Mount Pleasant Middle

Located at 466 Walker Road, in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, Mount Pleasant Middle is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school that enrolls 660 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Cabarrus County Schools.

Mount Pleasant Middle is one of 44 schools operated by Cabarrus County Schools, a district that caters to 35,568 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mount Pleasant Middle records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cabarrus County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mount Pleasant Middle logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Mount Pleasant Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Cabarrus County's rate of about 56%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mount Pleasant Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Across the wider county, Cabarrus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,005 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Cabarrus County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), Mount Pleasant Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mount Pleasant High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mount Pleasant Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mount Pleasant Middle has held roughly steady, going from 649 students in 2018 to 660 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Mount Pleasant Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.