📍 8515 Old Mount Vernon Rd, Alexandria, Fairfax County, 22309
Mount Vernon High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 1,959 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 138.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Vernon High enrolls 1,959 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 138.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,055 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 421 | 21% |
| White | 310 | 16% |
| Asian | 97 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,171 of the school's 1,959 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 959 qualify for free lunch and 212 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.
Mount Vernon High 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 VA-80, state senate district 30, state house district 44.
Mount Vernon High is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,959 students, Mount Vernon High is larger than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large