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Mount Vernon High
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Mount Vernon High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

8515 Old Mount Vernon Rd, Alexandria, VA 22309 · (703) 619-3100 · Part of Fairfax County Public Schools

Mount Vernon’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Virginia school districts

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Photo: The original uploader was Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,858
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mount Vernon High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

On the path

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

7–826 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Mount Vernon HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8515 Old Mount Vernon Rd, Alexandria

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9476
Grade 10450
Grade 11442
Grade 12490
Enrollment over time
2,013’20
1,968’21
1,959’22
1,953’23
1,858’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 21%White 17%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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 Fairfax County Public Schools

The district →
Coates Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
C
996 students14:1
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McLean
A+
980 students17:1
Hutchison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herndon
D−
970 students14:1
Parklawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
963 students14:1
Braddock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Annandale
D
955 students16:1
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairfax
C+
954 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 Virginia’s other public schools; Mount Vernon’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.