Best Public Schools in Mount Pleasant, NC

Summary:

The city of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Mount Pleasant High, Mount Pleasant Middle, and Mount Pleasant Elementary. These schools, part of the Cabarrus County Schools district, exhibit varying levels of academic performance and resource allocation.

Among the standout schools, Mount Pleasant Elementary shines with consistently high test scores, outperforming the district and state averages in most subject areas and grade levels. The school is ranked 300 out of 1,505 North Carolina elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Mount Pleasant High is ranked 274 out of 640 North Carolina high schools, with a 3-star rating, but still performs above the district and state averages in several End of Course (EOC) exams.

The schools also exhibit demographic differences, with Mount Pleasant Elementary having the highest percentage of White students and the lowest percentage of minority students, while Mount Pleasant Middle has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients. Additionally, the spending per student varies, with Mount Pleasant High receiving the highest funding and Mount Pleasant Middle receiving the lowest.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Pleasant Elementary	Public	K-5	8555 North Drive	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6210	701	44	15.8	47.5%	601 (85.7%)	27 (3.9%)	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	76.6	300^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.1%		77.8	277^th of 1502 public elementary schools	81.6%	23					74.8	74.4	80.4				57.0	58.1	53.3				82.2		$9,096	$444	$8,653
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	700 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6690	896	51	17.4	40.0%	710 (79.2%)	49 (5.5%)	102 (11.4%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	54	274^th of 640 public high schools	57.2%		54.8	259^th of 626 public high schools	58.6%	15	61.2	61.2	36.4	66.5															$9,787	$661	$9,125
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	657	41	15.8	49.2%	461 (70.2%)	52 (7.9%)	103 (15.7%)	13 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	57.9	307^th of 793 public middle schools	61.3%		60.5	290^th of 784 public middle schools	63.0%	17								61.5	50.0	50.7				54.4	43.7	50.2		76.5	$8,999	$443	$8,556

Cities Near Mount Pleasant

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Concord	6.26 mi	36	243^rd
Albemarle	7.18 mi	10	350^th
Rockwell	9.13 mi	2	208^th
Misenheimer	9.49 mi	1	31^st
Locust	9.59 mi	2	45^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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