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Mount Vernon High School
320 South 7th St
Mount Vernon IL, 62864, Jefferson County
Phone: 618-246-5914
Ranking: (494 out of 666, bottom 26%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 81 | 95 | 78 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 63 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,236 | 1,256 | 1,262 | 1,285 | 1,311 | 1,351 | 1,362 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 315 | 25.5% | 308 | 24.5% | 304 | 24.1% | 337 | 26.2% | 327 | 24.9% | 360 | 26.6% | 342 | 25.1% |
Grade 10: | 299 | 24.2% | 297 | 23.6% | 329 | 26.1% | 329 | 25.6% | 341 | 26.0% | 329 | 24.4% | 372 | 27.3% |
Grade 11: | 304 | 24.6% | 335 | 26.7% | 327 | 25.9% | 325 | 25.3% | 307 | 23.4% | 345 | 25.5% | 337 | 24.7% |
Grade 12: | 318 | 25.7% | 315 | 25.1% | 302 | 23.9% | 293 | 22.8% | 336 | 25.6% | 317 | 23.5% | 311 | 22.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 648 | 52.4% | 639 | 50.9% | 636 | 50.4% | 647 | 50.4% | 637 | 48.6% | 647 | 47.9% | 659 | 48.4% |
Female: | 588 | 47.6% | 617 | 49.1% | 626 | 49.6% | 638 | 49.6% | 605 | 46.1% | 695 | 51.4% | 650 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.1% | 17 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.3% | 12 | 0.9% | 16 | 1.2% | 11 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 38 | 3.1% | 23 | 1.8% | 27 | 2.1% | 27 | 2.1% | 15 | 1.1% | 24 | 1.8% | 23 | 1.7% |
Black: | 183 | 14.8% | 176 | 14.0% | 160 | 12.7% | 170 | 13.2% | 203 | 15.5% | 210 | 15.5% | 202 | 14.8% |
White: | 937 | 75.8% | 999 | 79.5% | 1,013 | 80.3% | 1,022 | 79.5% | 1,005 | 76.7% | 1,095 | 81.1% | 1,070 | 78.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 64 | 5.2% | 41 | 3.3% | 44 | 3.5% | 51 | 4.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 605 | 48.9% | 509 | 40.5% | 308 | 24.4% | 543 | 42.3% | 553 | 42.2% | 494 | 36.6% | 457 | 33.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 4.9% | 146 | 11.6% | 273 | 21.6% | 57 | 4.4% | 103 | 7.9% | 66 | 4.9% | 42 | 3.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.26 | 13.16 | 16.15 | 17.44 | 16.44 | 16.10 | 21.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSAE | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 44.5% | 53.3% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 53.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 52.8% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.2% | 53.7% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.0% | 38.0% | 52.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 36.7% | 53.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 36.8% | 51.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 35.7% | 52.7% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 42.0% | 51.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 51.6% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 51.8% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 58.6% | 56.4% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 56.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 59.5% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 58.4% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 44.1% | 54.0% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.5% | 53.3% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 56.9% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 47.1% | 54.0% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 49.3% | 51.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.8% | 50.6% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 49.6% | 54.8% |
2003 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.3% | 51.3% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 52.9% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 52.5% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 50.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 30.8% | 51.0% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 38.7% | 51.2% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 41.0% | 50.5% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 52.4% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.3% | 49.2% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 43.1% | 51.7% |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 42.5% | 49.4% |
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* Mount Vernon High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.