Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993000978
Mount Vernon Elementary School
10540 S Morgan St, Chicago, IL 60643 · (773) 535-2825 · Cook County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
185 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mount Vernon Elementary School→Julian High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
17.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 5.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Elementary School this school | 245 | 75.5% | 26.9% |
| Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center Chicago | 243 | 76.1% | 27.4% |
| Woodgate Elementary School Matteson | 260 | 72.7% | 33.7% |
| Green W Elementary School Chicago | 267 | 72.3% | 24.8% |
| Pirie Elementary Fine Arts & Academic C Chicago | 216 | 72.7% | 17.2% |
| Estelle Sauget School of Choice Cahokia | 240 | 77.5% | 15.5% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #1,385 of 1,925 | #451 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #1,675 of 2,077 ▲ 158 | #573 of 829 ▲ 100 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,170 of 2,077 ▲ 110 | #382 of 829 ▲ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,849 of 2,419 | #754 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #220 of 2,035 | #132 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #1,902 of 2,042 | #732 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #614 of 2,132 | #402 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #380 of 615 | #117 of 186 |
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
245
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 555
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 | 245 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 76% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 96% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 96% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 14.2 | 16.2:1 | 95% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 94% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 99% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 31 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 30 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Vernon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (230 to 245); teachers up 62% (14.2 to 23).
About Mount Vernon Elementary School
Mount Vernon Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Chicago, Illinois. Enrollment totals 245 students across pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Mount Vernon Elementary School is in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, a district with 324,396 students across 622 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Mount Vernon Elementary School is Black, at 95%. The school is also 4% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 22%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mount Vernon Elementary School scores 9%.
There are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mount Vernon Elementary School, giving a ratio of 10.7:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. By family income, 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mount Vernon Elementary School is 27.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Garvey M Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Mount Vernon Elementary School's average proficiency of 26.9% compares with 22.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Mount Vernon Elementary School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 11 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 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 6th largest of the 7.
- Mount Vernon ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 933 students
- Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolGainesville, GA · 650 students
- Mount Vernon ElementaryYorktown, VA · 573 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 333 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.MOUNT VERNON, MO · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Garvey M Elementary School0.3 mi · 262
- Julian High School0.4 mi · 440
- Barnard Elementary Comp Math & Sci Center0.6 mi · 243
- Dunne Technology Academy Elementary School0.6 mi · 206
- Fernwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 259
- Chicago Excel Academy High School0.8 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolHow large is Mount Vernon Elementary School?
Mount Vernon Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-08.
Is Mount Vernon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Vernon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Mount Vernon Elementary School have?
Mount Vernon Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mount Vernon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mount Vernon Elementary School are roughly 4% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Mount Vernon Elementary School public or private?
Mount Vernon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299.
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