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Enrollment
470
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192004001883
Mount Vernon High School
731 Palisades Rd SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314 · (319) 895-8843 · Linn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
62 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 126 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 28% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mount Vernon Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.3% | 83.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 High School
Mount Vernon High School's state test result (80.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon High School this school | 470 | 13.2% | 80.0% |
| Center Point-Urbana High School Center Point | 440 | 14.5% | 82.9% |
| Ballard High School Huxley | 586 | 15.4% | 79.3% |
| North Polk High School Alleman | 644 | 10.2% | 84.6% |
| Hinton High School Hinton | 370 | 10.5% | 84.4% |
| Denver Senior High School Denver | 278 | 13.3% | 93.7% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #63 of 313 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #22 of 314 ▲ 1 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #182 of 314 ▼ 54 | #11 of 14 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #102 of 340 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #232 of 259 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #167 of 260 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #310 of 320 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #58 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
470
+29 (+7%) vs 2020
+89% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 28.1 | 17.0:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 28.1 | 16.6:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 30.1 | 13.7:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 16% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 7% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 20 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Vernon High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (413 to 470); teachers down 10% (30.1 to 27).
About Mount Vernon High School
Mount Vernon High School is a mid-sized high school based in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Total enrollment is 470 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
Besides Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Comm School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,438 students.
The share of White students at Mount Vernon High School is 90%. Next come 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mount Vernon High School scores 18%.
There are 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mount Vernon High School, giving a ratio of 17.4:1. That is in line with the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. A total of 62 students, or 13%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 40% average for public schools in Linn County is 27 points higher.
Mount Vernon High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Iowa public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mount Vernon High School is 5.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 80.0%. Predicted: 85.3%.
The school's county is Linn County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $77,649, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Linn County's 83 public schools enroll about 36,480 students and include Mount Vernon High School.
Mount Vernon Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Mount Vernon High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mount Vernon High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Mount Vernon High School enrolled 441 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 470. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.2:1 to 17.4:1.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Vernon Comm School District
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
Other schools in Mount Vernon
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
Other Mount Vernon High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Mount Vernon High. Mount Vernon High School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Mount Vernon HighAlexandria, VA · 1,858 students
- Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon, WA · 1,849 students
- Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon, IL · 1,233 students
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOLMOUNT VERNON, NY · 1,062 students
- Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon, OH · 944 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Vernon Middle School0.1 mi · 425
- Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 543
- Lisbon Elementary School2.1 mi · 461
- Lisbon Secondary School2.1 mi · 301
- Lakeview Elementary8.6 mi · 490
- Solon Intermediate8.8 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Vernon High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Vernon High School?
Mount Vernon High School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mount Vernon High School serve?
Mount Vernon High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Vernon High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Vernon High School is approximately 17.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mount Vernon High School?
Student demographics at Mount Vernon High School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mount Vernon High School public or private?
Mount Vernon High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Vernon Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.