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Enrollment
545
High
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191989001172
Mount Pleasant High School
2104 S. Grand Avenue, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641 · (319) 385-7700 · Henry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
213 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 155 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 128 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 135 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 65.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Mount Pleasant High School
Mount Pleasant High School's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant High School this school | 545 | 39.1% | 66.1% |
| Webster City High School Webster City | 505 | 40.0% | 65.3% |
| Fairfield High School Fairfield | 442 | 36.9% | 71.2% |
| Washington High School Cherokee | 366 | 39.9% | 74.8% |
| West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School West Burlington | 396 | 36.9% | 76.8% |
| Mason City High School Mason City | 891 | 41.2% | 58.6% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 Mount Pleasant High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #237 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #242 of 314 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #240 of 314 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #82 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #91 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #74 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #121 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #66 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high 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
545
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 545 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 39% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 42.5 | 12.3:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 42.3 | 13.8:1 | 45% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 44.6 | 13.4:1 | 36% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 35% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 37% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 13% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pleasant High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (597 to 545); teachers down 8% (44.6 to 41).
About Mount Pleasant High School
Mount Pleasant High School is a high school located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, in Henry County. The latest federal count shows 545 students in grades 9 through 12.
Mount Pleasant Comm School District has 8 schools and 2,011 students, and Mount Pleasant High School is one of those schools.
Mount Pleasant High School's enrollment is 75% White. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Henry County overall, about 88% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Mount Pleasant High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The school reported 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. The 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 39% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades Mount Pleasant High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Mount Pleasant High School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 72.4%. Mount Pleasant High School scores 66.1%, 6.3 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Henry County show that median household income is about $67,436, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mount Pleasant High School is one of 13 public schools in Henry County, which together enroll about 3,230 students.
Lincoln Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Mount Pleasant High School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 564 in 2020-21 and 545 in 2024-25, a decrease of 19 students.
Discussions about Mount Pleasant High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Pleasant Comm School District
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 86 students
Other schools in Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- WisdomQuest Education CenterHigh · 26 students
Other Mount Pleasant High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mount Pleasant High. Mount Pleasant High School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolMOUNT PLEASANT, TX · 1,557 students
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolWilmington, DE · 1,084 students
- Mount Pleasant HighProvidence, RI · 997 students
- Mount Pleasant HighMount Pleasant, NC · 894 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 202
- WisdomQuest Education Center1.7 mi · 26
- Van Allen Elementary School1.7 mi · 362
- Mount Pleasant Middle School2.0 mi · 383
- Harlan Elementary School2.6 mi · 212
- Harlan Elementary School2.6 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Pleasant High SchoolHow large is Mount Pleasant High School?
Mount Pleasant High School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mount Pleasant High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Pleasant High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mount Pleasant High School have?
Mount Pleasant High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mount Pleasant High School?
Student demographics at Mount Pleasant High School are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mount Pleasant High School in?
Mount Pleasant High School is part of Mount Pleasant Comm School District.
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