Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY·NCES 062640003989
Mt. Pleasant Elementary
14275 Candler Dr., San Jose, CA 95127 · (408) 258-6451 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
137 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 105% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mt. Pleasant Elementary→August Boeger Middle
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.0pp since 2014
Math
12.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 67.5% |
| Math | 3.8% | 8.8% | 31.3% | 56.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 19.8% | 18.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 20.2% |
| 2021-22 | 23.6% | 22.8% |
| 2018-19 | 29.3% | 36.6% |
| 2017-18 | 22.5% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 34.3% | 34.7% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mt. Pleasant Elementary
Mt. Pleasant Elementary's state test result (17.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant Elementary this school | 172 | 79.7% | 17.8% |
| Los Arboles Literacy and Technology Academy San Jose | 185 | 78.9% | 36.6% |
| McKinley Elementary San Jose | 206 | 81.1% | 20.7% |
| Van Ness Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 189 | 83.1% | 39.7% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary Los Angeles | 164 | 84.1% | 62.2% |
| Bushnell Way Elementary Los Angeles | 157 | 84.1% | 41.3% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mt. Pleasant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #4,760 of 5,151 | #213 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #4,923 of 5,172 ▼ 606 | #218 of 226 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,837 of 5,172 ▼ 90 | #212 of 226 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #297 of 5,116 | #31 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #5,441 of 5,915 | #252 of 255 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #2,221 of 5,625 | #30 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -52.2% | #20 of 3,837 | #3 of 189 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
-96 (-36%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 26.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 172 | 8 | 21.5:1 | 80% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | 73% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 10 | 23.0:1 | 66% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 10 | 26.8:1 | 64% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 14 | 25.7:1 | 79% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 16 | 23.2:1 | 91% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | N/A | N/A | 73% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | 73% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 21 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Pleasant Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (360 to 172); teachers down 43% (14 to 8).
About Mt. Pleasant Elementary
Mt. Pleasant Elementary is an elementary school in San Jose, California, and it is part of Mount Pleasant Elementary. Enrollment totals 172 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Mt. Pleasant Elementary belongs to Mount Pleasant Elementary, a district of 5 schools and 1,512 students.
Hispanic students are 83% of those enrolled at Mt. Pleasant Elementary. Next come 11% Asian and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 25% Hispanic among all Santa Clara County residents. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Mt. Pleasant Elementary are from different groups.
Its ratio of 21.5:1 is based on 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 80%. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Santa Clara County.
Among California public elementary schools, Mt. Pleasant Elementary outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 17.8%, is 15.1 points below the 32.9% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of California schools.
In the wider Santa Clara County area, the median household earns about $164,281 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Mt. Pleasant Elementary shares Santa Clara County with 411 other public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy, is the closest to Mt. Pleasant Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mt. Pleasant Elementary.
Federal data place Mt. Pleasant Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 172, down from 268 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.5:1, from 26.8:1.
This page is set up for the Mt. Pleasant Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Pleasant Elementary
- Ida Jew AcademiesElementary · 435 students
- August Boeger MiddleMiddle · 397 students
- Robert Sanders ElementaryElementary · 304 students
- Valle Vista ElementaryElementary · 204 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other Mt. Pleasant Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mt. Pleasant Elementary. Mt. Pleasant Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mt. Pleasant Elementary SchoolLancaster, OH · 530 students
Nearby schools
- B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy0.4 mi · 261
- Latino College Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 421
- Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Mt. Pleasant0.4 mi · 235
- Robert Sanders Elementary0.5 mi · 304
- Mt. Pleasant High0.6 mi · 998
- Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds0.6 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Pleasant ElementaryHow large is Mt. Pleasant Elementary?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary enrolls approximately 172 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mt. Pleasant Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary.
How diverse is Mt. Pleasant Elementary?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt. Pleasant Elementary?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary is overseen by Mount Pleasant Elementary in Santa Clara County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.