Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

Total students

787

Avg. teacher experience

12.2 years

Mount Pleasant ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 90%

Mount Pleasant Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Mount Pleasant, TX, in the Mount Pleasant ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 787 students. 78.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 56.8% 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.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,410, which is $6,477 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mpisd.net/mpjhs/

Address

2801 Old Paris Rd
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

Office phone number

(903) 575-2110

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mount Pleasant Junior High 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

787

African American

79 (10%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.3%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

569 (72.3%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 71.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

116 (14.7%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

19 (2.4%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.0%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

72.3%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

14.7%

Two or more races

2.4%

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

78.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

54.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

78.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

54.3%

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

56.8 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

13.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

56.8%

Gifted and talented

13.5%

Special education

12.7%

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)

C

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

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.

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

15.8 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18%

Statewide: 15%

African American

14.8 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

60 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

18.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

33.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

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

56.4

African American

6.2 (11%)

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

8.8 (15.5%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

40.5 (71.7%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.8%)

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

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

46.6 (82.6%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

9.8 (17.4%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

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

13.9

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

12.2 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

$52,410

Mount Pleasant ISD: $52,799

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,503

Mount Pleasant ISD: $45,556

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,817

Mount Pleasant ISD: $47,052

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$48,162

Mount Pleasant ISD: $48,587

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,893

Mount Pleasant ISD: $55,251

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,395

Mount Pleasant ISD: $62,234

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$64,500

Mount Pleasant ISD: $64,999

Statewide: $71,111

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