Mount Pleasant School District Calendar 2026-2027

At the western entrance to the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Pleasant operates one public K–8 school for a small rural community above Washougal. The district began as a one-room school and still keeps more than sixty children of many ages within one local institution. Multiage classrooms, shared specialists, assemblies, performances and outdoor spaces connect grade levels that a larger district would divide among several campuses. A Monday-through-Thursday full-day schedule followed by a shorter Friday gives the week its own local rhythm.

Forest, river, weather and Gorge history are close enough to enter field study and community projects as everyday resources. Teachers can follow students across several years and adapt work across adjacent grade standards. After eighth grade, most graduates continue to Washougal High School or Stevenson High School, where they encounter broader course choices, unfamiliar activities and a new transportation pattern. Mount Pleasant's value lies in the long childhood stage before that handoff: one Gorge school where adults know families closely, younger and older students remain visible to one another, and the natural setting remains woven into learning throughout the year.