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Mount Pleasant Elementary School

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Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 199 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Mount Pleasant Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Orange, New Jersey, serving 355 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 226 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Pleasant Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 72.9% of 3rd graders, 71.7% of 4th graders, and 82.6% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the West Orange Public Schools district averages of 58.3%, 69.2%, and 69.7%, respectively. In mathematics, the school had 74.6% of 3rd graders, 59.7% of 4th graders, and 75% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 57.8%, 57.5%, and 59.3%. The school has also maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

While Mount Pleasant Elementary School outperforms the West Orange Public Schools district averages, it is interesting to note that some nearby schools in the Livingston Board of Education School District, such as Harrison Elementary School and Collins Elementary School, have even higher academic achievement and rankings, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school's focus on equity and inclusion, as evidenced by its exceptional performance for underrepresented student groups, is particularly noteworthy.

349

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,477

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9 Manger Road
West Orange, NJ 07052

(973) 669-5480

District: West Orange Public Schools

Students who attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
	Liberty Middle School
High:	West Orange High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.1%

African American:

31.5%

White:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (70% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg60%

New Jersey avg46%

199^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the West Orange Public Schools

226^th of 609West Orange Public Schools among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	199 of 1347	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	252 of 1338	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	253 of 1342	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	368 of 1345	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	314 of 1317	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	223 of 1360	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	227 of 1353	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.1	276 of 1352	79.6%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	398 of 1346	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	73.4	376 of 1357	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	67.8	519 of 1363	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.5	322 of 1367	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.6	345 of 1363	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	455 of 1360	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	647 of 1354	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.0	603 of 1346	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	530 of 1338	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.8	439 of 1329	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.2	591 of 1314	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.8	700 of 1303	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.2	496 of 1298	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	77.5	286 of 1204	76.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	6 of 463	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	6 of 469	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	2 of 463	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	5 of 494	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	9 of 456	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	10 of 522	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	15 of 517	97.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	284 of 597	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	232 of 559	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	202 of 1326	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	176 of 1317	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	186 of 1318	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	390 of 1326	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	375 of 1290	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	275 of 1331	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	357 of 1333	73.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	233 of 1032	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	88 of 989	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	112 of 982	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	222 of 953	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	156 of 896	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	84 of 899	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	42 of 870	95.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	27 of 1023	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	10 of 939	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	161 of 910	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	93 of 863	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	146 of 839	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	62 of 948	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	32 of 942	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	242 of 1318	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	331 of 1313	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	324 of 1315	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	331 of 1324	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	292 of 1297	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	189 of 1335	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	146 of 1334	89.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	197 of 1023	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	138 of 989	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	197 of 958	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	150 of 1007	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	99.0	7 of 1001	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	155 of 970	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	50 of 963	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	68 of 975	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	75.1	217 of 976	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	26 of 964	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	57 of 1023	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	67 of 1022	93.4%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)99th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+25 vs state

Mathematics69%+22 vs state

Science52%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	9 Manger Road	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5480	349	35	9.9	32.7%	62 (17.8%)	110 (31.5%)	112 (32.1%)	30 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	84.9	199^th of 1347 public elementary schools	85.2%		82	252^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	81.2%	53	51.9	72.9	71.7	82.6	74.6	59.7	75.0	$12,477		$12,477
Mount Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Broadlawn Dr	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	407	30	13.6	0.7%	169 (41.5%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.7%)	194 (47.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	95.2	30^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		94.8	35^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.4%	5	65.0	80.3	89.8	82.5	85.2	89.9	86.3	$10,849	$393	$10,456
Kelly Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 Pleasant Valley Way	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5452	451	50	9.0	43.0%	44 (9.8%)	155 (34.4%)	188 (41.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.1%)	53.8	630^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.2%		60	543^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	59.4%	87	32.7	48.2	53.9	51.8	46.4	58.8	44.8	$14,318		$14,318
St. Cloud Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Sheridan Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5393	436	37	11.7	14.7%	115 (26.4%)	137 (31.4%)	90 (20.6%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	84.6	207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%		87.4	164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	50.0	66.3	88.4	79.5	65.5	72.5	61.7	$10,534	$220	$10,314
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	148 North Livingston Ave	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	522	42	12.5	0.6%	133 (25.5%)	11 (2.1%)	29 (5.6%)	322 (61.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	95.2	29^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.8%		96.4	17^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.7%	12	73.0	82.4	89.2	88.7	76.7	88.2	88.8	$11,602	$418	$11,184
Redwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	75 Redwood Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5457	446	43	10.4	30.7%	99 (22.2%)	149 (33.4%)	132 (29.6%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	80.7	278^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.4%		78.9	296^th of 1338 public elementary schools	77.9%	18	50.7	68.3	65.7	73.1	71.4	64.6	61.2	$11,835	$107	$11,728
Collins Elementary School	Public	K-5	67 Martin Rd	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	440	38	11.5	0.9%	192 (43.6%)	15 (3.4%)	31 (7.0%)	173 (39.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	92.4	73^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.1	107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.0%	34	61.9	82.9	83.6	85.7	80.7	72.2	75.0	$11,450	$413	$11,037
Gregory Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Gregory Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5397	484	41	11.9	18.8%	171 (35.3%)	118 (24.4%)	132 (27.3%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	85.5	188^th of 1347 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.5	228^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.0%	40	64.6	62.0	81.8	79.3	58.2	74.0	74.4	$11,810		$11,810
Hazel Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	45 Hazel Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 669-5448	334	34	9.7	58.7%	50 (15.0%)	93 (27.8%)	166 (49.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	54.7	620^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.0%		60.9	532^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	60.2%	88	34.4	52.1	61.3	54.7	50.0	38.6	50.0	$11,540	$966	$10,574
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Belmont Drive	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	476	40	11.9	2.7%	139 (29.2%)	19 (4.0%)	29 (6.1%)	263 (55.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	95.4	25^th of 1347 public elementary schools	98.1%		94.3	45^th of 1338 public elementary schools	96.6%	20	63.1	87.3	92.2	84.4	87.6	85.9	79.8	$11,276	$396	$10,880

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Pleasant Elementary School

Is Mount Pleasant Elementary School a good school?

Mount Pleasant Elementary School ranks 199^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mount Pleasant Elementary School in?

West Orange Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

Students at Mount Pleasant Elementary School are 32% Hispanic, 32% African American, 18% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

How many students attend Mount Pleasant Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Mount Pleasant Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Mount Pleasant Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Edison Middle School
Middle : Liberty Middle School
High : West Orange High School

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