State/Public Middle Open

Mount Vernon Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 525 Palisades Road SW, Mount Vernon, Linn County, 52314

397
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mount Vernon Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Linn County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bob Haugse. It is part of the Mount Vernon Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Bob Haugse
School district
Mount Vernon Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Mount Vernon Middle School enrolls 397 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
201 (51%)
Female students
193 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.3% Two or more races and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White35490%
Two or more races215.3%
Hispanic or Latino112.8%
Black or African American41%
Asian41%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

69 of the school's 397 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, FringeGrades 5โ€“8

Mount Vernon Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 48, state house district 95.

School district: Mount Vernon Comm School District

Mount Vernon Middle School is one of 3 schools in Mount Vernon Comm School District, based in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The district serves 1,438 students district-wide and employs 95 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Mount Vernon Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 479 students per school.

1,438
District students
3
Schools
95
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

84%
Reading proficient
81%
Math proficient
5%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Fringe

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