Pleasant Hill Elementary School

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Regular School · Des Moines, IA

Pleasant Hill Elementary School is a regular school school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 241 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

241

Teachers (FTE)

20.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	137	57%
Hispanic/Latino	61	25%
Black or African American	25	10%
Two or more races	12	5%
Asian	6	2%
Total enrollment	241	124M / 117F

English Language Learners: 25 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	64.9%	102
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	68.7%	102
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	32

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.03 grade levels

Math

+0.00 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	241	100%

Contact & Location

4801 E Oakwood Dr

Des Moines, IA 50327

Phone: (515)242-8432

District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,580

District enrollment: 30,278

Other Schools in District

Brubaker Elementary School Elementary
Capitol View Elementary School Elementary
Carver Elementary Elementary
Cattell Elementary School Elementary
Cowles Elementary School Elementary
Downtown School Elementary
Edmunds Elementary School Elementary
Findley Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50327) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190897000572

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD