Mount Pleasant Elementary School

9 Manger Rd, West Orange, NJ, 07052
Tel: (973)669-5480
Grades: KG-5 | 402 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Mount Pleasant Elementary School serves 402 students in grades KG-5.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the NJ state average of 15:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body.
  • Mount Pleasant Elementary School is the only public elementary school within West Orange, and operates within the West Orange School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, NJ Dept. of Educ.
Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Grades Offered Grades KG-5
Total Students 402 students
% Male / % Female 56% / 44%
Total Classroom Teachers 28 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(NJ) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 14:1 15:1
 
This School
(NJ) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a n/a
% Asian		 16% 9%
% Hispanic		 20% 22%
% Black		 37% 17%
% White		 26% 51%
Unknown		 1% 1%
 
 
This School
(NJ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 18% 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name West Orange School District

Nearby Schools:

Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away
Liberty Middle School
Grades: 7-8 | 0.4 mi. away
Mt Pleasant Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.4 mi. away
Mt Pleasant Middle School
Grades: 6-06 | 1.4 mi. away
Pleasantdale Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 1.4 mi. away
St Cloud Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 1.5 mi. away

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