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If you could change one rule at MT. VERNON HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
474
High
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. VERNON R-V·NCES 292160001189
MOUNT VERNON HIGH
400 W HWY 174, MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712 · (417) 466-7526 · Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Missouri 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.
- A-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 Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
207 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 131 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 118 | 25% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 52% · 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 MT. VERNON R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
25.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 7.5% | 17.6% | 47.0% | 27.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 25.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 61.3% |
| 2022-23 | 60.5% | 41.4% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 25.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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
MOUNT VERNON HIGH's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT VERNON HIGH this school | 474 | 43.7% | 47.5% |
| DEXTER HIGH DEXTER | 553 | 45.4% | 49.6% |
| CAMERON HIGH CAMERON | 453 | 40.4% | 37.8% |
| HERCULANEUM HIGH HERCULANEUM | 466 | 45.5% | 48.9% |
| CUBA HIGH CUBA | 392 | 45.2% | 34.5% |
| CLINTON SR. HIGH CLINTON | 614 | 41.4% | 40.2% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #100 of 443 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #338 of 453 ▼ 308 | #6 of 7 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #166 of 382 ▼ 66 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #180 of 561 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #193 of 343 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #219 of 343 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #238 of 455 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #143 of 151 | 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
474
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 31.9 | 14.4:1 | 41% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 31.2 | 14.7:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 42% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 31.6 | 14.9:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 40% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 44% (213) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 27% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 34 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNT VERNON HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (471 to 474); teachers up 4% (31.6 to 33).
About MOUNT VERNON HIGH
MOUNT VERNON HIGH is a mid-sized high school. Its address is in MOUNT VERNON, Missouri. Enrollment totals 474 students across grades 9 through 12.
MOUNT VERNON HIGH falls under MT. VERNON R-V, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,542 students.
Of every 100 students at MOUNT VERNON HIGH, about 91 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Lawrence County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.4 students per teacher. Across high schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.2:1. MOUNT VERNON HIGH has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 44%. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Lawrence County is 11 points.
Among Missouri public high schools, MOUNT VERNON HIGH outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Missouri, MOUNT VERNON HIGH is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.5% actual against a predicted 43.5%.
Lawrence County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $61,215 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Lawrence County number 24, with about 7,271 students.
About 0.1 miles separate MOUNT VERNON HIGH from the closest public school, MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MOUNT VERNON HIGH ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MOUNT VERNON HIGH the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 474 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 439.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,593
Census ACS
Median income
$61,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MT. VERNON R-V
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLEMiddle · 345 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.Elementary · 319 students
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATEElementary · 303 students
- EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 101 students
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLEMiddle · 345 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.Elementary · 319 students
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATEElementary · 303 students
- EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 101 students
Other Mount Vernon High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Mount Vernon High. MOUNT VERNON HIGH is the 7th 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 INTERMEDIATE0.1 mi · 303
- MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR.0.6 mi · 26
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE1.0 mi · 345
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.3 mi · 101
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.1.3 mi · 319
- CENTRAL ELEM.7.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNT VERNON HIGHHow many students attend MOUNT VERNON HIGH?
MOUNT VERNON HIGH enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MOUNT VERNON HIGH serve?
MOUNT VERNON HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNT VERNON HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNT VERNON HIGH is approximately 14.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUNT VERNON HIGH?
At MOUNT VERNON HIGH, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNT VERNON HIGH?
MOUNT VERNON HIGH is overseen by MT. VERNON R-V in Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.