Pleasant View Middle School
Public middle school in Springfield, Missouri · Springfield R-XII School District · Grades 6–8
Pleasant View Middle School serves 331 students in grades 6–8 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 53 schools in Springfield R-XII School District. By enrollment it is the 250th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Springfield R-XII School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292886002680 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Springfield R-XII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 331 | 24,285 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.9% | 51.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Pleasant View Middle School in context
Size
Of the 10 middle schools in Springfield R-XII School District, Pleasant View Middle School is the smallest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.2 miles away and have a median of 434 students, so Pleasant View Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 118 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 106, against an average of 110 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (118 against 107). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 75.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Springfield R-XII (68.4%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Springfield R-XII and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 29.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Pleasant View Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 331 students would have about 25.5 teachers, so Pleasant View Middle School has 2.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Reed Middle School, 4.9 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.8% |
| Black | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 107 |
| Grade 7 | 106 |
| Grade 8 | 118 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2210 E State Hwy Aa, Springfield, MO 65803
Phone: (417)523-2100
Website: pleasantviewmiddle.spsk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pleasant View Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 4.9 mi | 561 | 12.9 | 73.6% |
| Pipkin Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 5.6 mi | 359 | 10.9 | 81.9% |
| Hickory Hills Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 5.9 mi | 456 | 15.7 | 52.4% |
| Jarrett Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 7.0 mi | 483 | 12.9 | 62.9% |
| Strafford Middle School | Strafford R-VI | 7.3 mi | 411 | 16.1 | 39.2% |
| Westport Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 7.9 mi | 399 | 11.1 | 80.2% |
| Pershing Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 8.4 mi | 702 | 16.1 | 38.7% |
| Fair Grove Middle School | Fair Grove R-X | 8.4 mi | 373 | 17.2 | 33.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.