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Mt Pleasant Middle School

440 S BRADLEY ST, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 · (989) 775-2221 · Isabella County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Enrollment
666
Middle
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 502
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
296 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 622133%
Grade 721733%
Grade 822834%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
48773%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
508%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
152%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
508%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
528%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
32849%
Female
33851%

School pathway

Feeds from
Fancher School03–05Mary McGuire School03–05
Based on grade levels within Mt. Pleasant City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + Proficient
English Language Arts
38.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.7%
MI avg 44.8%

What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.

Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 →

Where Mt Pleasant Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Michigan
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#241 of 397
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.7%#290 of 380
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.6%#229 of 377
Enrollment
ranked largest first
666#123 of 491
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#24 of 436
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.7%#157 of 437
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.4%#256 of 477
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.4%#157 of 339
Ranked against other public middle 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
666
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566647.813.9:144% (296)
2023-2469648.114.5:144% (305)
2022-2370248.914.3:149% (347)
2020-217134615.5:148% (343)
2017-1877848.416.1:143% (334)
2015-164903215.3:136% (176)
2010-115003016.7:132% (158)
2000-015684014.2:125% (144)
1990-91622N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Pleasant Middle School.

About Mt Pleasant Middle School

Mt Pleasant Middle School is a public middle school run by Mt. Pleasant City School District in MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan. Federal data show 666 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 502 students for middle schools in Michigan.

Mt Pleasant Middle School is part of a district of 9 schools: Mt. Pleasant City School District, with 3,341 students.

More than half of enrollment at Mt Pleasant Middle School is White: 73%. Next come 8% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 85% White. The diversity index for Mt Pleasant Middle School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Mt Pleasant Middle School has 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Michigan is 17.5:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Mt Pleasant Middle School. The figure for public schools in Isabella County is close, at 47%.

Test results at Mt Pleasant Middle School are 7.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.0% actual, 46.6% predicted).

The county, Isabella County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $55,237, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 6,493 students.

Measured in a straight line, Ganiard School is about 0.5 miles from Mt Pleasant Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 713 to 666. Students per teacher dropped from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 13.9 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Mt Pleasant Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Isabella County at a glance

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Population
64,565
Census ACS
Median income
$55,237
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,493 students

Quick facts

School name
Mt Pleasant Middle School
District
Mt. Pleasant City School District
Address
440 S BRADLEY ST, MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858
Phone
(989) 775-2221
County
Isabella County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
666
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
296 (44%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
262475006134
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Mt. Pleasant City School District
Other schools in MOUNT PLEASANT
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Frequently asked questions

About Mt Pleasant Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Mt Pleasant Middle School?
Mt Pleasant Middle School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mt Pleasant Middle School serve?
Mt Pleasant Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mt Pleasant Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Mt Pleasant Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Pleasant Middle School?
At Mt Pleasant Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mt Pleasant Middle School in?
Mt Pleasant Middle School is part of Mt. Pleasant City School District.
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