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Mt Pleasant Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 221 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Where Mt Pleasant Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 666 | 47.8 | 13.9:1 | 44% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 48.1 | 14.5:1 | 44% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 48.9 | 14.3:1 | 49% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 48% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 48.4 | 16.1:1 | 43% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 36% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 32% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 25% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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.
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