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What's the one class at Pleasant Hill Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT HILL SD 1·NCES 410987000527
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
36386 Hwy 58, Pleasant Hill, OR 97455 · (541) 736-0400 · Lane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- ·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 Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
220 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 59% · 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 Elementary School→Pleasant Hill High School
Based on grade levels within Pleasant Hill SD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
OR avg 43.0% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 38.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School this school | 417 | 52.8% | 39.0% |
| High Lakes Elementary School Bend | 415 | 48.4% | 64.8% |
| Three Rivers Elementary School Sunriver | 421 | 48.0% | 37.4% |
| Sisters Elementary School Sisters | 491 | 52.1% | 52.9% |
| Banks Elementary School Banks | 430 | 48.4% | 36.8% |
| Millicoma School Coos Bay | 473 | 53.9% | 26.7% |
Matched among Oregon elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #233 of 591 | #19 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #210 of 646 ▲ 35 | #15 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #251 of 646 ▲ 109 | #18 of 55 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #175 of 710 | #14 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #272 of 587 | #23 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #567 of 587 | #45 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #532 of 645 | #55 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #86 of 88 | #7 of 7 |
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
417
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 417 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 53% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 34% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 20.3 | 20.4:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 22 | 22.3:1 | 42% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 13 | 21.6:1 | 38% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 398 | 17 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (415 to 417); teachers up 23% (20.3 to 25).
About Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, under Pleasant Hill SD 1. There are 417 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 30% larger than the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon.
Pleasant Hill SD 1 counts 947 students in its 2 schools, and Pleasant Hill Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Pleasant Hill Elementary School is 86% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 53% of the student body. Public schools in Lane County average 76%.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Oregon public elementary schools.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.0% and a predicted 42.1%.
Looking at the county, Lane County, median household income comes to about $71,544, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 117 public schools and about 42,240 students.
Pleasant Hill High School sits about 0.1 miles from Pleasant Hill Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Pleasant Hill Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Pleasant Hill Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 413 in 2020-21 and 417 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.0:1 to 16.7:1.
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Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Pleasant Hill Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Pleasant Hill Elementary. Pleasant Hill Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 15.
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolOlive Branch, MS · 1,079 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryLexington, SC · 846 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 753 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 720 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryPleasant Hill, CA · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Hill High School0.1 mi · 530
- Willamette Leadership Academy5.3 mi · 258
- Mt Vernon Elementary School5.9 mi · 354
- Douglas Gardens Elementary School6.1 mi · 293
- Creswell High School6.1 mi · 342
- Creslane Elementary School6.2 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 417 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pleasant Hill Elementary School serve?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
At Pleasant Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is Pleasant Hill Elementary School public or private?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pleasant Hill SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.