📍 517 Texas Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, Franklin County, 75457
Mt Vernon el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Vernon, Franklin County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angelia George. It is part of the Mount Vernon Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Mt Vernon el enrolls 610 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
424 of the school's 610 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 407 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mt Vernon el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Mt Vernon el is one of 3 schools in MOUNT VERNON ISD, based in MOUNT VERNON, Texas. The district serves 1,608 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 610 students, Mt Vernon el is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote