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Mt Pleasant High School

Q: Is Mt Pleasant High School a good school?

Mt Pleasant High School ranks 202 nd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 48% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Mt Pleasant High School is a public high school in Mt Pleasant, Tennessee, serving 390 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Maury County School District. The school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee high schools and underperforming on state assessments compared to state and county averages.

Mt Pleasant High School's academic performance has been inconsistent, with the school's ranking and ratings fluctuating between 1 and 2 stars on the SchoolDigger scale. The school's proficiency rates on state tests, such as Algebra I, Algebra II, and English I, are significantly lower than the state and county averages. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 81.3% and 89.2%, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 5.4% to 8.6%, higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Spring Hill High School and Columbia Central High School, both in the Maury County district, Mt Pleasant High School generally underperforms in academic measures, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and the socioeconomic status of its student population may be contributing factors to its academic challenges, which will likely require a comprehensive approach to improve instructional practices, attendance, and support for students.

374

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,409

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 North Greenwood AVE
Mt Pleasant, TN 38474

(931) 379-5583

District: Maury County

Feeder schools for Mt Pleasant High School:

Elementary:	J E Woody Elementary
Middle:	Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

African American:

18.7%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (85% vs 90%)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Tennessee avg40%

202^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Maury County

95^th of 139Maury County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	202 of 389	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	264 of 392	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	202 of 384	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	282 of 358	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	248 of 347	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	201 of 342	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	232 of 341	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.4	227 of 273	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.3	210 of 351	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.8	184 of 300	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.1	104 of 296	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.7	202 of 285	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	243 of 269	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	255 of 273	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	255 of 267	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	164 of 233	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	199 of 240	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	103 of 239	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	67 of 222	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	57 of 208	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	129 of 187	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	173 of 199	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	180 of 365	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	195 of 365	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	153 of 366	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	262 of 350	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	209 of 340	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	194 of 324	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	223 of 337	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	215 of 330	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	190 of 322	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	87 of 317	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	163 of 302	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	224 of 368	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	257 of 359	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	265 of 349	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	272 of 332	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	187 of 329	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	59.7	33 of 127	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	189 of 323	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	235 of 326	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	218 of 325	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.9	294 of 312	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	265 of 306	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	180 of 301	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	208 of 307	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2019)74th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II54%~ state avg

Geometry29%-8 vs state

Algebra I26%-4 vs state

English I24%-16 vs state

Biology I16%-30 vs state

Algebra II14%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, February 11, 2021

It is nice to see MTP moving up and climbing out of the basement. After the disaster the last two admins left it is amazing to see this progress. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Mount Pleasant High School (MPHS) was designated a low-performing school during the 2009-10 school year due to low scores in math and offered a federal School Improvement Grant (SIG). The county accepted the grant and, according to the terms of the SIG, new administration was appointed, teachers underwent intensive professional development, and new technology and other resources were purchased for the school. During the three years under the grant (from the start of the 2010-11 school year through the 2012-13), MPHS continued to decline, particularly in Numeracy the first two years, and, ultimately, in literacy more than any other area. Under new administration in the 2013-14 school year, however, Mount Pleasant High School showed dramatic growth, boasting the second highest combined growth in state tested courses among high schools in the county. ACT scores, which had been in decline for three years, also showed a dramatic upturn. MPHS is assumed to be on track to manifest similar growth this year under the continuance of the current administration. Close Quote

Schools Near Mt Pleasant High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)			TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	600 North Greenwood AVE	Mt Pleasant	38474	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 379-5583	390	38	10.4		271 (69.5%)	79 (20.3%)	26 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	43.9	202^nd of 389 public high schools	48.1%		33	264^th of 392 public high schools	32.7%	62									30.1	25.8		14.9		14.1			17.3	15.8			24.2	23.5	53.8		53.8		34.2		29.1									$15,409	$525	$13,998
Columbia Central High School	Public	9-12	921 Lion PKWY	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 381-2222	1,409	83	17.0		674 (47.8%)	391 (27.8%)	297 (21.1%)	12 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.0%)	18.7	331^st of 389 public high schools	14.9%		15	344^th of 392 public high schools	12.2%	13									7.8	6.8	17.6				53.2	33.3		47.7			22.6	21.4	32.3	15.4	29.5	6.7	16.4		14.5									$11,125	$524	$9,942
Summertown High School	Public	9-12	411 College ST	Summertown	38483	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(931) 964-3539	387	29	13.5		379 (97.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	87^th of 389 public high schools	77.6%		61.8	112^th of 392 public high schools	71.4%	25									33.3	30.4	27.4			27.3		43.9		43.3			41.3	41.3	60.0		59.3		88.2	57.5	60.0									$14,122	$770	$12,550
Northfield Academy	Public	9-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-1134	106	4	27.6		59 (55.7%)	36 (34.0%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																																						$11,445	$389	$11,056
Virtual Academy of Maury County	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 Bridge ST	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	Yes	No	(931) 381-1468	60	5	12.4		37 (61.7%)	10 (16.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (15.0%)	29.7	274^th of 389 public high schools	29.6%					(n/a)			7.1	5.0			7.1	5.0										27.3	11.1	15.0			66.7		66.7		9.1		16.7			14.3	10.0			7.1	5.0	$12,465	$732	$11,733
Richland School	Public	6-12	10610 Columbia HWY	Lynnville	38472	Giles County	Giles County	No	No	No	No	(931) 527-3577	662	48	13.8		578 (87.3%)	18 (2.7%)	39 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	60.4	120^th of 389 public high schools	69.2%		61.2	113^th of 392 public high schools	71.2%	7	47.5	28.0	36.0	36.6	47.5	24.7	21.3	30.5	25.6	23.9		35.3		34.9	50.0	25.5		36.0			38.7	38.3	60.0		58.6		48.7		45.8	62.5	51.6	37.1	50.0	65.0	58.1	33.7	51.9	$11,994	$161	$11,114
Spring Hill High School	Public	9-12	One Raider LN	Columbia	38401	Maury County	Maury County	No	No	No	No	(931) 486-2207	1,243	70	17.8		853 (68.6%)	157 (12.6%)	181 (14.6%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.7%)	50.7	173^rd of 389 public high schools	55.5%		48.3	182^nd of 392 public high schools	53.6%	9									16.5	14.1	61.5	11.7		14.5	69.2		45.5	48.0			33.3	32.3	55.9		53.6		43.7		38.7									$12,415	$591	$11,326
Volunteer State Virtual Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	206 South Court ST	Hohenwald	38462	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(931) 796-3264	613	22	27.5		352 (57.4%)	147 (24.0%)	70 (11.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.9%)	27.2	287^th of 389 public high schools	26.2%		26.3	296^th of 392 public high schools	24.5%	9									6.3	6.1		8.8	10.0	9.1		31.2	13.3	31.6	22.3	22.3	34.8	34.6	46.8		46.8		11.8		12.6									$4,940	$204	$4,477
Battle Creek High School	Public	9-12	130 Battle Creek Way	Spring Hill	37174	Maury County	Maury County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(931) 388-8403	0																		(n/a)																																						$15,128	$502	$13,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Pleasant High School

Is Mt Pleasant High School a good school?

Mt Pleasant High School ranks 202^nd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Mt Pleasant High School in?

Maury County

How many students attend Mt Pleasant High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Mt Pleasant High School.

What schools feed into Mt Pleasant High School?

Mt Pleasant High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J E Woody Elementary
Middle : Mt. Pleasant Middle Visual Perform. Arts

What is the racial makeup of Mt Pleasant High School?

Students at Mt Pleasant High School are 70% White, 19% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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