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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEANDER ISD·NCES 482703011112
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
1800 HORIZON PARK, LEANDER, TX 78641 · (512) 570-6400 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
159 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
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 | 110 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +60.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 60 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 6.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (47.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School this school | 720 | 22.1% | 47.5% |
| David and Lynda Olson Elementary School ALLEN | 678 | 20.1% | 63.8% |
| C C Mason Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 691 | 16.1% | 48.9% |
| Wildwood Elementary School TOMBALL | 819 | 18.4% | 80.4% |
| Larkspur Elementary School LEANDER | 834 | 16.5% | 44.0% |
| Haslet Elementary School HASLET | 733 | 15.6% | 60.7% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #1,679 of 4,401 | #45 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,075 of 4,466 ▲ 181 | #45 of 87 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #961 of 4,466 ▲ 243 | #36 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,150 of 3,998 | #49 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #793 of 4,938 | #29 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #438 of 4,622 | #20 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #379 of 4,628 | #11 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #4,394 of 4,789 | #56 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #695 of 1,307 | #20 of 30 |
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
720
+38 (+6%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 720 | 58.7 | 12.3:1 | 22% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 57.9 | 12.2:1 | 26% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 53.2 | 12.9:1 | 28% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 53 | 12.9:1 | 29% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 48.7 | 13.3:1 | 27% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 60 | 14.1:1 | 24% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 31% (221) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (646 to 720); teachers up 21% (48.7 to 58.7).
About Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Elementary School sits in LEANDER, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 720 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
LEANDER ISD runs Pleasant Hill Elementary School along with 50 other schools, enrolling 42,680 students in total.
White students are the largest group at Pleasant Hill Elementary School, with 43% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% Black. Williamson County's residents are about 60% White, 17 points above the school's share. Pleasant Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 58.7 full-time equivalents, or about 12.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 22% of students, or 159, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school in Texas with Pleasant Hill Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 64.3%. Pleasant Hill Elementary School scores 47.5%.
In the county around the school, Williamson County, median household income is about $111,340, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 208 public schools operate in Williamson County, serving about 126,147 students.
The nearest public school is Founders Classical Academy of Leander, at about 0.5 miles. Pleasant Hill Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The number of students grew from 682 to 720 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pleasant Hill Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEANDER ISD
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,480 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
Other schools in LEANDER
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Florence W Stiles Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,493 students
- Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,182 students
- Knox Wiley Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
Other Pleasant Hill Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 11 states are named Pleasant Hill Elementary. Pleasant Hill Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 15.
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 422 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolOlive Branch, MS · 1,079 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryLexington, SC · 846 students
- PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKISSIMMEE, FL · 753 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryPleasant Hill, CA · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Founders Classical Academy of Leander0.5 mi · 693
- Knox Wiley Middle School1.2 mi · 916
- Valor Leander1.2 mi · 380
- Rouse High School1.3 mi · 2,260
- Block House Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 468
- Leander Middle School1.4 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pleasant Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Pleasant Hill Elementary School?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 20% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Hill Elementary School in?
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is part of LEANDER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.