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Mount Pleasant Middle

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Mount Pleasant Middle ranks 305 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Mount Pleasant Middle serves roughly 660 students in grades 6–8 in Mount Pleasant, a town in the Charlotte region of North Carolina, within Cabarrus County Schools — a district that earns 4 stars. About 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school holds 3 stars and ranks 305th of 778 North Carolina middle schools (61st percentile), a modest slip from the prior year's 70th percentile. Nearby, Hickory Ridge Middle (95th), Northwest Cabarrus Middle (85th), and West Stanly Middle School (83rd) rank higher, while Roberta Road Middle, J N Fries Magnet School, C C Griffin Middle, Harold E. Winkler Middle, Concord Middle, and Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 rank lower.

On North Carolina's End-of-Grade (EOG) tests, Mount Pleasant scores above the state average on six of seven exams but below the district average on six. Science is the standout: 8th-grade science proficiency is 77.8%, above the state and district and well ahead of nearby schools like C C Griffin Middle and Harold E. Winkler Middle. The chief weakness is 8th-grade math, where proficiency fell from 57.8% to 47.2% in one year — below the district (61.6%) and state (53.0%) averages. Chronic absenteeism is an encouraging 17.9%, nearly matching the district and far below the 24.2% state average; it is also better than nearby schools like Concord Middle, Kannapolis Middle School 7/8, and Roberta Road Middle.

Mount Pleasant's results also vary notably by student group. Compared with similar students statewide, several groups often underserved in middle schools fare well: male students rank at the 70th percentile, students from low-income families at the 66th, English learners at the 65th, and special education students at the 63rd. Female students rank at the 48th percentile, and students identified as gifted and talented at the 30th. Resources are comparatively strong — a 16.9:1 student-teacher ratio and per-pupil spending around $9,000. And Mount Pleasant has proven capable of improvement: 7th-grade reading climbed from 43.7% to 57.1% proficiency in two years. The pressing question is whether that same momentum can lift 8th-grade math and the subgroups that softened recently.

660

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

466 Walker Road
Mount Pleasant, NC 28124-9593

(704) 260-6530

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Middle usually attend:

High:

Mount Pleasant High

Feeder schools for Mount Pleasant Middle:

Elementary:	A T Allen Elementary
	Mount Pleasant Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

17.6%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg67%

North Carolina avg58%

305^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 39%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 246Cabarrus County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	305 of 778	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	231 of 773	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	307 of 793	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	290 of 784	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	240 of 786	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	177 of 741	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	169 of 737	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	244 of 691	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	254 of 694	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.4	268 of 692	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	204 of 705	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	67.1	176 of 627	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	66.8	182 of 673	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.2	224 of 662	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.3	141 of 648	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	192 of 640	70.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	148 of 630	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	150 of 620	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	146 of 606	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	166 of 598	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	201 of 553	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	126 of 546	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	257 of 560	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	398 of 559	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	468 of 550	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	84.9	42 of 533	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.4	93 of 519	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	40.8	314 of 494	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	254 of 449	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.8	53 of 478	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	181 of 504	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	257 of 475	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	128 of 363	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	173 of 371	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	173 of 356	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	281 of 312	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	378 of 731	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.5	185 of 733	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	276 of 738	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	273 of 731	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	237 of 733	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	167 of 706	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	183 of 684	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	257 of 656	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	327 of 465	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	271 of 458	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	433 of 461	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	245 of 452	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	169 of 450	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	182 of 448	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	133 of 416	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	293 of 566	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	237 of 562	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	219 of 564	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	263 of 553	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	211 of 541	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	101 of 522	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	91 of 493	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	205 of 472	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	243 of 725	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	142 of 729	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	272 of 743	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	259 of 735	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	161 of 689	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	105 of 633	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	129 of 639	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	200 of 604	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	222 of 736	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	254 of 733	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	317 of 751	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	286 of 747	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	229 of 748	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	172 of 711	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	147 of 697	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	231 of 665	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	286 of 306	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	67 of 237	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.2	147 of 221	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	183 of 500	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	197 of 478	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	237 of 473	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	376 of 644	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	283 of 649	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	400 of 652	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	363 of 656	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	299 of 658	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	248 of 632	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	266 of 624	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	332 of 596	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)70th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-26 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)7th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

Reading59%+3 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

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by a student
Saturday, August 6, 2011

