Is Mount Pleasant Elementary School a good school?

Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 1324 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 492 students attended Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

Students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mount Pleasant Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Great Hollow Middle School High : Smithtown High School-West

Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Summary:

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Smithtown, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 492 students. The school is part of the Smithtown Central School District, which is ranked 244 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Mount Pleasant Elementary School has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 356th out of 2,345 New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 1,324th out of 2,445 in 2023-2024, its academic performance is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). However, the school performs better in mathematics, with 43.59% of 3rd graders, 52.24% of 4th graders, and 67.35% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the district averages of 53.25%, 71.93%, and 59.06%, respectively. The school's performance on the 5th grade science assessment is also below the district and state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District and nearby districts, such as Accompsett Elementary School, Dogwood Elementary School, and Tackan Elementary School, as well as Pines Elementary School and Bretton Woods Elementary School from the Hauppauge Union Free School District, Mount Pleasant Elementary School's performance is generally below average. The school's leadership and the district should prioritize addressing the underlying issues that have led to the school's declining performance and work to implement targeted interventions and support systems to improve student outcomes, particularly for underperforming subgroups.

Detail:

Public K-5

33 Plaisted Ave
Smithtown, NY 11787-4786

(631) 382-4355

District: Smithtown Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1324^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,170

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Great Hollow Middle School
High:	Smithtown High School-West

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 492

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Asian:

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 12.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks worse than 54.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.94. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.2%), Hispanic (13.8%), Asian (8.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 12.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mount Pleasant Elementary School is 12.3. 3 elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mount Pleasant Elementary School employs 39.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mount Pleasant Elementary School is $20,170. 4 elementary schools in the Smithtown Central School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mount Pleasant Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Pleasant Elementary School 1324^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Mount Pleasant Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Smithtown Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Smithtown Central School District 244^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	83.66	181^st	2206	91.8%
2007	84.94	124^th	2219	94.4%
2008	83.86	146^th	2227	93.4%
2009	82.39	152^nd	2257	93.3%
2010	88.68	79^th	2263	96.5%
2011	89.94	91^st	2286	96.0%
2012	89.62	89^th	2320	96.2%
2013	86.24	233^rd	2325	90.0%
2014	80.74	356^th	2345	84.8%
2015	74.28	547^th	2352	76.7%
2016	73.49	566^th	2366	76.1%
2017	78.22	433^rd	2386	81.9%
2018	70.23	661^st	2395	72.4%
2019	56.39	1007^th	2413	58.3%
2021	70.64	590^th	2201	73.2%
2022	75.23	527^th	2434	78.3%
2023	59.66	934^th	2439	61.7%
2024	43.94	1324^th	2445	45.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.74	1377^th	1941	29.1%
2019	39.41	986^th	1859	47.0%
2021	79.30	119^th	1044	88.6%
2022	72.05	324^th	2031	84.0%
2023	44.09	943^rd	2016	53.2%
2024	41.74	1084^th	2110	48.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.69	534^th	2045	73.9%
2019	14.30	1927^th	2032	5.2%
2021	60.60	549^th	1678	67.3%
2022	46.74	1002^nd	2099	52.3%
2023	52.86	836^th	2041	59.0%
2024	12.31	1997^th	2078	3.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.92	764^th	2338	67.3%
2019	49.48	1163^rd	2357	50.7%
2021	65.17	613^th	1955	68.6%
2022	68.91	664^th	2401	72.3%
2023	64.25	777^th	2403	67.7%
2024	39.34	1460^th	2413	39.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.33	612^th	2340	73.8%
2019	60.07	874^th	2358	62.9%
2021	70.64	513^th	1961	73.8%
2022	78.51	425^th	2400	82.3%
2023	53.75	1053^rd	2400	56.1%
2024	49.61	1152^nd	2411	52.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	75.22	119^th	601	80.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.47	725^th	1392	47.9%
2021	82.48	88^th	818	89.2%
2022	72.74	291^st	1503	80.6%
2023	57.32	509^th	1429	64.4%
2024	41.11	864^th	1531	43.6%

