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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261000344
Mount Vernon Elementary School
4844 Jim Hood Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506 · (770) 983-1759 · Hall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
222 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
GA avg 40.1% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
57.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 56.6% |
| 2022-23 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 49.5% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mount Vernon Elementary School
Mount Vernon Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Elementary School this school | 650 | 34.2% | 52.1% |
| Ball Ground Elementary School Ball Ground | 663 | 34.2% | 51.1% |
| Eastside Elementary School Senoia | 602 | 33.9% | 56.3% |
| Boynton Elementary School Ringgold | 580 | 38.6% | 47.4% |
| Jones Elementary School Bremen | 750 | 36.4% | 63.8% |
| Turner Woods Elementary School Gray | 590 | 35.1% | 56.2% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Mount Vernon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #308 of 1,208 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #274 of 1,215 ▲ 30 | #2 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #284 of 1,215 ▼ 1 | #2 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #357 of 1,183 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #484 of 1,324 | #14 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,236 of 1,301 | #24 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #1,114 of 1,301 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #1,155 of 1,312 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #368 of 386 | #13 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
650
+41 (+7%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 650 | 40.3 | 16.1:1 | 34% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 41.6 | 15.5:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 41.3 | 15.0:1 | 24% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 27% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 37.5 | 17.2:1 | 26% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 32% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 19% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Vernon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (645 to 650); teachers up 7% (37.5 to 40.3).
About Mount Vernon Elementary School
Mount Vernon Elementary School is an elementary school located in Gainesville, Georgia, in Hall County. There are 650 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Mount Vernon Elementary School falls under Hall County, which has 38 schools enrolling 28,028 students.
Mount Vernon Elementary School is 85% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Hall County overall, about 63% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Teacher count: 40.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.1:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. Roughly 34% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 30 points below the 64% average for public schools in Hall County.
Mount Vernon Elementary School is 7.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.1% versus 59.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Georgia.
The school's county is Hall County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,901 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Hall County number 49, with about 36,525 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, North Hall Middle School, is the closest to Mount Vernon Elementary School. Mount Vernon Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The school's 52.1% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Mount Vernon Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 650 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 609.
Mount Vernon Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hall County
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
Other schools in Gainesville
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- East Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Other Mount Vernon Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Mount Vernon Elementary. Mount Vernon Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Mount Vernon ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 933 students
- Mount Vernon ElementaryYorktown, VA · 573 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 333 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.MOUNT VERNON, MO · 319 students
- Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 245 students
Nearby schools
- North Hall Middle School0.7 mi · 826
- North Hall High School0.8 mi · 1,164
- Wauka Mountain Elementary School2.7 mi · 546
- Lanier Elementary School3.2 mi · 557
- Chestatee High School5.9 mi · 1,245
- Sardis Elementary School6.2 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolHow large is Mount Vernon Elementary School?
Mount Vernon Elementary School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mount Vernon Elementary School serve?
Mount Vernon Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mount Vernon Elementary School have?
Mount Vernon Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Vernon Elementary School?
At Mount Vernon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mount Vernon Elementary School public or private?
Mount Vernon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.