📍 731 S Landrum St, Mt Vernon, Lawrence County, 65712
Mt. Vernon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mt Vernon, Lawrence County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mt. Vernon R-V school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mt. Vernon Middle enrolls 361 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 361 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Mt. Vernon Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 29, state house district 157.
Mt. Vernon Middle is one of 5 schools in MT. VERNON R-V, based in MT VERNON, Missouri. The district serves 1,542 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Mt. Vernon Middle is larger than the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant