📍 4801 E Oakwood Dr, Des Moines, Polk County, 50327
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 213 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Todd Johnson. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School enrolls 213 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 213 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 16, state house district 31.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School is one of 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 30,048 students district-wide and employs 2,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 213 students, Pleasant Hill Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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