Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. VERNON R-V·NCES 292160001988
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE
731 S LANDRUM ST, MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712 · (417) 466-3137 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
153 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 106 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 35% |
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
Students here typically continue to
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE→MOUNT VERNON HIGH
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 + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.4pp since 2021
Math
40.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 24.1% | 51.6% | 15.1% |
| Math | 12.6% | 27.4% | 41.9% | 17.8% |
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 | 33.1% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 36.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% | 36.7% |
| 2021-22 | 38.5% | 34.8% |
% 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 MIDDLE
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE this school | 345 | 44.3% | 37.1% |
| CLINTON MIDDLE CLINTON | 385 | 45.5% | 34.4% |
| WINFIELD MIDDLE WINFIELD | 317 | 45.7% | 36.3% |
| SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE HERCULANEUM | 347 | 44.7% | 40.5% |
| HOLDEN MIDDLE HOLDEN | 301 | 46.5% | 33.4% |
| DESOTO JR. HIGH DESOTO | 338 | 47.9% | 42.8% |
Matched among Missouri 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 MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #236 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #230 of 380 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #279 of 380 ▼ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #123 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #246 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #281 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #248 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #228 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #23 of 91 |
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
345
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 345 | 22.5 | 15.3:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 22.4 | 15.9:1 | 43% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 22.8 | 15.8:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 23.9 | 12.6:1 | 51% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 52% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 40% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (301 to 345); teachers down 6% (23.9 to 22.5).
About MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE operates as a low-enrollment middle school in MOUNT VERNON, Missouri. Its 345 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Missouri is about 461 students.
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is run by MT. VERNON R-V, whose 5 schools enroll 1,542 students.
About 90% of the student body at MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is White. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The White share in Lawrence County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. On average, middle schools in Missouri have 13.0:1, compared with 15.3:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is 44%. The rate at public schools in Lawrence County averages 55%, higher than here.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.3%. MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE scores 37.1%.
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is located in Lawrence County, where the median household income is $61,215, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE, Lawrence County has 23 other public schools.
Nearby, EARLY LEARNING CENTER is about 0.4 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE ranks 5th of 6 nearby schools, at 37.1% versus a 50.3% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE had 355 students, to 2024-25, when it had 345. Students per teacher fell from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 15.3 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ELEM.Elementary · 319 students
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATEElementary · 303 students
- EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 101 students
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON
- MOUNT VERNON HIGHHigh · 474 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.Elementary · 319 students
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATEElementary · 303 students
- EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 101 students
Other Mount Vernon Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mount Vernon Middle. MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount Vernon, OH · 787 students
- Mount Vernon Middle SchoolMount Vernon, IA · 425 students
- Mount Vernon Middle School - 03Mount Vernon, SD · 58 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER0.4 mi · 101
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.0.5 mi · 319
- MOUNT VERNON HIGH1.0 mi · 474
- MT. VERNON TREATMENT CTR.1.1 mi · 26
- MOUNT VERNON INTERMEDIATE1.1 mi · 303
- CENTRAL ELEM.8.0 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNT VERNON MIDDLEHow large is MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE?
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 06-08.
Is MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE is approximately 15.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE?
At MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE?
MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE 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.