Mount Pleasant Junior High

  • Middle school or junior high school in Mount Pleasant ISD
  • Mount Pleasant, TX
  • 7th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

Total students

695

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Mount Pleasant ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Mount Pleasant Junior High is a middle school or junior high school in Mount Pleasant, TX, in the Mount Pleasant ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 695 students. 77.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 59.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,005, which is $9,469 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mpisd.net/mpjhs/

Address

2801 Old Paris Rd
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

Office phone number

(903) 575-2110

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mount Pleasant Junior High are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

695

African American

67 (9.6%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.6%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

499 (71.8%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 70.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

109 (15.7%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 16%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

14 (2%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

9.6%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

71.8%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

15.7%

Two or more races

2.0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

77.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 75%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

80.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 81.9%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

55.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 49.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

77.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

55.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

59.4 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 56.7%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

12.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

14.5 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

59.4%

Gifted and talented

12.1%

Special education

14.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

20.1 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 18.6%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

24.7 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.8 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mount Pleasant ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

25.8 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

27.3 %

Mount Pleasant ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

59.2

African American

6.9 (11.6%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

14 (23.6%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

37.4 (63.1%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.7%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

52.1 (88%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 76.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

7.1 (12%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 19.2%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mount Pleasant ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

11.7

Mount Pleasant ISD: 12.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.3 years

Mount Pleasant ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$53,005

Mount Pleasant ISD: $53,974

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$47,500

Mount Pleasant ISD: $48,124

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$48,659

Mount Pleasant ISD: $48,807

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$50,575

Mount Pleasant ISD: $50,471

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$55,946

Mount Pleasant ISD: $56,513

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$61,513

Mount Pleasant ISD: $63,184

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$66,500

Mount Pleasant ISD: $66,997

Statewide: $74,014

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