank from 56% to 35% over that span.

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