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Enrollment
660
Middle
DISTRICT 893 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002154
Mount Pleasant Middle
466 Walker Road, Mount Pleasant, NC 28124 · (704) 260-6530 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
316 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 221 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 35% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Middle
Mount Pleasant Middle's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Middle this school | 660 | 47.9% | 60.9% |
| Trexler Middle Richlands | 770 | 50.5% | 51.8% |
| North Davidson Middle Lexington | 706 | 45.0% | 68.0% |
| Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville | 540 | 49.6% | 63.4% |
| Belmont Middle Belmont | 770 | 42.2% | 65.3% |
| Parkwood Middle Monroe | 879 | 47.2% | 58.1% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #120 of 463 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #131 of 461 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #135 of 463 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #176 of 478 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #292 of 456 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #370 of 456 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #388 of 472 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #118 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
660
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 660 | 38.9 | 17.0:1 | 48% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 41.4 | 15.9:1 | 49% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 688 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 46% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 677 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 29% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 40.8 | 15.9:1 | 37% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 40% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 41% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 56 | 12.9:1 | 22% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pleasant Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (649 to 660); teachers down 5% (40.8 to 38.9).
About Mount Pleasant Middle
Mount Pleasant Middle is a middle-grades school in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 660 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Cabarrus County Schools counts 35,568 students in its 44 schools, and Mount Pleasant Middle is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Mount Pleasant Middle, at 70%. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Cabarrus County is about 59% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Mount Pleasant Middle counts 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.0 students for each one. On average, middle schools in North Carolina have 15.9:1, compared with 17.0:1 here. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 8 points below the 56% average for public schools in Cabarrus County.
The allk12 Grade for Mount Pleasant Middle is B. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.2%. Mount Pleasant Middle scores 60.9%.
Across Cabarrus County, the median household income is $89,005, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cabarrus County has 56 public schools and roughly 43,278 students.
Mount Pleasant High is the public school closest to Mount Pleasant Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Mount Pleasant Middle ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 60.9% versus a 49.6% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 17 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.4:1 to 17.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mount Pleasant Middle covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
Other schools in Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant HighHigh · 894 students
- Mount Pleasant ElementaryElementary · 679 students
Other Mount Pleasant Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mount Pleasant Middle. Mount Pleasant Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolLIVINGSTON, NJ · 530 students
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMount Pleasant, IA · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant High0.2 mi · 894
- Mount Pleasant Elementary2.8 mi · 679
- A T Allen Elementary3.8 mi · 626
- Concord Middle4.1 mi · 583
- W M Irvin Elementary4.1 mi · 760
- R Brown McAllister Elementary4.8 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Pleasant MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Pleasant Middle?
Mount Pleasant Middle enrolls approximately 660 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mount Pleasant Middle serve?
Mount Pleasant Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mount Pleasant Middle have?
Mount Pleasant Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Pleasant Middle?
At Mount Pleasant Middle, the student body is approximately 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mount Pleasant Middle public or private?
Mount Pleasant Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.