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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
1,079
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001262
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
7686 Pleasant Hill Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 890-9654 · DeSoto County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,079 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
454 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 170 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 161 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 173 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 182 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 191 | 18% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
69.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 69.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 70.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #75 of 428 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #84 of 439 | #5 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #80 of 439 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,079 | #9 of 453 | #1 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #330 of 408 | #15 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #25 of 409 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #422 of 444 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #54 of 90 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,079
-28 (-3%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,079 | 64.5 | 16.7:1 | 42% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 1,075 | 78.8 | 13.6:1 | 35% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 1,110 | 78.4 | 14.2:1 | 100% (1,107) |
| 2020-21 | 1,107 | 65 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,104) |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 60.5 | 16.9:1 | 28% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 899 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 29% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 922 | 51 | 18.1:1 | 23% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
About Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a large elementary school in Olive Branch, Mississippi. School enrollment was 1,079 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is run by DeSoto County School District, whose 39 schools enroll 34,934 students.
Black students are the largest group at Pleasant Hill Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 35% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. DeSoto County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Pleasant Hill Elementary School comes in at 67%.
The teaching staff at Pleasant Hill Elementary School is 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Pleasant Hill Elementary School would score about 73.3%. It scores 70.9%, 2.4 points below that figure.
DeSoto County census figures show that median household income is about $85,297, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pleasant Hill Elementary School is among the 43 public schools in DeSoto County.
The next-closest public school is DeSoto Central High School, about 3.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 70.9% versus a 60.3% average.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The number of students dropped from 1,107 to 1,079 over 4 years.
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DeSoto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
191,301
Census ACS
Median income
$85,297
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
34,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeSoto County School District
- DeSoto Central High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Southaven High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Southaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,423 students
- DeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
Other schools in Olive Branch
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
- Center Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,059 students
- Olive Branch High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Center Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 788 students
- Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Olive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
Nearby schools
- DeSoto Central High School3.2 mi · 2,004
- DeSoto Central Middle School3.4 mi · 1,388
- Olive Branch Intermediate School3.5 mi · 472
- DeSoto Central Elementary3.6 mi · 831
- Memphis School of Excellence Elementary3.9 mi · 420
- Crump Elementary4.4 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,079 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pleasant Hill Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 8% Hispanic, 44% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is overseen by DeSoto County School District in DeSoto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.