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What's one thing Mount Vernon Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001816
Mount Vernon Elementary
310 Mt Vernon Dr, Yorktown, VA 23693 · (757) 898-0480 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
143 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 92.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
92.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Elementary
Mount Vernon Elementary's state test result (92.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Elementary this school | 573 | 25.0% | 92.1% |
| Sunrise Valley Elementary Reston | 558 | 15.8% | 82.8% |
| Cedar Point Elementary Bristow | 510 | 23.5% | 85.9% |
| Centerville Elementary Virginia Beach | 570 | 28.1% | 84.0% |
| Terra Centre Elementary Burke | 594 | 14.6% | 86.0% |
| Cave Spring Elementary Roanoke | 489 | 23.1% | 88.6% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #30 of 1,101 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #74 of 1,111 no change | #1 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #64 of 1,111 ▼ 37 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #418 of 1,176 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #795 of 1,105 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #607 of 1,106 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #979 of 1,157 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #697 of 759 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
573
+44 (+8%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 573 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 25% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 27 | 20.3:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | N/A | N/A | 36% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 13% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 10% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 29 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Vernon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (585 to 573); teachers up 15% (33 to 38).
About Mount Vernon Elementary
Mount Vernon Elementary is an elementary school in Yorktown, Virginia, reachable at (757) 898-0480. The school reports 573 students in pre-K through 5.
Mount Vernon Elementary is among 19 schools run by York County Public Schools, which serves 13,105 students.
White students are the majority at Mount Vernon Elementary, with 61% of enrollment. Other groups make up 12% Asian, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 7% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Mount Vernon Elementary total 38 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The school counts 143 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 25%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in York County is 35%.
Mount Vernon Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 92.1%, compared with a predicted 81.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe York County this way: the median household income is $109,956, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Besides Mount Vernon Elementary, York County has 18 other public schools.
The closest public school to Mount Vernon Elementary is Tabb Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Mount Vernon Elementary is ahead of the 83.6% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Mount Vernon Elementary grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 529 to 573 students.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York County Public Schools
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
Other schools in Yorktown
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Yorktown MiddleMiddle · 717 students
Other Mount Vernon Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Mount Vernon Elementary. Mount Vernon Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Mount Vernon ElementaryAlexandria, VA · 933 students
- Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolGainesville, GA · 650 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PETERSBURG, FL · 333 students
- MOUNT VERNON ELEM.MOUNT VERNON, MO · 319 students
- Mount Vernon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Tabb Middle0.5 mi · 968
- Tabb High1.0 mi · 1,153
- Grafton Bethel Elementary1.2 mi · 653
- Tabb Elementary1.6 mi · 707
- Coventry Elementary1.8 mi · 630
- Dare Elementary2.2 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Vernon ElementaryHow many students attend Mount Vernon Elementary?
Mount Vernon Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mount Vernon Elementary serve?
Mount Vernon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mount Vernon Elementary have?
Mount Vernon Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Mount Vernon Elementary?
Student demographics at Mount Vernon Elementary are roughly 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Mount Vernon Elementary in?
Mount Vernon Elementary is part of York County Public Schools.
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