Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001978
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd, Ferguson, NC 28624 · (336) 651-7600 · Wilkes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
234 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
41.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Mount Pleasant Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Elementary School this school | 237 | 98.7% | 47.8% |
| C B Eller Elementary School Elkin | 248 | 97.6% | 59.9% |
| Shoals Elementary Pinnacle | 235 | 98.7% | 80.9% |
| Silver Valley Elementary Lexington | 221 | 98.6% | 48.6% |
| Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Forest City | 231 | 98.7% | 60.2% |
| Happy Valley Elementary Lenoir | 234 | 97.9% | 43.4% |
Matched among North Carolina 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| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #880 of 1,297 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #931 of 1,296 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #907 of 1,300 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #1,315 of 1,485 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #895 of 1,377 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,314 of 1,379 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #771 of 1,414 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #253 of 369 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
237
+41 (+21%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 237 | 15.3 | 15.5:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 14.7 | 15.9:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 14.7 | 15.9:1 | 99% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | 98% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 15.5 | 14.4:1 | 97% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 99% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 57% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 39% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pleasant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (224 to 237); teachers down 1% (15.5 to 15.3).
About Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Mount Pleasant Elementary School, located in Ferguson, North Carolina, is a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 237 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 49% below that mark.
Mount Pleasant Elementary School is one of the 22 schools that make up Wilkes County Schools (8,547 students in total).
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Mount Pleasant Elementary School. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Wilkes County, where about 87% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
There are about 15.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mount Pleasant Elementary School, which has 15.3. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Wilkes 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 34% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Mount Pleasant Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8% is within a point of the 48.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Wilkes County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $51,721 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Wilkes County number 22, with about 8,547 students.
Among nearby public schools, Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School is closest at about 3.7 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Mount Pleasant Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 21% over 4 years, reaching 237 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Mount Pleasant Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other Mount Pleasant Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mount Pleasant Elementary. Mount Pleasant Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Mount Pleasant ElementaryMount Pleasant, NC · 679 students
- Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWilmington, DE · 674 students
- MOUNT PLEASANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSMITHTOWN, NY · 479 students
- Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 407 students
- Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWEST ORANGE, NJ · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School3.7 mi · 111
- West Wilkes High School4.5 mi · 582
- West Wilkes Middle School4.9 mi · 450
- Millers Creek Elementary School6.1 mi · 699
- Wilkes Early College High School7.9 mi · 265
- Wilkesboro Elementary School8.4 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
Mount Pleasant Elementary School enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mount Pleasant Elementary School serve?
Mount Pleasant Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Mount Pleasant Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School?
At Mount Pleasant Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mount Pleasant Elementary School in?
Mount Pleasant Elementary School is part of Wilkes County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.