Summary:
Mount Pleasant Middle is the only middle school in ZIP code 28124, serving grades 6–8 in Mount Pleasant, NC, and is a part of Cabarrus County Schools. The school enrolls 660 students, with nearly 48% qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.9% — well below the state average of 24.2% and essentially even with its district’s 18.0%. Because it is the sole middle school in the ZIP, comparisons are made against its district and North Carolina as a whole. Cabarrus County Schools is a relatively high-performing district, ranked 67th out of 246 districts with a 73rd percentile rating, which sets a strong local benchmark.
Mount Pleasant Middle’s clearest strength is 8th grade science: proficiency reached 77.8% in 2025–2026, above both the district (76.9%) and the state (68.6%), after also outperforming both in 2024–2025. In most other subjects, the school exceeds the state average but trails its district. For example, 2025–2026 reading proficiency across grades 6–8 averaged 58.6% at the school versus 65.4% for the district and 55.7% for the state. The school’s statewide rank has fluctuated between the 61st and 70th percentiles over the last three years, earning 3 stars in 2023–2024 and 2025–2026 but 4 stars in 2024–2025. The most recent ranking (305th out of 778) is essentially back to its 2023–2024 level.
The biggest concern is a sharp drop in 8th grade math proficiency, from 57.8% in 2024–2025 to 47.2% in 2025–2026. That put the school 14.4 points below the district and 5.8 points below the state in that subject. Notably, the same cohort of students had 61.9% math proficiency as 7th graders the prior year, making the decline particularly dramatic. Meanwhile, 8th grade reading improved by 3.6 points and science improved by 5.6 points. Overall, Mount Pleasant Middle remains a solid school that outperforms the state in most areas and excels in science, with the main opportunity for improvement concentrated in 8th grade math.
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