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How has MT VERNON MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON ISD·NCES 483177003539
Mt Vernon Middle School
505 TEXAS HWY 37, MOUNT VERNON, TX 75457 · (903) 537-9700 · Franklin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
255 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 5 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · 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
Mt Vernon Middle School→Mt Vernon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MOUNT VERNON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 34.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Mt Vernon Middle School
Mt Vernon Middle School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vernon Middle School this school | 456 | 55.9% | 50.9% |
| Santo Forte Junior High School AZLE | 507 | 57.4% | 43.8% |
| W E Hoover Elementary School AZLE | 535 | 53.8% | 45.0% |
| Van Junior High School VAN | 360 | 57.5% | 54.1% |
| Tarkington Middle School CLEVELAND | 411 | 54.0% | 37.3% |
| Brownsboro Junior High School BROWNSBORO | 395 | 54.4% | 51.9% |
Matched among Texas 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 Mt Vernon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #474 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #396 of 1,670 ▼ 101 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #377 of 1,670 ▲ 73 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #510 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #1,159 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #607 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #904 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #1,030 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #546 of 942 |
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
456
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 456 | 32.6 | 14.0:1 | 56% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 34.1 | 14.2:1 | 63% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 35.6 | 13.2:1 | 72% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 40.2 | 13.0:1 | 53% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 53% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 49% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 30% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 16 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Vernon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (523 to 456); teachers down 19% (40.2 to 32.6).
About Mt Vernon Middle School
Mt Vernon Middle School runs as a small middle school in MOUNT VERNON, Texas. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 456 students. It has 29% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
MOUNT VERNON ISD runs 3 schools with a combined 1,608 students. Mt Vernon Middle School is one of them.
At Mt Vernon Middle School, 66% of students are White. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Franklin County is about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
The school had 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school reported 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Franklin County average a similar 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mt Vernon Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Texas public middle schools.
Mt Vernon Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.9%) and its predicted rate (49.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Franklin County show that median household income comes to about $72,360, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Franklin County has 3 public schools with about 1,608 students, including Mt Vernon Middle School.
Mt Vernon High School is about 0.1 miles from Mt Vernon Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Mt Vernon Middle School holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 56.8%, higher than Mt Vernon Middle School's 50.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Mt Vernon Middle School as Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 456, down from 468 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,632
Census ACS
Median income
$72,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,608 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON ISD
- Mt Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Mt Vernon High SchoolHigh · 511 students
Other schools in MOUNT VERNON
- Mt Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Mt Vernon High SchoolHigh · 511 students
Other Mt Vernon Middle schools
One other US public school is named Mt Vernon Middle. Mt Vernon Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mt Vernon Middle SchoolFortville, IN · 1,150 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Vernon High School0.1 mi · 511
- Mt Vernon Elementary School0.3 mi · 641
- Saltillo School5.8 mi · 250
- Mount Pleasant Junior High School13.6 mi · 713
- Mount Pleasant DAEP13.8 mi · 13
- Mount Pleasant High School13.8 mi · 1,557
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Vernon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mt Vernon Middle School?
Mt Vernon Middle School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Mt Vernon Middle School serve?
Mt Vernon Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mt Vernon Middle School have?
Mt Vernon Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt Vernon Middle School?
Student demographics at Mt Vernon Middle School are roughly 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mt Vernon Middle School public or private?
Mt Vernon Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOUNT VERNON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.