📍 2400 Greenock Buena Vista Road, McKeesport, Allegheny County, 15135
Mt Vernon El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McKeesport, Allegheny County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabeth Forward SD school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mt Vernon El Sch enrolls 199 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7% Two or more races and 4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
90 of the school's 199 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 8 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 El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 39.
Mt Vernon El Sch is one of 6 schools in Elizabeth Forward SD, based in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,317 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, Mt Vernon El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large