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Mount Pleasant Elementary School
500 Duncan Rd Wilmington DE, 19809, New Castle County Phone: 302-762-7120 Ranking:  (88 out of 134, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Brandywine School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA 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: | 56 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 37 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 816 | 821 | 805 | 813 | 742 | 596 | 641 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 149 | 18.3% | 125 | 15.2% | 131 | 16.3% | 132 | 16.2% | 128 | 17.3% | 134 | 22.5% | 182 | 28.4% |
| Grade 1: | 155 | 19.0% | 159 | 19.4% | 146 | 18.1% | 164 | 20.2% | 154 | 20.8% | 137 | 23.0% | 139 | 21.7% |
| Grade 2: | 158 | 19.4% | 178 | 21.7% | 171 | 21.2% | 186 | 22.9% | 156 | 21.0% | 162 | 27.2% | 157 | 24.5% |
| Grade 3: | 181 | 22.2% | 179 | 21.8% | 187 | 23.2% | 172 | 21.2% | 162 | 21.8% | 163 | 27.3% | 163 | 25.4% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 10.5% | 87 | 10.6% | 89 | 11.1% | 81 | 10.0% | 74 | 10.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 87 | 10.7% | 93 | 11.3% | 81 | 10.1% | 78 | 9.6% | 68 | 9.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 416 | 51.0% | 406 | 49.5% | 380 | 47.2% | 403 | 49.6% | 363 | 48.9% | 299 | 50.2% | 329 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 400 | 49.0% | 415 | 50.5% | 425 | 52.8% | 410 | 50.4% | 371 | 50.0% | 289 | 48.5% | 308 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 45 | 5.5% | 46 | 5.6% | 44 | 5.5% | 39 | 4.8% | 52 | 7.0% | 35 | 5.9% | 38 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 5.1% | 33 | 4.0% | 38 | 4.7% | 38 | 4.7% | 23 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.7% | 27 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 307 | 37.6% | 328 | 40.0% | 314 | 39.0% | 319 | 39.2% | 310 | 41.8% | 249 | 41.8% | 301 | 47.0% |
| White: | 377 | 46.2% | 382 | 46.5% | 375 | 46.6% | 383 | 47.1% | 355 | 47.8% | 289 | 48.5% | 274 | 42.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 41 | 5.0% | 29 | 3.5% | 32 | 4.0% | 32 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 288 | 35.3% | 333 | 40.6% | 325 | 40.4% | 328 | 40.3% | 276 | 37.2% | 217 | 36.4% | 184 | 28.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 4.1% | 36 | 4.5% | 42 | 5.2% | 39 | 5.3% | 23 | 3.9% | 31 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.57 | 14.40 | 13.64 | 14.52 | 15.65 | 15.90 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 64.3% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.14% | 69.93% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 63.3% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.48% | 68.64% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 64.6% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.16% | 73.13% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 60.1% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.14% | 75.78% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 65% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 69% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.10% | 71.29% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 64.9% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.89% | 72.74% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 80% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 80.00% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 47.1% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 45% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.09% | 47.04% | 50.33% |
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* Mount Pleasant Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.