Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. VERNON R-V·NCES 292160003088
MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE
260 W HWY 174, MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712 · (417) 466-2312 · Lawrence County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
149 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 54%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MT. VERNON R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +35.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
303
-40 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.2:1
% White
88%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE
MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in MOUNT VERNON, Missouri, one of the schools within MT. VERNON R-V. Current enrollment sits at 303 students spanning grades 3 through 5.
Within MT. VERNON R-V, which oversees 5 schools and 1,542 students, MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lawrence County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +8.0 points.
In the broader community, Lawrence County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,215, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,271 students), MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE is one campus in the mix.
MOUNT VERNON HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.6%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 303 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
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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 HIGHHigh · 474 students
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLEMiddle · 345 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.Elementary · 319 students
- EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 101 students
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON
- MOUNT VERNON HIGHHigh · 474 students
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLEMiddle · 345 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.Elementary · 319 students
- EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 101 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH0.1 mi · 474
- MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR.0.8 mi · 26
- MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE1.1 mi · 345
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.3 mi · 101
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.1.4 mi · 319
- CENTRAL ELEM.6.9 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATEWhat is the total enrollment at MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE?
MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE serve?
MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE.
How diverse is MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE?
MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE?
MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE is overseen by MT. VERNON R-V in Lawrence County.
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