Mt. Vernon Elementary

Mt. Vernon Elementary is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, part of Rockcastle County, hosting 597 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Mt. Vernon Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Rockcastle County, a district that serves 2,792 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mt. Vernon Elementary reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Mt. Vernon Elementary has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Mt. Vernon Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at Mt. Vernon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mt. Vernon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rockcastle County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,862, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Mt. Vernon Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Rockcastle County (combined enrollment of about 2,792 students).

The closest other public school is Rockcastle County Middle School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Mt. Vernon Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt. Vernon Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt. Vernon Elementary has edged down 9%, going from 657 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025.

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