Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

Total students

1,508

Avg. teacher experience

13.9 years

Mount Pleasant ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 90%

Mount Pleasant High School is a high school in Mount Pleasant, TX, in the Mount Pleasant ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,508 students. 68.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 41% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 99.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Mount Pleasant High School was 1056 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,678, which is $4,209 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mpisd.net/mphs/

Address

2110 N Edwards Ave
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

Office phone number

(903) 575-2020

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mount Pleasant High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,508

African American

149 (9.9%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

14 (0.9%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,064 (70.6%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 71.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

255 (16.9%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

25 (1.7%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

9.9%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.9%

Hispanic

70.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

16.9%

Two or more races

1.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

68.6 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

75.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

45.8 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

68.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

75.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

45.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

41 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.6 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

41.0%

Gifted and talented

9.4%

Special education

9.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

99.6 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 99.6%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.2 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 98.2%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

99.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

98.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

28 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18%

Statewide: 15%

African American

23.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

9.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

30.2 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

23.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

25.9 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

7.9 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

3.6 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

6 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.9 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 16.9%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

8.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

43.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 43.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

46.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 46.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

40.9 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 40.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1056

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1056

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.5

Mount Pleasant ISD: 19.5

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

24.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 24.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

14 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 14%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

10.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

24.5%

Math

14.0%

Reading + Math

10.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

126

African American

10.4 (8.2%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

21.2 (16.8%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

92.9 (73.7%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1.5 (1.2%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

6 (4.8%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

81.1 (64.4%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

37.9 (30.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.8%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12

Mount Pleasant ISD: 12.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.9 years

Mount Pleasant ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$54,678

Mount Pleasant ISD: $52,799

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,499

Mount Pleasant ISD: $45,556

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$47,762

Mount Pleasant ISD: $47,052

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$49,097

Mount Pleasant ISD: $48,587

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,791

Mount Pleasant ISD: $55,251

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,451

Mount Pleasant ISD: $62,234

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,025

Mount Pleasant ISD: $64,999

Statewide: $71,111

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