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Mount Pleasant Area SD Schools
Mount Pleasant Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Westmoreland County (Mount Pleasant). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mount Pleasant Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mount Pleasant Area SD
5 of 5 schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 1
Best schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Mount Pleasant Area HS (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Norvelt El Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B+ Ramsay El Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B Donegal El Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Mount Pleasant Area Jhs (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Mount Pleasant Area SD
All schools, A to Z (5)
- B Donegal El Sch, Jones Mills
- B+ Mount Pleasant Area HS, Mount Pleasant
- C Mount Pleasant Area Jhs, Mount Pleasant
- B+ Norvelt El Sch, Mount Pleasant
- B+ Ramsay El Sch, Mount Pleasant
Where Mount Pleasant Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Mount Pleasant (4)
- Jones Mills (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Westmoreland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,923 students with 125 full-time-equivalent teachers and 180 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4216170
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Greater Latrobe SD (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Southmoreland SD (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Connellsville Area SD (6 schools, 11 mi)
- Hempfield Area SD (9 schools, 13 mi)
- Ligonier Valley SD (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Derry Area SD (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Yough SD (5 schools, 16 mi)
- Somerset Area SD (3 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Mount Pleasant Area SD
How many schools are in Mount Pleasant Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mount Pleasant Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mount Pleasant, Jones Mills.
How good are the schools in Mount Pleasant Area SD?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 48.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54.4%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mount Pleasant Area SD?
1,923 students were enrolled in Mount Pleasant Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mount Pleasant Area SD?
Mount Pleasant Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Westmoreland County, with its district office in Mount Pleasant. Its boundary covers about 106 sq mi.