P E Wallace Middle School
Public middle school in Mount Pleasant, Texas · Mount Pleasant ISD · Grades 5–6
P E Wallace Middle School serves 698 students in grades 5–6 in Mount Pleasant (Titus County). It is one of 9 schools in Mount Pleasant ISD. By enrollment it is the 755th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Mount Pleasant ISD |
| County | Titus County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483176007736 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mount Pleasant ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 698 | 5,153 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 12.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.2% | 79% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
P E Wallace Middle School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Mount Pleasant ISD, P E Wallace Middle School is the smallest, with 13.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 10.5 miles away and have a median of 253 students, so P E Wallace Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 361 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 337, against an average of 349 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 361 in grade 5 and 337 in grade 6.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 70.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mount Pleasant ISD (70.6%). White students are next, at 14.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79% across Mount Pleasant ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
P E Wallace Middle School has 56.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 698 students would have about 48.5 teachers, so P E Wallace Middle School has 7.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Mount Pleasant Junior High School, 3.2 miles away in the same district. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.9% |
| White | 14.8% |
| Black | 12.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 361 |
| Grade 6 | 337 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
504 Dunn Ave, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
Phone: (903)575-2040
Website: mpisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: P E Wallace Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Junior High School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 3.2 mi | 713 | 13.2 | 78% |
| Harts Bluff Middle School | Harts Bluff ISD | 3.9 mi | 194 | 10.8 | 66% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 4.8 mi | 194 | 10.7 | 41.8% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School | Pittsburg ISD | 10.1 mi | 299 | 10.1 | 75.3% |
| Pittsburg Intermediate School | Pittsburg ISD | 10.9 mi | 369 | 13.3 | 74.3% |
| Pewitt Junior High School | Pewitt CISD | 14.3 mi | 176 | 10.1 | 60.2% |
| Daingerfield Junior High School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 15.9 mi | 207 | 10.8 | 81.2% |
| Mt Vernon Middle School | Mount Vernon ISD | 16.0 mi | 456 | 14 | 55.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mount Pleasant ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Sims Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 508 |
| Child Development Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 416 |
| E C Brice Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 485 |
| Frances Corprew Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 375 |
| Mount Pleasant DAEP | High | 6–12 | 13 |
| Mount Pleasant High School | High | 9–12 | 1,557 |
| Mount Pleasant Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 713 |
| Vivian Fowler Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 388 |