Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Set in MILLVILLE, New Jersey, Mount Pleasant Elementary School is a small elementary-level community, part of Millville School District. It instructs 193 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Mount Pleasant Elementary School sits 52% below that benchmark.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Millville School District, a district that enrolls 4,992 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mount Pleasant Elementary School reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mount Pleasant Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 69% of students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Mount Pleasant Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.4%; this one delivers 25.1%.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Mount Pleasant Elementary School is one of 52 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students).

The closest other public school is Rieck Avenue Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mount Pleasant Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 21.7%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 21% to 30%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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