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Mount Pleasant Elementary

Cabarrus County Schools · Cabarrus County

Address
8555 North Drive, Mount Pleasant, NC 28124
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370053000214
679
Students
45.3
Teachers (FTE)
15.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
72
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
13.2%
Chronically absent
43.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Mount Pleasant MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.8 mi
  2. Mount Pleasant HighHigh · Grades 9-122.9 mi
  3. A T Allen ElementaryElementary · Grades K-55.9 mi
  4. Concord MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-86.8 mi
  5. W M Irvin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.8 mi
  6. R Brown McAllister ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-57.6 mi
  7. Coltrane-Webb ElementaryElementary · Grades K-57.7 mi
  8. Millingport ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Stanly County Schools8.0 mi
  9. Concord HighHigh · Grades 9-128.6 mi
  10. Shive ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Rowan-Salisbury Schools8.7 mi

How Mount Pleasant Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 72 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 548 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools79th percentile
Higher than 79% · rank 265 of 1,419
Cabarrus County Schools59th percentile
Higher than 59% · rank 16 of 41

Chronic absence is lower here than at 82% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score unchanged since 2014 (72 → 72). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 8. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202572BMet70.1
202471BMet68.6
202372BExceeded68.9
202275BExceeded70.4
201972BExceeded66.6
201869CExceeded65.2
201769CExceeded64
201670BExceeded65
201569CExceeded64
201472BExceeded67

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Cabarrus County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 83.95%Hispanic 7.81%Two+ Races 4.12%Black 3.98%Asian 0.15%
White: 83.95% (570) Hispanic: 7.81% (53) Two+ Races: 4.12% (28) Black: 3.98% (27) Asian: 0.15% (1)
White83.95%
Hispanic7.81%
Two+ Races4.12%
Black3.98%
Asian0.15%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 679
45.66%310 Female
54.34%369 Male

Student counts for Mount Pleasant Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 679 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86.8%Chronically absent 13.2%
Regular attendance: 86.8% (604) Chronically absent: 13.2% (92)
Regular attendance86.8%
Chronically absent13.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 696
43.2%Economically disadvantaged
2.06%14 English learners

Student indicators for Mount Pleasant Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 696 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 89.2%Beginning 10.8%
Experienced: 89.2% (37) Beginning: 10.8% (5)
Experienced89.2%
Beginning10.8%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 41.7 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
31.19%13 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Mount Pleasant Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 41.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)86.8%65.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)74.3%51%
Reading (grades 3–8)59%37.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)25.7%23.3%37.5%13.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)41%21.8%26.3%10.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)13.2%21.5%44.6%20.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.6181.5

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers41.68
Experienced teachers37.18 (89%)
Beginning teachers4.5 (11%)
Holding a standard license41.68 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified13

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (92 of 696)13.2%
Economically disadvantaged43.2%
English learners making progress (of 14)35.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.68
Library books per student11.66
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.29

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Mount Pleasant Elementary report card PDF

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Mount Pleasant Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.