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Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 1056 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1056^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ferguson, North Carolina, serving 233 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Wilkes County Schools district.

The school has shown a mixed performance, with 3rd-grade math proficiency (60%) lower than the district (63.9%) and state (64.1%) averages, while 5th-grade science proficiency (60%) was higher. However, the school's reading proficiency has consistently lagged behind, with 3rd-grade reading at 34.3% compared to the district's 44.5% and the state's 46.7%. The school also struggles with achievement gaps, particularly among male and white students, who perform significantly lower than their peers statewide.

Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $11,075 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.8, Mount Pleasant Elementary School's performance has not kept pace. When compared to nearby schools, such as Moravian Falls Elementary, which consistently outperforms Mount Pleasant, the challenges faced by this school appear to be more complex than just a lack of resources. Addressing the underlying issues that contribute to the school's struggles will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the specific needs and challenges of its student population, which includes a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

237

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,075

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd
Ferguson, NC 28624

(336) 651-7600

District: Wilkes County Schools

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Wilkes Middle School
High:	West Wilkes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,056^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilkes County Schools

104^th of 242Wilkes 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
2025	32.2	1056 of 1490	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.5	591 of 1505	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	477 of 1502	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	613 of 1514	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	385 of 1489	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	492 of 1473	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	720 of 1434	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.4	548 of 1429	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	712 of 1425	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	726 of 1440	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.0	736 of 1390	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.8	589 of 1403	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.2	204 of 1388	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	146 of 1381	89.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.3	231 of 1363	83.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	352 of 1354	74.0%	★★★★☆
2008	59.8	549 of 1324	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	601 of 1293	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.4	532 of 1276	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	830 of 1451	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.8	535 of 1455	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	476 of 1459	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.1	314 of 1458	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	428 of 1440	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	541 of 1424	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	758 of 1405	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1252 of 1437	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.7	588 of 1450	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	533 of 1437	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.1	1069 of 1332	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1173 of 1450	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.1	648 of 1464	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	470 of 1461	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	603 of 1464	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	334 of 1444	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	449 of 1430	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	689 of 1413	51.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1098 of 1172	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	762 of 1166	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	748 of 1183	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	876 of 1194	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	547 of 1172	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	745 of 1183	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	981 of 1178	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Mathematics49%-12 vs state

Reading41%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG 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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	532 Champion Mt Pleasant Rd	Ferguson	28624	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7600	237	15	15.5	98.7%	201 (84.8%)	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	32.2	1056^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.1%		59.5	591^st of 1505 public elementary schools	60.7%	465	60.0	43.2	43.3				34.3	54.1	33.3				60.0		$11,075	$1,241	$9,834
Boomer-Ferguson Elementary School	Public	K-5	556 Boomer-Ferguson Sch Rd	Boomer	28606	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-8900	111	7	15.7	97.3%	85 (76.6%)	6 (5.4%)	8 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.8%)	39.4	928^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.7%		21.3	1261^st of 1505 public elementary schools	16.2%	333	36.4	65.2	64.7				31.8	30.4	52.9				70.6		$12,571	$1,753	$10,817
Millers Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4320 North NC Hwy 16	Millers Creek	28651	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6000	699	46	15.1	99.6%	484 (69.2%)	5 (0.7%)	166 (23.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	65.3	481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.9	345^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.1%	136	80.2	68.9	61.4				49.1	69.9	45.6				67.5		$9,599	$1,250	$8,349
Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 School St	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4261	405	24	16.8	99.3%	251 (62.0%)	16 (4.0%)	73 (18.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.8%)	59.9	565^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%		75.7	315^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.1%	250	56.7	56.4	70.3				44.8	61.8	65.6				67.2		$9,993	$1,301	$8,692
Moravian Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Moravian Falls Rd	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4077	257	16	15.8	98.4%	131 (51.0%)	9 (3.5%)	92 (35.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	88.5	131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.5	53^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	96.5%	78	97.4	75.0	88.9				61.5	84.4	62.2				82.2		$10,558	$1,631	$8,927
Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mulberry School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 667-4641	419	27	15.6	99.3%	290 (69.2%)	7 (1.7%)	98 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	67.7	435^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.8%		77.3	292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	90.4	74.3	66.7				75.0	52.7	48.1				61.1		$10,621	$1,175	$9,446
North Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Flint Hill Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-2872	329	20	16.7	99.1%	106 (32.2%)	35 (10.6%)	140 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.6%)	22.2	1241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.7%		32.4	1057^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.8%	184	50.0	42.2	41.2				32.1	44.4	39.2				47.1		$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
Kings Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6039	153	11	13.5	98.0%	137 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	15.9	1339^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%		25.7	1183^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	21.4%	156	40.0	17.6	16.7	19.0	36.8	17.6	46.7	41.2	44.4	38.1	52.6	58.8	33.3	52.9	$11,461	$1,809	$9,651
C C Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 CC Wright School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-5513	316	26	12.3	99.1%	192 (60.8%)	35 (11.1%)	58 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	25.7	1164^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.3	1203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.1%	39	55.6	34.6	50.0				40.0	30.8	39.1				54.3		$10,952	$1,205	$9,747
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5464 Mountain View Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-5512	488	32	15.3	99.4%	402 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%		41.3	904^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	273	48.3	38.0	41.7				40.2	44.0	37.5				52.8		$10,717	$1,320	$9,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Pleasant Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

Students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

What district is Mount Pleasant Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

Is Mount Pleasant Elementary School a good school?

Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 1056^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mount Pleasant Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Wilkes Middle School
High : West Wilkes High School

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