Summary:
Mt. Pleasant High is a public high school located in San Jose, California, serving 1,209 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the East Side Union High School District, which is ranked 693 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Mt. Pleasant High's performance lags behind the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 46.49% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.26% in the district and 55.73% statewide. In mathematics, the proficiency rate for 11th-graders was just 17.62%, significantly lower than the district (36.05%) and state (27.9%) averages. The school's science performance, as measured by the CAST assessment, also trails the district and state, with only 19.56% of 11th-graders proficient or better. Compared to nearby schools, Evergreen Valley High outperforms Mt. Pleasant High, while some other local schools, such as Foothill High and Apollo High, have even lower academic achievement.
Mt. Pleasant High's graduation and dropout rates have fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 78.3% to 91.7% for graduation and 3.7% to 10% for dropout. While these metrics are generally in the middle range compared to nearby schools, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has seen a significant increase, from 12.4% in 2020-2021 to 26.8% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and some neighboring schools. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, as well as targeting interventions for struggling student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, could be crucial steps in improving Mt. Pleasant High's overall performance and outcomes.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
East Side Union High
SchoolDigger Rank:
1132nd of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,719
Feeder schools for Mt. Pleasant High:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.9
Number of students: 1,209
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
74.8%
Asian:
17.6%
White:
2.9%
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African American:
2.4%
Two or more races:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.2%
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