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Mount Vernon High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

400 W Hwy 174, Mount Vernon, MO 65712 · (417) 466-7526 · Part of Mount Vernon R-V School District

Mount Vernon’s School Grade B better than 58% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
474
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mount Vernon High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Mount Vernon Middle345 students
9–12Mount Vernon HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

400 W Hwy 174, Mount Vernon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9131
Grade 10118
Grade 11107
Grade 12118
Enrollment over time
439’20
461’21
458’22
460’23
474’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Mount Vernon R-V School District

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mount Vernon
101 students14:1
Mount Vernon Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Mount Vernon
319 students12:1
Mount Vernon Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Vernon
B+
303 students14:1
Mount Vernon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Vernon
B−
345 students15:1

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