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Schools in South Mount Vernon

South Mount Vernon’s public schools

Mount Vernon City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Mount Vernon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 14% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
OH 16.9
Schools in town
0
3,374 students on the public path
In brief

South Mount Vernon’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of South Mount Vernon’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. East Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Pleasant Street Elementary School lowest (46%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve South Mount Vernon, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mount Vernon High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–8Mount Vernon Middle Schoolin Mount VernonB−
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount VernonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Vernon City School District.

The district

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

Mount Vernon City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,374 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,257OH $16,610 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 59.5% · 1968 students tested
Math59%
State average 52.2% · 2005 students tested

South Mount Vernon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Mount Vernon—Mount Vernon City
ClintonB+Mount Vernon City
Mount VernonB+Mount Vernon City

All 2 neighbors share Mount Vernon City with South Mount Vernon, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in South Mount Vernon

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

Also serving South Mount Vernonin other towns
Twin Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Vernon
A−
371 students18:1Rate it →
Pleasant Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Vernon
B−
329 students16:1Rate it →
Columbia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Vernon
B+
244 students19:1Rate it →
Dan Emmett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Vernon
B
244 students15:1Rate it →
East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Vernon
A
238 students17:1Rate it →
Wiggin Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gambier
A
217 students16:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Vernon
B−
787 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
B−
944 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about South Mount Vernon’s schools

Are South Mount Vernon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Mount Vernon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Mount Vernon in?

Mount Vernon City School District.

Where do South Mount Vernon kids go to high school?

Mount Vernon High School.

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What South Mount Vernon families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.