Summary:
Mt. Pleasant Academy is a highly-rated public elementary school serving 658 students in grades PK-5 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston. This school is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, consistently ranking within the top 10 in recent years.
Mt. Pleasant Academy's students significantly outperform their peers in the Charleston 01 district and across South Carolina on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, 85.7% of 3rd graders, 88% of 4th graders, and 90.3% of 5th graders scored proficient or better on the ELA portion of the SC READY assessment, compared to just 59%, 63.8%, and 62.2% for the district, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also impressive, with 88.4% of 3rd graders, 81.5% of 4th graders, and 85.8% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 60.2%, 57.4%, and 53.6%. This academic excellence places Mt. Pleasant Academy among the highest-performing schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While the student population at Mt. Pleasant Academy is predominantly white (87.39%), the school has a more diverse racial makeup compared to some nearby schools, such as Sanders-Clyde Elementary, which has significantly lower academic proficiency rates. Additionally, Mt. Pleasant Academy has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (15.2%), indicating a higher socioeconomic status compared to the district and state averages. This suggests the school may not be as socioeconomically diverse as some of its neighbors, such as Memminger Elementary, which has 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Charleston 01
SchoolDigger Rank:
4th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,643
Students who attend Mt. Pleasant Academy usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.6
Number of students: 651
Racial breakdown:
White:
86.2%
African American:
5.2%
Hispanic:
4.0%
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Two or more races:
2.5%
Asian:
2.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 16.7%
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