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Mount Pleasant High School
5201 Washington St Extensi Wilmington DE, 19809, New Castle County Phone: 302-762-7125 Ranking:  (12 out of 25, top 48%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 76 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,032 | 959 | 929 | 867 | 836 | 908 | 959 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 338 | 32.8% | 318 | 33.2% | 321 | 34.6% | 234 | 27.0% | 251 | 30.0% | 277 | 30.5% | 305 | 31.8% |
| Grade 10: | 281 | 27.2% | 270 | 28.2% | 188 | 20.2% | 210 | 24.2% | 203 | 24.3% | 229 | 25.2% | 222 | 23.1% |
| Grade 11: | 225 | 21.8% | 161 | 16.8% | 184 | 19.8% | 197 | 22.7% | 178 | 21.3% | 170 | 18.7% | 192 | 20.0% |
| Grade 12: | 188 | 18.2% | 210 | 21.9% | 236 | 25.4% | 226 | 26.1% | 204 | 24.4% | 232 | 25.6% | 240 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 501 | 48.5% | 471 | 49.1% | 471 | 50.7% | 446 | 51.4% | 418 | 50.0% | 454 | 50.0% | 468 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 531 | 51.5% | 488 | 50.9% | 458 | 49.3% | 421 | 48.6% | 410 | 49.0% | 446 | 49.1% | 487 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 43 | 4.2% | 36 | 3.8% | 28 | 3.0% | 28 | 3.2% | 26 | 3.1% | 21 | 2.3% | 29 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 46 | 4.5% | 49 | 5.1% | 48 | 5.2% | 40 | 4.6% | 42 | 5.0% | 41 | 4.5% | 37 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 453 | 43.9% | 425 | 44.3% | 413 | 44.5% | 402 | 46.4% | 383 | 45.8% | 441 | 48.6% | 480 | 50.1% |
| White: | 482 | 46.7% | 445 | 46.4% | 435 | 46.8% | 394 | 45.4% | 385 | 46.1% | 404 | 44.5% | 413 | 43.1% |
| 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: | 6 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 293 | 28.4% | 381 | 39.7% | 351 | 37.8% | 330 | 38.1% | 281 | 33.6% | 295 | 32.5% | 281 | 29.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 4.7% | 48 | 5.2% | 55 | 6.3% | 65 | 7.8% | 57 | 6.3% | 45 | 4.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.58 | 13.32 | 13.46 | 13.76 | 13.04 | 13.20 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 53.7% | 58.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.69% | 65.00% | 69.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 64.2% | 63.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.19% | 73.64% | 73.34% |
| 2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.8% | 62.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 72% |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.33% | 67.85% | 69.35% |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 51.2% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 74.59% | 69.80% | 66.80% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Mount Pleasant High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.