📍 8350 Mount Vernon St., Lemon Grove, San Diego County, 91945
Mt. Vernon is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lemon Grove, San Diego County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lemon Grove school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
Mt. Vernon enrolls 350 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 11% Black or African American and 5.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 11% |
| White | 18 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
177 of the school's 350 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mt. Vernon is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mt. Vernon is one of 8 schools in Lemon Grove, based in Lemon Grove, California. The district serves 3,053 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Mt. Vernon is close to the district average of about 382 students per school.