Is Pleasant Plains High School a good school?

Pleasant Plains High School ranks 140 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pleasant Plains High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 421 students attended Pleasant Plains High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Plains High School?

Students at Pleasant Plains High School are 91% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Pleasant Plains High School?

Pleasant Plains High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Farmingdale Elementary School Middle : Pleasant Plains Middle School

Pleasant Plains High School

Summary:

Pleasant Plains High School is a public high school serving 403 students in grades 9-12 in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, which is part of the Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 district.

This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top 25% of Illinois high schools, with strong academic achievement, including higher proficiency rates than the state average in SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, and ISA Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 29.4% of 11th-grade students at Pleasant Plains High School were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.6% to 92.1% over the past 5 years, consistently outperforming the state average. Additionally, Pleasant Plains High School performs well across different student subgroups, with its male and female students, as well as its White and Special Education students, ranking in the top 40% to 50% of Illinois high schools.

While Pleasant Plains High School is a strong educational institution, it faces some challenges, such as a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2019-2020 to 23.8% in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 35% of Illinois high schools in this category. When compared to nearby schools, Pleasant Plains High School generally outperforms its peers, such as Springfield High School and Lanphier High School, both part of the Springfield School District 186. However, nearby schools like Athens Senior High School and Porta High School also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a competitive educational landscape in the region.

Detail:

Public 9-12

500 N Cartwright St
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677-0320

(217) 626-1044

District: Pleasant Plains CUSD 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
140^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,849

Feeder schools for Pleasant Plains High School:

Elementary:	Farmingdale Elementary School
Middle:	Pleasant Plains Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 421

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

African American:

2.4%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 14.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pleasant Plains High School ranks better than 79.9% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.93. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pleasant Plains High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Racial makeup is: White (91.2%), African American (2.4%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pleasant Plains High School is 12.8. (See more...)

Compare Pleasant Plains High School employs 32.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Plains High School is $13,849.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Plains High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Plains High School 140^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Pleasant Plains High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Pleasant Plains CUSD 8:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 189^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pleasant Plains High School

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Plains High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	71.99	149^th	586	74.6%
2004	75.10	125^th	592	78.9%
2005	63.66	226^th	590	61.7%
2006	76.65	120^th	596	79.9%
2007	86.32	52^nd	612	91.5%
2008	79.19	113^th	624	81.9%
2009	73.80	166^th	632	73.7%
2010	81.94	92^nd	643	85.7%
2011	70.61	214^th	655	67.3%
2012	83.73	85^th	665	87.2%
2013	75.61	157^th	670	76.6%
2014	57.90	302^nd	670	54.9%
2015	63.78	180^th	614	70.7%
2016	44.19	351^st	643	45.4%
2017	65.18	189^th	642	70.6%
2018	73.61	138^th	647	78.7%
2019	68.43	176^th	701	74.9%
2021	84.39	92^nd	688	86.6%
2022	61.53	244^th	699	65.1%
2023	67.03	185^th	699	73.5%
2024	74.93	140^th	697	79.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Plains High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	57.44	116^th	453	74.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	59.69	130^th	476	72.7%
2024	39.72	225^th	482	53.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Plains High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	54.31	213^th	611	65.1%
2023	35.34	435^th	644	32.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Plains High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.27	179^th	620	71.1%
2019	67.71	183^rd	665	72.5%
2021	90.26	62^nd	639	90.3%
2022	62.52	231^st	658	64.9%
2023	65.84	190^th	656	71.0%
2024	71.26	157^th	664	76.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Plains High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.19	125^th	619	79.8%
2019	66.41	176^th	675	73.9%
2021	70.86	151^st	653	76.9%
2022	57.17	256^th	664	61.4%
2023	65.20	188^th	668	71.9%
2024	74.79	138^th	668	79.3%

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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Plains High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	59.65	182^nd	548	66.8%
2019	53.38	210^th	552	62.0%
2021	65.22	152^nd	553	72.5%
2022	48.85	267^th	560	52.3%
2023	52.18	231^st	557	58.5%
2024	58.30	190^th	554	65.7%

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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

