Mount Pleasant High School

5201 Washington Street Extensi, Wilmington DE, 19809 | Brandywine School District | 302-762-7125
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1024
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 6% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 90 in Wilmington
  • Ranked #0 of 325 in Delaware
Proficiency Averages
49%Wilmington
44%Delaware

Mount Pleasant High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Brandywine School District" in Wilmington, DE. There are a total of 1,024 students and 73 teachers at Mount Pleasant High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Mount Pleasant High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 46.5%, which is 6% higher than the Delaware average.

Mount Pleasant High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1024
Teachers73
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Mount Pleasant High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35-39%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School55-59%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Mount Pleasant High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictDelawareNational
White 46.6% 46.5% 48.2% 51.1%
Black 44.0% 40.5% 30.8% 15.9%
Asian 4.1% 5.6% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4% 5.0% 14.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 1.8% 2.4% 3.1%

Wilmington demographics profile

StatisticWilmingtonDelawareNational
Population9,343973,764328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,34550491
Median age37.039.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%54%55%
Speak English87%87%79%
Speak Spanish7%7%13%

Education level achieved in Wilmington

IndexWilmingtonDelawareNational
Completed 8th grade84.9%86.3%84.3%
Completed high school84.1%85.3%83.0%
Completed some college53.2%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.7%38.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.0%30.5%30.3%
Completed masters9.1%12.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.0%3.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.7%1.3%
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Source: The Mount Pleasant High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.