Is Pleasant Hill Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 278 students attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Pleasant Hill High School

Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Summary:

Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pleasant Hill, Illinois, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 278 students. The school is part of the Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 758 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Hill Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1529-1951 out of 2067-2077 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 11.7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 3.4% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.1%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.3% to 29.1% in recent years, well above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearest comparable school, Pittsfield South Elementary School, which is part of the Pikeland CUSD 10 district, has a higher student-teacher ratio and a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch compared to Pleasant Hill Elementary School. However, Pittsfield South Elementary School's academic performance and chronic absenteeism rates are not significantly better, suggesting that the challenges faced by Pleasant Hill Elementary School may be systemic within the region. Addressing the underlying factors, such as chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic challenges, could be crucial in improving student outcomes at Pleasant Hill Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

501 E Quincy St
Pleasant Hill, IL 62366-2343

(217) 734-2311

District: Pleasant Hill CUSD 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
1951^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,649

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pleasant Hill High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 278

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

Hispanic:

1.8%

African American:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.8%

See top rated Illinois elementary schools

Compare Pleasant Hill Elementary School to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks worse than 94.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Pleasant Hill Elementary School ranks worse than 96.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.07. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details

Teachers

Compare Details

Compare

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Hill Elementary School is $12,649.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Hill Elementary School 1951^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Hill Elementary School 1313^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Pleasant Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Pleasant Hill CUSD 3:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 758^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Compare

Rank History for all elementary school students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	63.82	888^th	2020	56.0%
2004	45.33	1307^th	2030	35.6%
2005	52.54	1168^th	2022	42.2%
2006	57.94	1110^th	2086	46.8%
2007	58.36	1083^rd	2095	48.3%
2008	61.60	997^th	2092	52.3%
2009	56.73	1111^th	2120	47.6%
2010	41.88	1448^th	2139	32.3%
2011	53.05	1215^th	2147	43.4%
2012	53.21	1212^th	2166	44.0%
2013	41.51	1364^th	2167	37.1%
2014	29.15	1561^st	2093	25.4%
2015	10.75	1979^th	2052	3.6%
2016	13.20	1884^th	2046	7.9%
2017	20.70	1658^th	2044	18.9%
2018	19.70	1662^nd	2037	18.4%
2019	21.46	1681^st	2086	19.4%
2021	15.47	1733^rd	1948	11.0%
2022	19.13	1693^rd	2082	18.7%
2023	24.73	1529^th	2077	26.4%
2024	12.73	1951^st	2067	5.6%

See the entire list of Illinois Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.58	1459^th	1765	17.3%
2019	25.65	1500^th	1816	17.4%
2021	18.76	1422^nd	1514	6.1%
2022	24.87	1425^th	1763	19.2%
2023	23.55	1525^th	1808	15.7%
2024	18.33	1650^th	1793	8.0%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.59	1862^nd	1964	5.2%
2019	21.18	1658^th	2019	17.9%
2021	14.91	1529^th	1680	9.0%
2022	21.34	1551^st	1970	21.3%
2023	28.08	1373^rd	1957	29.8%
2024	13.65	1810^th	1942	6.8%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.58	259^th	907	71.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.12	1547^th	1972	21.6%
2019	20.56	1660^th	2019	17.8%
2021	14.24	1595^th	1707	6.6%
2022	16.22	1755^th	1977	11.2%
2023	25.75	1433^rd	1984	27.8%
2024	12.03	1879^th	1959	4.1%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school White students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.24	1402^nd	1463	4.2%
2019	8.66	1414^th	1462	3.3%
2021	6.33	1298^th	1308	0.8%
2022	5.65	1412^th	1425	0.9%
2023	8.15	1380^th	1419	2.7%
2024	3.56	1386^th	1392	0.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Compare

Rank History for all middle school students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	48.33	695^th	1185	41.4%
2004	79.32	238^th	1204	80.2%
2005	81.07	205^th	1209	83.0%
2006	55.52	668^th	1272	47.5%
2007	57.40	639^th	1287	50.3%
2008	68.99	438^th	1293	66.1%
2009	61.03	592^nd	1318	55.1%
2010	49.57	790^th	1327	40.5%
2011	43.35	876^th	1344	34.8%
2012	46.90	841^st	1365	38.4%
2013	21.98	1123^rd	1367	17.8%
2014	33.93	926^th	1322	30.0%
2015	13.25	1199^th	1302	7.9%
2016	17.58	1136^th	1294	12.2%
2017	14.20	1170^th	1293	9.5%
2018	20.92	1036^th	1293	19.9%
2019	23.30	1053^rd	1356	22.3%
2021	22.43	981^st	1241	21.0%
2022	21.34	1078^th	1369	21.3%
2023	24.50	1014^th	1367	25.8%
2024	11.07	1313^th	1363	3.7%