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Enrollment information for Pleasant Plains High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	246	n/a	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	250
1990	203	1	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	206
1991	205	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
1992	214	1	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1993	238	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	241
1994	259	1	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
1995	300	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
1996	300	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
1997	321	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1998	360	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1999	350	2	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
2000	339	3	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
2001	377	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	379
2002	363	3	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
2003	363	3	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
2004	385	3	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
2005	384	1	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	7	394
2006	394	1	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	3	406
2007	375	1	4	5	0	n/a	n/a	6	391
2008	392	3	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	6	405
2009	399	6	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	9	422
2010	433	7	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	7	454
2011	445	5	2	3	0	0	7	0	462
2012	448	5	2	3	1	0	7	0	466
2013	438	5	5	2	1	0	5	0	456
2014	409	6	4	5	1	0	2	0	427
2015	415	3	4	7	1	0	1	0	431
2016	425	5	7	9	0	0	3	0	449
2017	395	6	9	9	0	0	4	0	423
2018	383	7	13	12	0	0	5	0	420
2019	385	9	10	9	2	0	5	0	420
2020	360	6	8	6	3	0	6	0	389
2021	376	11	10	7	4	0	7	0	415
2022	383	11	8	6	4	1	5	0	418
2023	367	10	6	7	4	1	8	0	403
2024	384	10	6	8	3	1	9	0	421

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 Plains High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	250	17.3	14.4	n/a
1990	206	15.5	13.2	n/a
1991	205	16.7	12.2	n/a
1992	218	17.7	12.3	n/a
1993	241	19.0	12.7	n/a
1994	265	19.0	13.9	n/a
1995	303	23.1	13.1	n/a
1996	303	23.1	13.1	n/a
1997	323	23.0	14.0	n/a
1998	362	24.5	14.8	n/a
1999	354	28.0	12.6	n/a
2000	345	28.0	12.3	n/a
2001	379	28.0	13.5	n/a
2002	373	26.8	13.9	n/a
2003	373	26.8	13.9	n/a
2004	395	24.8	15.9	n/a
2005	394	25.8	15.3	0
2006	406	27.0	15.0	0
2007	391	29.0	13.5	0
2008	405	23.0	17.6	0
2009	422	24.0	17.6	0
2010	454	24.6	18.4	0
2011	462	23.6	19.5	0
2012	466	24.6	18.8	8.2
2013	456	30.9	14.7	4.8
2014	427	26.8	15.9	8.4
2015	431	25.0	17.2	10.7
2016	449	27.0	16.6	11.8
2017	423	30.0	14.1	13.7
2018	420	31.0	13.5	11
2019	420	27.7	15.1	12.6
2020	389	28.5	13.6	14.1
2021	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	418	30.2	13.8	14.1
2023	403	32.5	12.4	n/a
2024	421	32.7	12.8	n/a

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 Plains High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	250	17.3	14.4	n/a
1990	206	15.5	13.2	n/a
1991	205	16.7	12.2	n/a
1992	218	17.7	12.3	n/a
1993	241	19.0	12.7	n/a
1994	265	19.0	13.9	n/a
1995	303	23.1	13.1	n/a
1996	303	23.1	13.1	n/a
1997	323	23.0	14.0	n/a
1998	362	24.5	14.8	n/a
1999	354	28.0	12.6	n/a
2000	345	28.0	12.3	n/a
2001	379	28.0	13.5	n/a
2002	373	26.8	13.9	n/a
2003	373	26.8	13.9	n/a
2004	395	24.8	15.9	n/a
2005	394	25.8	15.3	0
2006	406	27.0	15.0	0
2007	391	29.0	13.5	0
2008	405	23.0	17.6	0
2009	422	24.0	17.6	0
2010	454	24.6	18.4	0
2011	462	23.6	19.5	0
2012	466	24.6	18.8	8.2
2013	456	30.9	14.7	4.8
2014	427	26.8	15.9	8.4
2015	431	25.0	17.2	10.7
2016	449	27.0	16.6	11.8
2017	423	30.0	14.1	13.7
2018	420	31.0	13.5	11
2019	420	27.7	15.1	12.6
2020	389	28.5	13.6	14.1
2021	415	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	418	30.2	13.8	14.1
2023	403	32.5	12.4	n/a
2024	421	32.7	12.8	n/a

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.

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