Enrollment
320
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT HILL R-III·NCES 292533002897
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE
1204 E 163RD ST, PLEASANT HILL, MO 64080 · (816) 540-3156 · Cass County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
73 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 155 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 165 | 52% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PLEASANT HILL R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
37.4%
MO avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.0% | 24.1% | 45.1% | 13.5% |
| Math | 17.4% | 20.0% | 40.6% | 21.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 46.1% |
| 2021-22 | 44.8% | 46.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
Schools most like PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE this school | 320 | 22.8% | 42.8% |
| PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE PLEASANT HILL | 328 | 18.0% | 47.7% |
| CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE CENTRALIA | 302 | 27.5% | 42.5% |
| LAWSON MIDDLE LAWSON | 342 | 24.0% | 44.8% |
| PALMYRA MIDDLE PALMYRA | 343 | 28.6% | 41.4% |
| DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE FESTUS | 246 | 27.6% | 48.1% |
Matched among Missouri middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #166 of 379 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #251 of 380 ▼ 116 | #5 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #179 of 380 ▼ 71 | #3 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.4pp | #31 of 364 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #253 of 397 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #213 of 321 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #200 of 321 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #331 of 379 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #179 of 224 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
320
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 320 | 22.9 | 14.0:1 | 23% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 24.4 | 13.3:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 19.9 | 16.9:1 | 25% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 24% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (336 to 320); teachers up 15% (19.9 to 22.9).
About PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE runs as a small middle school in PLEASANT HILL, Missouri. It teaches 320 students in grades 5 through 6. Middle schools in Missouri have about 461 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
In PLEASANT HILL R-III, 5 schools enroll a combined 2,080 students.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among Cass County residents, the White share is about 85%. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE are from different groups.
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE lists 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is 1.0 students per teacher. About 23% of students at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cass County, the average eligibility rate is 35%.
Among Missouri public middle schools, PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE is 51.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.8%.
In Cass County, home to about 110,773 people, median household income comes to about $87,535, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Cass County's 44 public schools enroll about 17,093 students and include PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE.
PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY is about 2.0 miles from PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 4. PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 26 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,773
Census ACS
Median income
$87,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
17,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEASANT HILL R-III
- PLEASANT HILL HIGHHigh · 730 students
- PLEASANT HILL PRIMARYElementary · 396 students
- PLEASANT HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 328 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEM.Elementary · 306 students
Other schools in PLEASANT HILL
- PLEASANT HILL HIGHHigh · 730 students
- PLEASANT HILL PRIMARYElementary · 396 students
- PLEASANT HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 328 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEM.Elementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY2.0 mi · 396
- PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE2.1 mi · 328
- PLEASANT HILL ELEM.2.1 mi · 306
- PLEASANT HILL HIGH2.2 mi · 730
- GREENWOOD ELEM.5.1 mi · 300
- WOODLAND ELEM.5.1 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATEWhat is the total enrollment at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE?
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE serve?
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE.
How diverse is PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE?
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE?
PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE is overseen by PLEASANT HILL R-III in Cass County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.