PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.

PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in PLEASANT HOPE, Missouri, part of PLEASANT HOPE R-VI, works with 258 students in grades pre-K through 4.

PLEASANT HOPE R-VI runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 650 students. PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Polk County indicate median household income runs about $59,647, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. is one of 21 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 4,965 students).

PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 266 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.