Mount Pleasant Area High School
265 State St
Mount Pleasant PA, 15666, Westmoreland County
Phone: 724-547-4100
Ranking: 
(202 out of 626, top 32%)*
(202 out of 626, top 32%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mount Pleasant Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 44 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 652 | 685 | 691 | 720 | 739 | 721 | 769 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 176 | 27.0% | 167 | 24.4% | 177 | 25.6% | 193 | 26.8% | 193 | 26.1% | 161 | 22.3% | 173 | 22.5% |
| Grade 10: | 151 | 23.2% | 165 | 24.1% | 179 | 25.9% | 194 | 26.9% | 167 | 22.6% | 181 | 25.1% | 201 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 160 | 24.5% | 179 | 26.1% | 187 | 27.1% | 163 | 22.6% | 186 | 25.2% | 199 | 27.6% | 201 | 26.1% |
| Grade 12: | 165 | 25.3% | 174 | 25.4% | 148 | 21.4% | 170 | 23.6% | 193 | 26.1% | 180 | 25.0% | 194 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 338 | 51.8% | 349 | 50.9% | 341 | 49.3% | 370 | 51.4% | 382 | 51.7% | 385 | 53.4% | 410 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 314 | 48.2% | 336 | 49.1% | 350 | 50.7% | 350 | 48.6% | 348 | 47.1% | 327 | 45.4% | 355 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 12 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.6% | 16 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.2% | 14 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.3% |
| White: | 625 | 95.9% | 661 | 96.5% | 663 | 95.9% | 691 | 96.0% | 711 | 96.2% | 697 | 96.7% | 749 | 97.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 191 | 29.3% | 164 | 23.9% | 154 | 22.3% | 168 | 23.3% | 148 | 20.0% | 226 | 31.3% | 216 | 28.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 6.1% | 62 | 9.1% | 47 | 6.8% | 53 | 7.4% | 64 | 8.7% | 115 | 16.0% | 107 | 13.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.90 | 16.27 | 17.45 | 16.02 | 16.29 | 15.40 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.7% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 75.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 66.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 45.6% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 46.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.7% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 93.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.5% | 82.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.5% | 68.9% |
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* Mount Pleasant Area High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.