Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Mount Pleasant ISD: B

Total students

383

Avg. teacher experience

12.5 years

Mount Pleasant ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: 99.4%

Statewide: 90%

Vivian Fowler Elementary School is an elementary school in Mount Pleasant, TX, in the Mount Pleasant ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 383 students. 74.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 64.5% 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 $52,664, which is $6,223 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.5 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mpisd.net/fowler/

Address

503 N O'Tyson
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

Office phone number

(903) 575-2070

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Vivian Fowler Elementary 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

383

African American

62 (16.2%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

287 (74.9%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 71.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.3%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

24 (6.3%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

8 (2.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

74.9%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

6.3%

Two or more races

2.1%

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

74.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 74.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

88.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 80.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

53.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

74.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

88.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

53.5%

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

64.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.6 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

18.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

64.5%

Gifted and talented

7.6%

Special education

18.5%

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.

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

12.9 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18%

Statewide: 15%

African American

13.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: 21.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

12.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

14.3 %

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

30.8

African American

3 (9.7%)

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

14.1 (45.8%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

13.7 (44.4%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 61.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

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

24.8 (80.5%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 76.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6 (19.5%)

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

12.4

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

12.5 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

$52,664

Mount Pleasant ISD: $52,799

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$45,500

Mount Pleasant ISD: $45,556

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,789

Mount Pleasant ISD: $47,052

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$47,568

Mount Pleasant ISD: $48,587

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$53,893

Mount Pleasant ISD: $55,251

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$61,650

Mount Pleasant ISD: $62,234

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$65,000

Mount Pleasant ISD: $64,999

Statewide: $71,111

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