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Mount Vernon High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

731 Palisades Rd SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314 · (319) 895-8843 · Part of Mount Vernon Community School District

Mount Vernon’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
470
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mount Vernon High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state

On the path

Where Mount Vernon kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–8Mount Vernon Middle School425 students
9–12Mount Vernon High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts85%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

731 Palisades Rd SW, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9103
Grade 10111
Grade 11126
Grade 12130
Enrollment over time
441’20
441’21
468’22
478’23
470’24

Up 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Vernon High School from Mount Vernon families.

Other schools in Mount Vernon Community School District

The district →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mount Vernon
A
543 students14:1
Mount Vernon Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mount Vernon
A
425 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Mount Vernon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.