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Rank History for White students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.86	594^th	1408	57.8%
2019	41.24	822^nd	1338	38.6%
2021	50.38	651^st	1224	46.8%
2022	59.85	542^nd	1399	61.3%
2023	52.62	658^th	1337	50.8%
2024	33.22	980^th	1392	29.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	285	2	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1990	296	0	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	309
1991	244	0	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	68	322
1992	316	1	11	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	335
1993	346	0	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
1994	334	2	14	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1995	400	2	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1996	400	2	10	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1997	412	1	12	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
1998	398	1	17	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
1999	417	1	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
2000	442	2	13	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2001	490	1	14	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2002	523	0	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2003	523	0	19	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
2004	524	3	22	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
2005	562	5	21	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
2006	570	6	13	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
2007	540	4	14	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	576
2008	524	3	27	22	1	n/a	n/a	2	579
2009	530	2	26	22	1	n/a	n/a	1	582
2010	486	1	28	20	1	n/a	n/a	7	543
2011	448	3	26	21	1	0	4	0	503
2012	437	1	32	26	1	2	3	0	502
2013	428	1	35	34	2	2	5	0	507
2014	386	0	24	38	1	0	5	0	454
2015	383	3	28	38	1	0	6	0	459
2016	350	3	27	35	1	0	6	0	422
2017	333	4	36	39	2	0	5	0	419
2018	444	9	36	53	1	1	13	0	557
2019	427	9	33	50	1	1	12	0	533
2020	402	17	36	59	2	1	18	0	535
2021	373	12	34	65	0	1	17	0	502
2022	374	15	36	72	0	0	15	0	512
2023	360	11	40	68	0	0	13	0	492

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	296	27.4	10.8	n/a
1990	309	27.4	11.2	n/a
1991	322	32.4	9.9	n/a
1992	335	27.4	12.2	n/a
1993	362	16.2	22.3	n/a
1994	355	17.2	20.6	2.8
1995	414	20.2	20.5	4.8
1996	414	20.2	20.5	4.8
1997	426	21.2	20.1	2.3
1998	418	23.2	18.0	3.1
1999	431	22.2	19.4	1.9
2000	460	23.7	19.4	3.7
2001	516	32.0	16.1	4.5
2002	551	33.0	16.7	2.7
2003	551	33.0	16.7	2.7
2004	559	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	597	32.5	18.4	2.2
2006	606	32.0	18.9	2.8
2007	576	28.0	20.6	0.9
2008	579	31.0	18.7	1.9
2009	582	33.9	17.2	3.3
2010	543	31.9	17.0	2.6
2011	503	34.5	14.5	4.8
2012	502	27.0	18.5	3.8
2013	507	29.0	17.4	5.5
2014	454	27.0	16.8	5.3
2015	459	27.0	17.0	5
2016	422	28.0	15.0	6.2
2017	419	29.9	14.0	7.4
2018	557	39.1	14.2	9.5
2019	533	39.0	13.6	9
2020	535	37.0	14.4	8.6
2021	502	35.1	14.2	9
2022	512	38.4	13.3	9
2023	492	39.7	12.3	12.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	296	27.4	10.8	n/a
1990	309	27.4	11.2	n/a
1991	322	32.4	9.9	n/a
1992	335	27.4	12.2	n/a
1993	362	16.2	22.3	n/a
1994	355	17.2	20.6	2.8
1995	414	20.2	20.5	4.8
1996	414	20.2	20.5	4.8
1997	426	21.2	20.1	2.3
1998	418	23.2	18.0	3.1
1999	431	22.2	19.4	1.9
2000	460	23.7	19.4	3.7
2001	516	32.0	16.1	4.5
2002	551	33.0	16.7	2.7
2003	551	33.0	16.7	2.7
2004	559	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	597	32.5	18.4	2.2
2006	606	32.0	18.9	2.8
2007	576	28.0	20.6	0.9
2008	579	31.0	18.7	1.9
2009	582	33.9	17.2	3.3
2010	543	31.9	17.0	2.6
2011	503	34.5	14.5	4.8
2012	502	27.0	18.5	3.8
2013	507	29.0	17.4	5.5
2014	454	27.0	16.8	5.3
2015	459	27.0	17.0	5
2016	422	28.0	15.0	6.2
2017	419	29.9	14.0	7.4
2018	557	39.1	14.2	9.5
2019	533	39.0	13.6	9
2020	535	37.0	14.4	8.6
2021	502	35.1	14.2	9
2022	512	38.4	13.3	9
2023	492	39.7	12.3	12.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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