Mount Vernon Elementary School
Mount Vernon Elementary School serves 935 students in grades Prekindergarten-5.
Mount Vernon Elementary School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 62% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 82%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 57% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 78%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Virginia state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 68% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority Black and Hispanic).
School Overview
Mount Vernon Elementary School's student population of 935 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 59 teachers has grown by 18% over five school years.
School Type
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-5
Total Students
935 students

Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers
59 teachers

Students by Grade

School Rankings
Mount Vernon Elementary School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,800 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Mount Vernon Elementary School is 0.57, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.68. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#1695 out of 1800 schools
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
82%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
78%

Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
15:1

American Indian
n/a
n/a
Asian
2%
7%

Hispanic
57%
16%

Black
6%
22%

White
32%
49%

Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
3%
6%

All Ethnic Groups



Eligible for Free Lunch
45%
38%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
5%

School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, VA Dept. of Education
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