Mount Pleasant Junior High
- Middle school or junior high school in Mount Pleasant ISD
- Mount Pleasant, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
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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Website
Address
2801 Old Paris RdMount Pleasant, TX 75455
Office phone number
Principal
- Audra Walker
- awalker@mpisd.net
- (903) 575-2110
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%
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%
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%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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