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Schools in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon’s public schools

John Day School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Vernon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Oregon’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Oregon’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.7K
▲ 22% vs OR $17.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
OR 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
465 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Vernon’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mount Vernon’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s 753 public schools. Humbolt Elementary School places highest (better than 65%); Grant Union Junior/Senior High School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mount Vernon, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Grant Union Junior/Senior 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 Mount Vernon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–12Grant Union Junior/Senior High Schoolin John DayB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the John Day School District 3.

The district

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

John Day School District 3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 465 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (OR 17.9)
$21,688OR $17,749 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 44% · 247 students tested
Math32%
State average 30.6% · 245 students tested

Mount Vernon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Vernon—John Day School District 3

Every school in Mount Vernon

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

Also serving Mount Vernonin other towns
Humbolt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Canyon City
B+
247 students14:1Rate it →
Seneca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Seneca
12 students6:1Rate it →
Grant Union Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · John Day
B−
206 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Vernon’s schools

Are Mount Vernon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Vernon. John Day School District 3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Vernon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oregon’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Vernon in?

John Day School District 3.

Where do Mount Vernon kids go to high school?

Grant Union Junior/Senior High School.

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What 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.