I go there currently and I absolutely love it! My mom was planning on moving but she wouldn't move anywhere where we'd have to go to a different school. My younger brother and cousin are excited to come. The teachers pay attention to individuals that need it and bulling is very rare! I've only been bullied once by some girls that just mouthed about me. Other than that, bully-free! I'm an rising eighth grader so I'm sort of like a veteran of the school...? I think if this school would be torn down, the community's heart would go with it, same with the elementary. One of my favorite things about this school is that most of the teachers have been there forever. I have no problem with my studies, in fact I'm in the beta club! Thank you so much for taking your time to read this! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	660	39	16.9	47.9%	461 (69.8%)	49 (7.4%)	116 (17.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	59.6	305^th of 778 public middle schools	60.8%		67	231^st of 773 public middle schools	70.1%	74	61.7	60.0	47.2	58.2	57.1	60.6	77.8	$8,999	$443	$8,556
Concord Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6430	583	36	16.2	99.5%	108 (18.5%)	218 (37.4%)	219 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	19.3	657^th of 778 public middle schools	15.6%		7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%	75	42.9	31.3	35.4	34.4	41.6	35.8	59.1	$9,893	$515	$9,378
J N Fries Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	133 Stonecrest Circle SW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6510	755	44	17.3	50.9%	294 (38.9%)	190 (25.2%)	163 (21.6%)	51 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.4%)	53.4	366^th of 778 public middle schools	53.0%		63.1	261^st of 773 public middle schools	66.2%	105	60.2	54.0	47.1	59.3	60.3	55.6	65.8	$8,307	$482	$7,825
C C Griffin Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7650 Griffin's Gate Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6410	792	43	18.5	54.8%	266 (33.6%)	230 (29.0%)	216 (27.3%)	32 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	48.9	407^th of 778 public middle schools	47.7%		51.9	370^th of 773 public middle schools	52.1%	37	50.8	54.3	53.5	51.3	56.1	56.2	65.8	$8,618	$798	$7,820
Harold E. Winkler Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4501 Weddington Rd NW	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6450	1,094	63	17.3	62.2%	317 (29.0%)	292 (26.7%)	352 (32.2%)	54 (4.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (6.7%)	48.5	410^th of 778 public middle schools	47.3%		47.8	406^th of 773 public middle schools	47.5%	4	53.0	50.9	47.6	56.8	62.5	52.4	62.1	$8,533	$668	$7,865
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Public	7-8	1000 Virginia Dare Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-4102	782	47	16.5	99.6%	211 (27.0%)	189 (24.2%)	322 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	8.2	733^rd of 778 public middle schools	5.8%		13.8	694^th of 773 public middle schools	10.2%	39		30.6	25.5		29.1	28.5	40.5	$9,092	$930	$8,162
Roberta Road Middle	Public	6-8	4850 Roberta Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 260-6840	906	53	17.2	53.8%	307 (33.9%)	278 (30.7%)	218 (24.1%)	45 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.7%)	53.8	360^th of 778 public middle schools	53.7%		54.5	334^th of 773 public middle schools	56.8%	26	58.2	55.5	48.5	51.2	55.0	62.5	73.2
Kannapolis Middle School 6	Public	6	1445 Oakwood Ave.	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 932-4102	358	18	20.0	99.2%	78 (21.8%)	107 (29.9%)	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)	35.2			30.4
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	825	40	20.4	33.0%	323 (39.2%)	173 (21.0%)	121 (14.7%)	156 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	82	113^th of 778 public middle schools	85.5%		81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%	11	73.5	77.1	71.1	68.2	67.2	69.8	82.7	$8,575	$473	$8,102
West Stanly Middle School	Public	6-8	339 Running Creek Church Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 961-3600	662	38	17.3	99.5%	472 (71.3%)	35 (5.3%)	101 (15.3%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.9%)	80.1	131^st of 778 public middle schools	83.2%		74.5	168^th of 773 public middle schools	78.3%	37	80.3	68.2	68.5	64.8	72.1	64.5	81.8	$8,483	$608	$7,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Pleasant Middle

What high school do graduates of Mount Pleasant Middle attend?

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Middle usually go on to attend Mount Pleasant High

How many students attend Mount Pleasant Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Mount Pleasant Middle.

Is Mount Pleasant Middle a good school?

Mount Pleasant Middle ranks 305^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mount Pleasant Middle in?

Cabarrus County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant Middle?

Students at Mount Pleasant Middle are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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