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B+

Mount Pleasant Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9 Manger Road, West Orange, NJ 07052 · (973) 669-5480 · Part of West Orange Town School District

West Orange Township’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
349
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Mount Pleasant Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for West Orange Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where West Orange Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9 Manger Road, West Orange

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 158
Grade 258
Grade 357
Grade 469
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
341’20
346’21
349’22
355’23
349’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 32%Black 32%White 18%Two or more races 10%Asian 9%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Pleasant Elementary School from West Orange Township families.

Other schools in West Orange Town School District

The district →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · W Orange
D
414 students9:1
West Orange Early Childhood Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Orange
54 students
Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Orange
49 students8:1
Gregory Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · W Orange
B+
484 students12:1
Kelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · W Orange
C−
451 students9:1
Redwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · W Orange
B
446 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; West Orange Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.