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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mt. Pleasant School this year?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SANPETE DISTRICT·NCES 490066000411
Mt. Pleasant School
579 S 400 E, MT PLEASANT, UT 84647 · (435) 462-2077 · Sanpete County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Utah 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.
- A-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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
315 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 123 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Sanpete District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 39.7% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Mt. Pleasant School
Mt. Pleasant School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant School this school | 559 | 56.4% | 43.3% |
| Gunnison Valley School GUNNISON | 584 | 51.4% | 52.5% |
| Ephraim School EPHRAIM | 535 | 55.5% | 53.3% |
| Naples School VERNAL | 456 | 52.6% | 46.0% |
| Pahvant School RICHFIELD | 520 | 55.0% | 53.6% |
| LaVerkin School LA VERKIN | 447 | 53.9% | 32.3% |
Matched among Utah 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 Mt. Pleasant School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Sanpete County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #341 of 562 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #306 of 578 ▲ 64 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #393 of 578 ▼ 32 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #232 of 613 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #488 of 556 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #410 of 559 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #74 of 582 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #66 of 128 | 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
559
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 300
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 | 559 | 23.5 | 23.8:1 | 56% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 23.7 | 23.5:1 | 57% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 22.4 | 24.9:1 | 54% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | N/A | N/A | 47% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | N/A | N/A | 56% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | N/A | N/A | 61% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 18 | 24.8:1 | 50% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 19 | 23.5:1 | 48% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Pleasant School.
About Mt. Pleasant School
Mt. Pleasant School is a mid-sized elementary school in MT PLEASANT, Utah, (ZIP code 84647). Federal data show 559 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
North Sanpete District includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 2,706 students.
The share of White students at Mt. Pleasant School is 82%. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mt. Pleasant School scores 32%.
The school has 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 23.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Utah have an average ratio of 21.8:1. The school reported 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Mt. Pleasant School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Utah public elementary schools.
Mt. Pleasant School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.3%, compared with a predicted 32.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Sanpete County, the median household earns about $70,083 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Sanpete County has 16 public schools with about 6,011 students, including Mt. Pleasant School.
Among nearby public schools, North Sanpete High is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Mt. Pleasant School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Mt. Pleasant School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Mt. Pleasant School enrolled 510 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 559.
The Mt. Pleasant School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sanpete County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,719
Census ACS
Median income
$70,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Sanpete District
- North Sanpete HighHigh · 782 students
- Moroni SchoolElementary · 363 students
- North Sanpete MiddleMiddle · 355 students
- Fairview SchoolElementary · 235 students
- Fountain Green SchoolElementary · 167 students
- Spring City SchoolElementary · 142 students
Other Mt. Pleasant schools
One other US public school is named Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant School is the largest of the 2.
- Mt. Pleasant SchoolNashua, NH · 250 students
Nearby schools
- North Sanpete High0.2 mi · 782
- Pleasant Creek High School0.6 mi · 103
- Spring City School4.6 mi · 142
- Fairview School6.5 mi · 235
- North Sanpete Middle6.7 mi · 355
- Moroni School7.5 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Pleasant SchoolHow large is Mt. Pleasant School?
Mt. Pleasant School enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mt. Pleasant School serve?
Mt. Pleasant School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Mt. Pleasant School?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at Mt. Pleasant School.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Pleasant School?
Student demographics at Mt. Pleasant School are roughly 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mt. Pleasant School in?
Mt. Pleasant School is part of North Sanpete District.
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