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How has Pleasant Hill Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
846
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270000976
Pleasant Hill Elementary
664 Rawl Road, Lexington, SC 29072 · (803) 821-2800 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 57.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Pleasant Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #175 of 635 ▲ 24 | #8 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #39 of 635 ▲ 42 | #2 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #67 of 709 | #5 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #302 of 656 | #30 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #453 of 656 | #30 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #287 of 395 | #14 of 22 |
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
846
-77 (-8%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 829
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
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 | 846 | 63.6 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 874 | 63.9 | 13.7:1 | 27% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 64.7 | 13.9:1 | 14% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 62 | 14.9:1 | 15% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 909 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 14% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 52 | 15.9:1 | 15% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 52 | 15.9:1 | 22% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (909 to 846); teachers up 8% (59 to 63.6).
About Pleasant Hill Elementary
In Lexington, South Carolina, Pleasant Hill Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. There are 846 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 61% above the average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Pleasant Hill Elementary belongs to Lexington 01, a district of 31 schools and 27,074 students.
The largest group at Pleasant Hill Elementary is White students, at 70%. Other students are 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Lexington County residents are about 72% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pleasant Hill Elementary scores 49%.
With 63.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Pleasant Hill Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the wider Lexington County area, the median household earns about $77,408 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Lexington County, 76 public schools serve about 64,555 students.
The closest school to Pleasant Hill Elementary is Pleasant Hill Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
In the federal locale system, Pleasant Hill Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
An 8% decrease took enrollment from 923 in 2020-21 to 846 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.9:1 to 13.3:1.
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Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCombined · 1,979 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other Pleasant Hill Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Pleasant Hill Elementary. Pleasant Hill Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 15.
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolOlive Branch, MS · 1,079 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 753 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 720 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryPleasant Hill, CA · 652 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryPleasant Hill, TN · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Hill Middle0.2 mi · 750
- Lexington High1.5 mi · 2,536
- Lake Murray Elementary1.9 mi · 813
- Rocky Creek Elementary3.3 mi · 805
- Beechwood Middle3.6 mi · 1,033
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu3.7 mi · 1,979
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pleasant Hill Elementary?
Pleasant Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 846 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pleasant Hill Elementary serve?
Pleasant Hill Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at Pleasant Hill Elementary are roughly 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Hill Elementary?
Pleasant Hill Elementary is overseen by Lexington 01 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.