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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 390437500361
Pleasant Hill Academy
1350 W North Bend Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45224 · (513) 363-4300 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Ohio public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-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 Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 54% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.6pp since 2021
Math
18.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 18.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 19.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.6% | 13.1% |
| 2021-22 | 18.4% | 7.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pleasant Hill Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,454 of 1,569 ▼ 57 | #95 of 104 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,416 of 1,569 ▲ 33 | #94 of 104 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #238 of 1,514 | #29 of 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #726 of 1,808 | #60 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #378 of 1,582 | #34 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #681 of 1,590 | #55 of 104 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #297 of 992 | #32 of 65 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
426
-82 (-16%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 426 | 27.2 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 26.2 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 28.2 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 34 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 15.4 | 33.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 99% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 35 | 19.6:1 | 90% (615) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 69% (441) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 32 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (522 to 426); teachers up 77% (15.4 to 27.2).
About Pleasant Hill Academy
Pleasant Hill Academy is one of the public schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 426 students across pre-K through 6.
Cincinnati Public Schools counts 33,844 students in its 65 schools, and Pleasant Hill Academy is one of them.
Black students make up a majority at Pleasant Hill Academy, at 75%. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% White. In Hamilton County overall, about 24% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 27.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
The allk12 Grade for Pleasant Hill Academy is C-. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Hamilton County, the median household income is $72,470, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Hamilton County has 212 public schools and roughly 111,403 students.
The shortest distance from Pleasant Hill Academy to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Summit Academy Transition High School-Cincinnati. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Pleasant Hill Academy had 508 students, to 2024-25, when it had 426.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,774
Census ACS
Median income
$72,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
212
111,403 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill AcademyHow many students attend Pleasant Hill Academy?
Pleasant Hill Academy enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Pleasant Hill Academy serve?
Pleasant Hill Academy serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Academy?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Academy.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Hill Academy?
Student demographics at Pleasant Hill Academy are roughly 7% White, 9% Hispanic, 75% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pleasant Hill Academy public or private?
Pleasant Hill Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cincinnati Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.