Mount Pleasant Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 33.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
Schools most like Mount Pleasant Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School this school | 193 | 68.9% | 25.1% |
| Collings Lakes Elementary School WILLIAMSTOWN | 221 | 71.5% | N/A |
| Keansburg Early Learning Center KEANSBURG | 152 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Alice Costello Elementary School BROOKLAWN | 277 | 70.0% | 36.2% |
| Joseph S. Stackhouse School BROWNS MILLS | 242 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Yardville Heights Elementary School HAMILTON | 251 | 59.8% | 46.4% |
Where Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In 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 |
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 | 193 | 17.5 | 11.0:1 | 69% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 61% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 62% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 64% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 17.4 | 13.9:1 | 55% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 49% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 51% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 36% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 17 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
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.
The discussion board for Mount Pleasant Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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