Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT HOPE R-VI·NCES 292535001463
PLEASANT HOPE HIGH
303 N MAIN, PLEASANT HOPE, MO 65725 · (417) 267-2271 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Missouri public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
138 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 21% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PLEASANT HOPE R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
3.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -21.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are down about 21 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 3.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 15.2% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 25.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 HOPE HIGH
PLEASANT HOPE HIGH's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLEASANT HOPE HIGH this school | 224 | 61.6% | 16.8% |
| CLEARWATER HIGH PIEDMONT | 230 | 62.2% | 13.5% |
| KNOX CO. HIGH EDINA | 230 | 59.6% | 38.3% |
| WEAUBLEAU HIGH WEAUBLEAU | 171 | 61.4% | 45.2% |
| EAST CARTER CO. R-II HIGH ELLSINORE | 180 | 60.6% | 41.6% |
| VAN BUREN HIGH VAN BUREN | 221 | 64.3% | 30.3% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 HOPE HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #404 of 443 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #449 of 453 ▼ 46 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #339 of 382 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #319 of 561 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #147 of 343 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #274 of 343 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #103 of 455 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #25 of 187 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
224
-58 (-21%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 224 | 16.7 | 13.4:1 | 62% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 17.8 | 13.6:1 | 59% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 17.2 | 16.4:1 | 53% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 57% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 274 | 17.9 | 15.3:1 | 58% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 19 | 14.0:1 | 46% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 25% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANT HOPE HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (274 to 224); teachers down 6% (17.9 to 16.7).
About PLEASANT HOPE HIGH
PLEASANT HOPE HIGH is a small high school that serves part of PLEASANT HOPE, Missouri. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 224 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Missouri enroll about 501 students on average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in PLEASANT HOPE R-VI totals 650 students.
By race and ethnicity, PLEASANT HOPE HIGH is 94% White. The remaining shares are 3% Black. In Polk County overall, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLEASANT HOPE HIGH is 13.4:1, based on 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. PLEASANT HOPE HIGH counts 62% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PLEASANT HOPE HIGH lands at F, ahead of 4% of Missouri public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, PLEASANT HOPE HIGH ranks in the bottom 10% in Missouri. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.8%, against a prediction of 36.8%.
For the population of Polk County, the median household earns about $59,647 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Polk County, 21 public schools serve about 4,965 students.
PLEASANT HOPE ELEM. is about 0.4 miles from PLEASANT HOPE HIGH, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, PLEASANT HOPE HIGH ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 224, compared with 282 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PLEASANT HOPE HIGH. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,444
Census ACS
Median income
$59,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEASANT HOPE R-VI
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.Elementary · 258 students
- PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLEMiddle · 168 students
- PLEASANT HOPE RANCH SCH.Combined
Other schools in PLEASANT HOPE
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.Elementary · 258 students
- PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLEMiddle · 168 students
Nearby schools
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.0.4 mi · 258
- PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE0.5 mi · 168
- MARION C. EARLY JUNIOR HIGH8.6 mi · 143
- MARION C. EARLY HIGH8.6 mi · 150
- MARION C. EARLY ELEM.8.6 mi · 283
- FAIR GROVE HIGH8.7 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANT HOPE HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at PLEASANT HOPE HIGH?
PLEASANT HOPE HIGH enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 09-12.
Is PLEASANT HOPE HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
PLEASANT HOPE HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLEASANT HOPE HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLEASANT HOPE HIGH is approximately 13.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PLEASANT HOPE HIGH?
At PLEASANT HOPE HIGH, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PLEASANT HOPE HIGH public or private?
PLEASANT HOPE HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLEASANT HOPE R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.