Middle Schools in Mount Pleasant Community School District

Summary:

The Mount Pleasant Community School District in Iowa has only one middle school, Mount Pleasant Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 409 students. The district as a whole is ranked 190 out of 313 districts in Iowa and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Mount Pleasant Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the ISASP exams, is generally lower than the state averages, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 65.2% to 82% in English Language Arts, 66.1% to 82.7% in Mathematics, and 69.3% in Science (8th grade only), which are below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year.

The school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, as 51.34% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $12,356 in the 2018-2019 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, the school's academic performance has declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 239 out of 337 in 2023-2024 to 213 out of 344 in 2024-2025.

District Detail

1010 E. Washington St.
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641

(319) 385-7750

SchoolDigger Rank:
190^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,799

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Public	6-8	414 N Adams	Mount Pleasant	52641	Henry County	Mount Pleasant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 385-7730	383	31	12.3	44.4%	303 (79.1%)	9 (2.3%)	45 (11.7%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	47.3	213^th of 344 public middle schools	38.1%		39	239^th of 337 public middle schools	29.1%	26	65.2	74.8	82.0	66.1	82.7	76.6	69.3	$12,356	$56	$12,300

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New London Community School District	8.18 mi	2	275^th
Winfield-Mt Union Community School District	12.45 mi	2	271^st
Waco Community School District	14.19 mi	2	284^th
Danville Community School District	14.19 mi	2	117^th
Morning Sun Community School District	17.97 mi	1	94^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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