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Enrollment
1,150
Middle
DISTRICT 823 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT VERNON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180726001222
Mt Vernon Middle School
1862 W SR 234, Fortville, IN 46040 · (317) 485-3160 · Hancock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,150 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Indiana public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
398 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 377 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 380 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 393 | 34% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 57% · 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
Mt Vernon Middle School→Mt Vernon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mt Vernon Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Mt Vernon Middle School
Mt Vernon Middle School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vernon Middle School this school | 1,150 | 34.6% | 41.9% |
| Brownsburg West Middle School Brownsburg | 1,291 | 36.2% | 73.5% |
| Plainfield Community Middle School Plainfield | 1,378 | 36.9% | 54.8% |
| Noblesville East Middle School Noblesville | 1,057 | 34.2% | 55.9% |
| Schmucker Middle School Mishawaka | 1,041 | 40.1% | 54.2% |
| Danville Middle School Danville | 870 | 38.5% | 53.1% |
Matched among Indiana middle 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 Mt Vernon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #127 of 324 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #104 of 325 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #177 of 325 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,150 | #20 of 334 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #220 of 314 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #118 of 315 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.6% | #267 of 330 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.9% | #32 of 110 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,150
+179 (+18%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,150 | 70.6 | 16.3:1 | 35% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 1,105 | 72.8 | 15.2:1 | 34% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 1,070 | 63.8 | 16.8:1 | 31% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 971 | 55 | 17.6:1 | 24% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 56 | 17.1:1 | 27% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 26% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 31 | 19.2:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 8% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 26 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Vernon Middle School.
About Mt Vernon Middle School
Mt Vernon Middle School is a large middle school serving families in Fortville, Indiana. The school reports 1,150 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 94% bigger than the 594 average for middle schools in Indiana.
Mt Vernon Community School Corp oversees Mt Vernon Middle School and 5 other schools, with 4,940 students in total.
White students are the majority at Mt Vernon Middle School, with 67% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Hancock County, the White share is about 89%. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 70.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 35%. That tracks the 34% average for public schools in Hancock County.
allk12 grades Mt Vernon Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.0% for Mt Vernon Middle School. The school posts 41.9%, 9.1 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Hancock County, the median household income is $93,186, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 2% of residents are in poverty. In all, Hancock County has 24 public schools and roughly 14,779 students.
Mt Vernon Early Learning Academy is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Mt Vernon Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Mt Vernon Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show an 18% enrollment gain, from 971 in 2020-21 to 1,150 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.3:1, from 17.6:1.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,037
Census ACS
Median income
$93,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
14,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt Vernon Community School Corp
- Mt Vernon High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Fortville Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Mt Comfort Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- McCordsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 700 students
- Mt Vernon Early Learning AcademyElementary · 117 students
Other schools in Fortville
- Mt Vernon High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Fortville Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Mt Vernon Early Learning AcademyElementary · 117 students
Other Mt Vernon Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mt Vernon Middle. Mt Vernon Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Mt Vernon Middle SchoolMOUNT VERNON, TX · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Vernon Early Learning Academy0.1 mi · 117
- Mt Vernon High School0.2 mi · 1,470
- Fortville Elementary School0.4 mi · 789
- Eden Elementary School3.8 mi · 152
- McCordsville Elementary School4.2 mi · 700
- Geist Montessori Academy4.3 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Vernon Middle SchoolHow large is Mt Vernon Middle School?
Mt Vernon Middle School enrolls approximately 1,150 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mt Vernon Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Vernon Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Mt Vernon Middle School have?
Mt Vernon Middle School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt Vernon Middle School?
Student demographics at Mt Vernon Middle School are roughly 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt Vernon Middle School?
Mt Vernon Middle School is overseen by Mt Vernon Community School Corp in Hancock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.