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Schools in Mount Vernon · Somerset County Public Schools

Mount Vernon’s public schools score below 92% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation

11% of students in Mount Vernon’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Vernon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 15 pts vs MD 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 14 pts vs MD 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 12–16 pts vs MD 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.1K
▲ 39% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,394 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Vernon’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 45% and 25% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland (the state reports Mount Vernon’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,108 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Vernon’s grade

D Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 8% of Maryland school districts. Both inputs trail the Maryland average; among the 200 Maryland towns with similar household incomes, Mount Vernon’s schools place at the bottom.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 8%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (200)At the bottom
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,304 test results and a graduating class of 183 could put Mount Vernon anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Mount Vernon’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,295 in math, 1,314 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Vernon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–7Somerset 6/7 Intermediate Schoolin WestoverC+
8–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Mount Vernon’s public schools are run by Somerset County Public Schools, which also serves Crisfield and Princess Anne. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Somerset County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,901 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$28,108MD $20,258 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 45.1% · 1314 students tested
Math11%
State average 24.6% · 1295 students tested

Mount Vernon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Mount Vernon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount VernonDSomerset County

Every school in Mount Vernon

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mount Vernonin other towns
Carter G Woodson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crisfield
C
512 students15:1Rate it →
Princess Anne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Princess Anne
391 students13:1Rate it →
Deal Island School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Deal Island
B−
117 students15:1Rate it →
Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Westover
C+
389 students11:1Rate it →
Washington Academy and High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Princess Anne
B
619 students14:1Rate it →
Crisfield Academy and High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Crisfield
B+
366 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Vernon’s schools

Are Mount Vernon’s schools good?

On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Vernon children attend score below 92% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Vernon in?

Somerset County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,901 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

What is Mount Vernon’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Somerset County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.

How much does Mount Vernon spend per student?

$28,108 in Somerset County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.