Mount Pleasant Junior High School
2801 Old Paris Rd
Mount Pleasant TX, 75455, Titus County
Phone: 903-575-2110
Ranking:
(4,190 out of 6,018, bottom 30%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Mount Pleasant Independent 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: | 53 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 63 | 60 | |||||||
Total Students: | 732 | 679 | 698 | 744 | 759 | 778 | 724 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 384 | 52.5% | 350 | 51.5% | 336 | 48.1% | 360 | 48.4% | 375 | 49.4% | 374 | 48.1% | 402 | 55.5% |
Grade 8: | 348 | 47.5% | 329 | 48.5% | 362 | 51.9% | 384 | 51.6% | 384 | 50.6% | 404 | 51.9% | 322 | 44.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 391 | 53.4% | 369 | 54.3% | 358 | 51.3% | 373 | 50.1% | 385 | 50.7% | 409 | 52.6% | 395 | 54.6% |
Female: | 341 | 46.6% | 310 | 45.7% | 340 | 48.7% | 371 | 49.9% | 366 | 48.2% | 361 | 46.4% | 325 | 44.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 495 | 67.6% | 429 | 63.2% | 438 | 62.8% | 459 | 61.7% | 473 | 62.3% | 475 | 61.1% | 422 | 58.3% |
Black: | 85 | 11.6% | 88 | 13.0% | 92 | 13.2% | 102 | 13.7% | 96 | 12.6% | 110 | 14.1% | 97 | 13.4% |
White: | 136 | 18.6% | 142 | 20.9% | 152 | 21.8% | 168 | 22.6% | 186 | 24.5% | 188 | 24.2% | 197 | 27.2% |
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 | 0.8% | 13 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 529 | 72.3% | 491 | 72.3% | 492 | 70.5% | 522 | 70.2% | 539 | 71.0% | 503 | 64.7% | 457 | 63.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 8.5% | 53 | 7.8% | 72 | 10.3% | 60 | 8.1% | 61 | 8.0% | 108 | 13.9% | 90 | 12.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.80 | 11.96 | 11.72 | 12.05 | 12.81 | 12.40 | 12.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 97% | 81% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 70% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 18.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,292.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,988.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,800.0 |
* Mount Pleasant Junior High 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.