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Summersville Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1118 Fairfield Rd, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 244-8079 · Part of Summersville School District 79

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Directions
Students
283
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Summersville Grade School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mount Vernon Township kids: Mount Vernon High School

On the path

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

PK–8Summersville Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount Vernon

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1118 Fairfield Rd, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten28
Grade 128
Grade 232
Grade 336
Grade 436
Grade 532
Grade 621
Grade 734
Grade 827
Enrollment over time
282’20
264’21
275’22
264’23
283’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Summersville Grade School from Mount Vernon Township families.

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 Illinois’s other public schools; Mount Vernon Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.