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D−

Mount Vernon

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Alternative Education School

5418 Chapel Hill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607 · (919) 233-4313 · Part of Wake County Schools

Raleigh’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
70
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Mount Vernon

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5418 Chapel Hill Rd, Raleigh

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 12
Grade 21
Grade 32
Grade 43
Grade 53
Grade 719
Grade 840
Enrollment over time
59’20
56’21
68’22
76’23
70’24

Up 18.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 23%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 7%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Vernon from Raleigh families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

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 North Carolina’s other public schools; Raleigh’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.