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Mount Pleasant Elementary School

100 CARMEL RD, MILLVILLE, NJ 08332 · (856) 293-2220 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public elementary schools
  • C-Test 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 New Jersey public elementary schools

Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
133 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 41%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3116%
Grade 13418%
Grade 22915%
Grade 33016%
Grade 43116%
Grade 53820%

This year's kindergarten class (31) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
9348%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
5730%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
3217%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
105%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
11%
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
9750%
Female
9650%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mount Pleasant Elementary School→Lakeside Middle School→Millville High School
Based on grade levels within Millville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
26.3%
NJ avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
NJ avg 41.6% . -1.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

NJSLA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.3%32.2%
2023-2420.8%33.9%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mount Pleasant Elementary School this school19368.9%25.1%
Collings Lakes Elementary School
WILLIAMSTOWN
22171.5%N/A
Keansburg Early Learning Center
KEANSBURG
15265.1%N/A
Alice Costello Elementary School
BROOKLAWN
27770.0%36.2%
Joseph S. Stackhouse School
BROWNS MILLS
24257.4%N/A
Yardville Heights Elementary School
HAMILTON
25159.8%46.4%
Matched among New Jersey 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 Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Cumberland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.1%#1,046 of 1,290#14 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.2%#928 of 1,319
▼ 79
#6 of 32
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.3%#1,163 of 1,319
▲ 35
#17 of 32
▲ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
193#1,403 of 1,562#32 of 37
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.9%#369 of 1,481#19 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.9%#173 of 798#4 of 24
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 2024-25
Enrollment
193
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519317.511.0:169% (133)
2023-241981612.4:161% (120)
2022-232021612.6:162% (126)
2020-212031811.3:164% (130)
2017-1824117.413.9:155% (133)
2015-162121911.2:149% (103)
2010-112492012.4:151% (127)
2000-013091718.2:136% (112)
1990-913791722.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (241 to 193); teachers up 1% (17.4 to 17.5).

About Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MILLVILLE, New Jersey. Enrollment stands at 193 students, covering kindergarten through 5. The school is 52% below the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is among 8 schools run by Millville School District, which serves 4,992 students.

Of every 100 students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School, about 48 are White, the largest group. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Cumberland County at about 47% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.

The school lists 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 11.4:1. A total of 133 students, or 69%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 67% average for public schools in Cumberland County.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of New Jersey public elementary schools.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of New Jersey schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.1% and a predicted 28.4%.

American Community Survey estimates for Cumberland County show that the median household earns about $67,436 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Cumberland County has 52 public schools with about 27,803 students, including Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

Rieck Avenue Elementary School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Mount Pleasant Elementary School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Cumberland County at a glance

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Population
153,305
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
27,803 students

Quick facts

School name
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
District
Millville School District
Address
100 CARMEL RD, MILLVILLE, NJ 08332
Phone
(856) 293-2220
County
Cumberland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
193
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
133 (69%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
341032001880
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mount Pleasant Elementary. Mount Pleasant Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mount Pleasant Elementary School
How many students attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
Mount Pleasant Elementary School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mount Pleasant Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Pleasant Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Pleasant Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mount Pleasant Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
Mount Pleasant Elementary School is overseen by Millville School District in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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