Mount Pleasant Elementary School
9 Manger Rd
West Orange NJ, 07052, Essex County
Phone: 973-669-5480
Ranking: (609 out of 1,847, top 33%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Orange Town School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 45 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 414 | 424 | 416 | 402 | 412 | 391 | 380 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.9% | 66 | 15.6% | 74 | 17.8% | 59 | 14.7% | 62 | 15.0% | 69 | 17.6% | 63 | 16.6% |
Grade 1: | 68 | 16.4% | 75 | 17.7% | 63 | 15.1% | 64 | 15.9% | 77 | 18.7% | 64 | 16.4% | 54 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 17.4% | 64 | 15.1% | 64 | 15.4% | 80 | 19.9% | 67 | 16.3% | 52 | 13.3% | 60 | 15.8% |
Grade 3: | 62 | 15.0% | 66 | 15.6% | 75 | 18.0% | 68 | 16.9% | 53 | 12.9% | 62 | 15.9% | 62 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 15.0% | 68 | 16.0% | 70 | 16.8% | 46 | 11.4% | 65 | 15.8% | 63 | 16.1% | 61 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 70 | 16.9% | 71 | 16.7% | 50 | 12.0% | 67 | 16.7% | 65 | 15.8% | 60 | 15.3% | 63 | 16.6% |
Ungraded: | 14 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.3% | 20 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.5% | 23 | 5.6% | 21 | 5.4% | 17 | 4.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 215 | 51.9% | 217 | 51.2% | 225 | 54.1% | 227 | 56.5% | 224 | 54.4% | 217 | 55.5% | 209 | 55.0% |
Female: | 199 | 48.1% | 207 | 48.8% | 191 | 45.9% | 175 | 43.5% | 188 | 45.6% | 174 | 44.5% | 167 | 43.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 63 | 15.2% | 66 | 15.6% | 68 | 16.3% | 66 | 16.4% | 68 | 16.5% | 72 | 18.4% | 74 | 19.5% |
Hispanic: | 95 | 22.9% | 95 | 22.4% | 82 | 19.7% | 81 | 20.1% | 81 | 19.7% | 81 | 20.7% | 77 | 20.3% |
Black: | 128 | 30.9% | 137 | 32.3% | 140 | 33.7% | 147 | 36.6% | 155 | 37.6% | 141 | 36.1% | 138 | 36.3% |
White: | 112 | 27.1% | 110 | 25.9% | 113 | 27.2% | 104 | 25.9% | 108 | 26.2% | 96 | 24.6% | 90 | 23.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 3.9% | 16 | 3.8% | 13 | 3.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 15.9% | 78 | 18.4% | 81 | 19.5% | 71 | 17.7% | 69 | 16.7% | 54 | 13.8% | 47 | 12.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 20 | 5.0% | 24 | 5.8% | 29 | 7.4% | 20 | 5.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.40 | 12.89 | 13.33 | 14.36 | 14.21 | 6.80 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.0% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.4% | 85.6% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 84.5% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.5% | 87.9% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.8% | 89.2% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 70.0% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 69.0% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.2% | 70.3% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 77.3% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 75.3% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.5% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 83.7% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 85.7% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.3% | 89.0% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 85.5% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 74.0% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 77.5% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 83.9% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 84.0% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 82.6% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.3% | 89.5% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.4% | 86.7% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 84.9% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 86.9% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.5% | 84.7% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 64.0% | 64.8% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.8% | 59.5% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 64.8% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.7% | 70.3% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.1% | 70.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.0% | 67.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.9% | 74.9% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 77.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.8% | 82.2% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.2% | 84.1% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 84.7% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | 67.9% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 78.0% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.8% | 82.1% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 87.3% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.5% | 87.0% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.3% | 78.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 85.3% | 80.8% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 83.4% | 85.1% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.5% | 92.6% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.3% | 92.8% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.9% | 92.3% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.8% | 93.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.0% | 94.7% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 92.6% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 65.1% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 81.6% | 75.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 71.2% | 69.6% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74.7% | 64.1% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 70.4% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 69.9% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 98.5% | 87.5% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 84.9% | 79.6% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 79.6% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.3% | 81.9% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 94.0% | 84.3% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.0% | 89.8% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 91.7% | 88.7% | 79.9% |
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* Mount Pleasant Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.