Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pleasant Hill, OR

Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Pleasant Hill Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 410987000527
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
17
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pleasant Hill Elementary School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oregon median.

37
Resource Index · Typical
16.7:1
students per teacher
27.0%
free-lunch eligible
417
students enrolled

Pleasant Hill Elementary School has class sizes near the Oregon median. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

417

Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.7:1

vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg

-5% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

27.0%

vs 52.8% Oregon avg

-49% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pleasant Hill Elementary School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:116.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, enrolling 417 students.

At 16.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Oregon median, within a few percentage points of the 17.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 27.0% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 417 puts it in the larger third of Oregon schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,273 scored Oregon schools.

Against 199 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #108.

Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 25/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 417 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Pleasant Hill Sd 1 spends $13,114 per pupil, 27% below the Oregon average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district, Pleasant Hill Sd 1, also runs Pleasant Hill High School (530 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Pleasant Hill Elementary School compares

Pleasant Hill Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Oregon and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oregon Oregon avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.7:1 ▼ 5% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.0% ▼ 49% 52.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 417 top 35% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
417
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.0%
free-lunch eligible - 49% below the Oregon average of 52.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 45% in Oregon - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
29.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,114
per pupil, district-wide - below Oregon avg of $18,086
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 417 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 86.1%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
Two or More 5.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%

Largest group: White at 86.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.0, Pleasant Hill Elementary School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pleasant Hill Sd 1, which includes Pleasant Hill Elementary School.

$13,114
Per student
-27%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
-21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.3%
State 53.5%
Federal 11.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Pleasant Hill Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pleasant Hill High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pleasant Hill Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pleasant Hill Sd 1 · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oregon, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Pleasant Hill Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Hill Elementary School

How many students attend Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

Pleasant Hill Elementary School has 417 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pleasant Hill, OR.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Hill Elementary School is 16.7:1, which is 5% lower than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

27.0% of students at Pleasant Hill Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Pleasant Hill Elementary School is White at 86.1% of enrollment, in Pleasant Hill, OR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasant Hill Elementary School?

Pleasant Hill Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Pleasant Hill Elementary School a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oregon median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Pleasant Hill Sd 1?

Besides Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Pleasant Hill Sd 1 also operates Pleasant Hill High School (530 students). See the Pleasant Hill Sd 1 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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