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Alumni: what's one memory from Mt. Pleasant Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER CITY·NCES 390442001130
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
712 N Broad St, Lancaster, OH 43130 · (740) 687-7338 · Fairfield County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
62.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 57.1% |
| 2022-23 | 63.8% | 55.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 57.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mt. Pleasant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fairfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #867 of 1,569 ▲ 67 | #16 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #937 of 1,569 ▼ 99 | #14 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #625 of 1,514 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #408 of 1,808 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #1,230 of 1,582 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #795 of 1,590 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #791 of 992 | #5 of 10 |
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
530
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 530 | 26.9 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 25.4 | 20.0:1 | 68% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 25.2 | 20.0:1 | 59% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 29 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 27.8 | 20.1:1 | 62% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 21 | 19.6:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 47% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 21 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Pleasant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (560 to 530); teachers down 3% (27.8 to 26.9).
About Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Lancaster, Ohio. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 530 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is part of Lancaster City, where 9 schools serve 6,036 students.
At Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, White students make up 79% of the student body. The remaining shares are 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 82% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School and a ratio of 19.7:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
allk12 grades Mt. Pleasant Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is located in Fairfield County, where the median household income is $90,966, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is one of 47 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Lancaster High School, is about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES describes the area around Mt. Pleasant Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 526 students in 2020-21 and 530 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.1:1 to 19.7:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fairfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,453
Census ACS
Median income
$90,966
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
26,447 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster City
- Lancaster High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- General Sherman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Thomas Ewing Junior High SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Tarhe Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Gorsuch West Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Medill Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Lancaster High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- General Sherman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Thomas Ewing Junior High SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Fairfield Union Rushville Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Tarhe Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Fairfield Union High SchoolHigh · 587 students
Other Mt. Pleasant Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mt. Pleasant Elementary. Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Mt. Pleasant ElementarySan Jose, CA · 172 students
Nearby schools
- Lancaster High School1.1 mi · 1,995
- Tallmadge Elementary School1.2 mi · 486
- Medill Elementary School1.6 mi · 530
- Gorsuch West Elementary School1.7 mi · 530
- Bridges1.9 mi · 18
- Tarhe Trails Elementary School2.2 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Pleasant Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mt. Pleasant Elementary School serve?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School are roughly 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Two or more.
Is Mt. Pleasant Elementary School public or private?
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.