See the entire list of Illinois Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.89	883^rd	1161	23.9%
2019	22.18	1023^rd	1217	15.9%
2021	26.07	807^th	1019	20.8%
2022	24.54	996^th	1221	18.4%
2023	30.41	892^nd	1234	27.7%
2024	12.16	1202^nd	1219	1.4%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	18.75	869^th	1017	14.6%
2022	22.44	1007^th	1286	21.7%
2023	27.55	904^th	1275	29.1%
2024	19.38	1031^st	1251	17.6%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.52	810^th	1223	33.8%
2019	30.79	871^st	1296	32.8%
2021	20.85	868^th	1048	17.2%
2022	18.39	1094^th	1286	14.9%
2023	27.50	914^th	1292	29.3%
2024	9.89	1244^th	1264	1.6%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school White students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.87	855^th	889	3.8%
2019	9.37	868^th	905	4.1%
2021	12.11	768^th	813	5.5%
2022	8.72	871^st	898	3.0%
2023	13.87	821^st	895	8.3%
2024	3.36	874^th	875	0.1%

See the entire list of Best Illinois Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Pleasant Hill Elementary School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Pleasant Hill Elementary School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	281	n/a	n/a	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	285
1990	276	n/a	n/a	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	279
1991	267	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
1992	270	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1993	276	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
1994	287	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
1995	265	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
1996	265	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
1997	258	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1998	256	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1999	237	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
2000	288	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	288
2001	277	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2002	258	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
2003	258	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
2004	250	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	250
2005	263	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	265
2006	248	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2007	256	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	257
2008	221	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
2009	220	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	223
2010	216	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	217
2011	219	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	223
2012	217	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	220
2013	193	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	196
2014	206	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	208
2015	212	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	215
2016	229	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	230
2017	218	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	223
2018	231	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	235
2019	232	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	237
2020	231	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	238
2021	216	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	223
2022	241	4	0	2	0	0	4	0	251
2023	268	4	0	5	0	0	1	0	278

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	285	21.9	13.0	n/a
1990	279	21.9	12.7	n/a
1991	269	21.9	12.2	n/a
1992	272	21.5	12.6	n/a
1993	276	21.5	12.8	n/a
1994	288	22.5	12.8	n/a
1995	266	22.0	12.1	n/a
1996	266	22.0	12.1	n/a
1997	259	21.1	12.3	n/a
1998	257	21.0	12.2	n/a
1999	238	21.0	11.3	n/a
2000	288	22.1	13.0	n/a
2001	277	20.5	13.5	n/a
2002	258	21.0	12.3	38.8
2003	258	21.0	12.3	38.8
2004	250	21.0	11.9	42.8
2005	265	19.0	13.9	41.4
2006	249	19.9	12.5	47.4
2007	257	18.0	14.3	37.1
2008	221	18.0	12.3	32.6
2009	223	22.6	9.9	38.9
2010	217	22.7	9.5	47
2011	223	19.0	11.7	40.8
2012	220	18.0	12.2	42.7
2013	196	17.3	11.2	56.6
2014	208	14.0	14.8	57.7
2015	215	15.0	14.3	54.4
2016	230	15.0	15.3	44.8
2017	223	11.8	18.7	49.8
2018	235	16.8	13.9	53.6
2019	237	14.3	16.4	58.2
2020	238	15.8	14.9	47.9
2021	223	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	251	19.9	12.5	68.5
2023	278	20.7	13.4	69.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	285	21.9	13.0	n/a
1990	279	21.9	12.7	n/a
1991	269	21.9	12.2	n/a
1992	272	21.5	12.6	n/a
1993	276	21.5	12.8	n/a
1994	288	22.5	12.8	n/a
1995	266	22.0	12.1	n/a
1996	266	22.0	12.1	n/a
1997	259	21.1	12.3	n/a
1998	257	21.0	12.2	n/a
1999	238	21.0	11.3	n/a
2000	288	22.1	13.0	n/a
2001	277	20.5	13.5	n/a
2002	258	21.0	12.3	38.8
2003	258	21.0	12.3	38.8
2004	250	21.0	11.9	42.8
2005	265	19.0	13.9	41.4
2006	249	19.9	12.5	47.4
2007	257	18.0	14.3	37.1
2008	221	18.0	12.3	32.6
2009	223	22.6	9.9	38.9
2010	217	22.7	9.5	47
2011	223	19.0	11.7	40.8
2012	220	18.0	12.2	42.7
2013	196	17.3	11.2	56.6
2014	208	14.0	14.8	57.7
2015	215	15.0	14.3	54.4
2016	230	15.0	15.3	44.8
2017	223	11.8	18.7	49.8
2018	235	16.8	13.9	53.6
2019	237	14.3	16.4	58.2
2020	238	15.8	14.9	47.9
2021	223	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	251	19.9	12.5	68.5
2023	278	20.7	13.4	69.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates