PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE

Located at 1204 E 163RD ST, in PLEASANT HILL, Missouri, PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE is a cozy middle-grades school that educates 320 students (grades 5 through 6), overseen by PLEASANT HILL R-III. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

PLEASANT HILL R-III runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,080 students. PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE records that nearly all students (86%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cass County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Cass County's rate of about 35%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cass County put median household earnings sit near $87,535, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE is one of 44 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 17,093 students).

PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE has edged down 5%, going from 336 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 90% to 86%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.