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What's the most underrated thing about Pleasant Hill Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
750
Middle
DISTRICT 782 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270000977
Pleasant Hill Middle
660 Rawl Road, Lexington, SC 29072 · (803) 821-2700 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of South Carolina public middle schools
- ATest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 6 | 275 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%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
76.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 53.0% |
% 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #29 of 249 ▲ 1 | #4 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #17 of 249 ▼ 1 | #2 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #93 of 256 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #116 of 241 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.5% | #169 of 241 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.8% | #4 of 137 | #1 of 11 |
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
750
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 1,070
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 750 | 54.5 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 55 | 12.8:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 56.7 | 13.2:1 | 21% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 51 | 14.9:1 | 22% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 1,186 | 74.3 | 16.0:1 | 19% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 1,096 | 73 | 15.0:1 | 17% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 1,070 | 66 | 16.2:1 | 17% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (1,186 to 750); teachers down 27% (74.3 to 54.5).
About Pleasant Hill Middle
Pleasant Hill Middle, a medium-sized middle school, is located in Lexington, South Carolina. Enrolled students number 750 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 21% higher than the average for middle schools in South Carolina, which is about 622.
Lexington 01 operates 31 schools. Combined enrollment is 27,074 students.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at Pleasant Hill Middle. Other groups make up 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 72% of residents are White. Pleasant Hill Middle has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Pleasant Hill Middle is 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.8:1. Across middle schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 13.8:1.
Pleasant Hill Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lexington County has about 304,887 residents, and median household income is about $77,408, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lexington County number 76 and enroll about 64,555.
Nearby, Pleasant Hill Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 750, close to the 760 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasant Hill Middle. Pleasant Hill Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Pleasant Hill MiddlePleasant Hill, CA · 738 students
- PLEASANT HILL MIDDLEPLEASANT HILL, MO · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Hill Elementary0.2 mi · 846
- Lexington High1.6 mi · 2,536
- Lake Murray Elementary1.9 mi · 813
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu3.4 mi · 1,979
- Rocky Creek Elementary3.5 mi · 805
- New Providence Elementary3.6 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill MiddleHow large is Pleasant Hill Middle?
Pleasant Hill Middle enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pleasant Hill Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Hill Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Middle.
How diverse is Pleasant Hill Middle?
Pleasant Hill Middle reports a student body of 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pleasant Hill Middle?
Pleasant Hill Middle is overseen by Lexington 01 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.