Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT HOPE R-VI·NCES 292535002436
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE
515 W MCCURRY, PLEASANT HOPE, MO 65725 · (417) 267-7701 · Polk County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Missouri public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
13.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
101 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 48 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 29% |
Student demographics
15%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
Students here typically continue to
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE→PLEASANT HOPE HIGH
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 + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +14.2pp since 2021
Math
25.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.2% | 29.0% | 39.1% | 13.5% |
| Math | 11.5% | 13.6% | 34.6% | 40.1% |
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 | 47.2% | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 33.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 28.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 23.7% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 HOPE MIDDLE
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE this school | 168 | 60.1% | 34.0% |
| BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE BLOOMFIELD | 186 | 59.1% | 37.9% |
| Hartville Middle HARTVILLE | 139 | 59.7% | 47.7% |
| SEYMOUR MIDDLE SEYMOUR | 160 | 65.0% | 41.1% |
| QULIN MIDDLE QULIN | 129 | 57.4% | 40.1% |
| PINEVILLE ELEM. NOEL | 123 | 59.3% | 54.6% |
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 HOPE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #264 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #321 of 380 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #118 of 380 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #71 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #343 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #124 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #10 of 224 |
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
168
-61 (-27%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 168 | 12.8 | 13.2:1 | 60% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 66% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 67% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 22 | 10.4:1 | 66% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 17.6 | 14.8:1 | 58% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 278 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 55% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 64% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 33% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (259 to 168); teachers down 27% (17.6 to 12.8).
About PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE, a small middle-grades school, is located in PLEASANT HOPE, Missouri. School enrollment was 168 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE is one school in a 3-school district, PLEASANT HOPE R-VI, which enrolls 650 students.
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE enrolls a student body that is 92% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic. The White share in Polk County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
With 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE was 13.2:1. Middle schools in Missouri average about 13.0:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 60%.
The allk12 Grade for PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE is C+. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE's results are 3.4 points below predicted: 34.0% against 37.4%.
Across Polk County, median household income is about $59,647, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Polk County number 21 and enroll about 4,965.
The nearest other public school, PLEASANT HOPE ELEM., is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE saw enrollment fall 27% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 HIGHHigh · 224 students
- PLEASANT HOPE RANCH SCH.Combined
Other schools in PLEASANT HOPE
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.Elementary · 258 students
- PLEASANT HOPE HIGHHigh · 224 students
Nearby schools
- PLEASANT HOPE ELEM.0.1 mi · 258
- PLEASANT HOPE HIGH0.5 mi · 224
- MARION C. EARLY JUNIOR HIGH8.2 mi · 143
- MARION C. EARLY HIGH8.2 mi · 150
- MARION C. EARLY ELEM.8.2 mi · 283
- FAIR GROVE ELEM.8.8 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLEHow large is PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE?
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE serve?
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE is approximately 13.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE in?
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE is part of PLEASANT HOPE R-VI.
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