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Four Mile Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

670 SE 68th St, Pleasant Hill, IA 50327 · (515) 265-1972 · Part of Southeast Polk Community School District

Pleasant Hill’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Four Mile Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pleasant Hill kids: 12 middle schools

On the path

Where Pleasant Hill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Four Mile ElementaryYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency76%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts70%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

670 SE 68th St, Pleasant Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten72
Grade 170
Grade 270
Grade 378
Grade 483
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
450’20
471’21
483’22
489’23
495’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 13%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Four Mile Elementary from Pleasant Hill families.

Other schools in Southeast Polk Community School District

The district →
Clay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
B+
700 students16:1
Willowbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
B−
523 students13:1
Delaware Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Des Moines
A
440 students12:1
Altoona Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
A−
429 students12:1
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Altoona
B+
423 students13:1
Runnells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Runnells
A
260 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Pleasant Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.