Enrollment
328
Middle
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT HILL R-III·NCES 292533001459
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE
1301 MYRTLE, PLEASANT HILL, MO 64080 · (816) 540-2149 · Cass County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Missouri public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
12.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
59 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 7 | 161 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 51% |
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
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE→PLEASANT HILL HIGH
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
42.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
37.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 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 up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 25.6% | 42.7% | 14.8% |
| Math | 12.0% | 25.0% | 36.2% | 26.6% |
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 | 42.3% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 59.1% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 38.1% | 35.3% |
% 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 MIDDLE
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE this school | 328 | 18.0% | 47.7% |
| PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE PLEASANT HILL | 320 | 22.8% | 42.8% |
| Smithville Middle SMITHVILLE | 371 | 12.9% | 59.0% |
| BLAIR OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL JEFFERSON CITY | 290 | 11.7% | 74.5% |
| LAWSON MIDDLE LAWSON | 342 | 24.0% | 44.8% |
| GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL GRAIN VALLEY | 527 | 21.4% | 52.7% |
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 MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #121 of 379 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #257 of 380 ▼ 205 | #6 of 8 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #165 of 380 ▼ 31 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #166 of 364 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #252 of 397 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #73 of 321 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #197 of 321 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #348 of 379 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #70 of 91 | 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
328
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 328 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 18% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 23.9 | 14.3:1 | 15% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 24.2 | 14.7:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 20.6 | 15.3:1 | 22% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 21% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 13% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (316 to 328); teachers up 31% (20.6 to 27).
About PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE is a small middle school that serves part of PLEASANT HILL, Missouri. Students in grades 7 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 328 students. The average among middle schools in Missouri is roughly 461 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE sits within PLEASANT HILL R-III, which has 5 schools and 2,080 students.
White students are the large majority at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE, with 85% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The White share in Cass County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. By the diversity index, PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE comes in at 26%.
Federal data list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.1:1. Among middle schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. The lunch program counts 18% of students at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Cass County.
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.1% at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.7%.
Among Cass County residents, median household income is about $87,535, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE is one of 44 public schools in Cass County, which together enroll about 17,093 students.
PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
The federal government classifies PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE's location as Town: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 337 in 2020-21 and 328 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 12.1:1.
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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 INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 320 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEM.Elementary · 306 students
Other schools in PLEASANT HILL
- PLEASANT HILL HIGHHigh · 730 students
- PLEASANT HILL PRIMARYElementary · 396 students
- PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 320 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEM.Elementary · 306 students
Other Pleasant Hill Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasant Hill Middle. PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pleasant Hill MiddleLexington, SC · 750 students
- Pleasant Hill MiddlePleasant Hill, CA · 738 students
Nearby schools
- PLEASANT HILL PRIMARY0.2 mi · 396
- PLEASANT HILL HIGH0.3 mi · 730
- PLEASANT HILL ELEM.0.4 mi · 306
- PLEASANT HILL INTERMEDIATE2.1 mi · 320
- STRASBURG ELEM.5.3 mi · 111
- GREENWOOD ELEM.6.3 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANT HILL MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE?
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 07-08.
Is PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE have?
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE?
Student demographics at PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE?
PLEASANT HILL MIDDLE 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.