Mount Vernon High School
700 Harriett St
Mount Vernon IN, 47620, Posey County
Phone: 812-838-4356
Ranking: 
(143 out of 351, top 41%)*
(143 out of 351, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mount Vernon Metropolitan School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 49 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 52 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 753 | 787 | 767 | 803 | 818 | 849 | 879 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 180 | 23.9% | 190 | 24.1% | 188 | 24.5% | 202 | 25.2% | 204 | 24.9% | 201 | 23.7% | 244 | 27.8% |
| Grade 10: | 185 | 24.6% | 197 | 25.0% | 196 | 25.6% | 204 | 25.4% | 205 | 25.1% | 238 | 28.0% | 185 | 21.0% |
| Grade 11: | 194 | 25.8% | 191 | 24.3% | 201 | 26.2% | 188 | 23.4% | 226 | 27.6% | 187 | 22.0% | 231 | 26.3% |
| Grade 12: | 194 | 25.8% | 209 | 26.6% | 182 | 23.7% | 209 | 26.0% | 183 | 22.4% | 223 | 26.3% | 219 | 24.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 396 | 52.6% | 410 | 52.1% | 392 | 51.1% | 415 | 51.7% | 420 | 51.3% | 437 | 51.5% | 445 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 357 | 47.4% | 377 | 47.9% | 375 | 48.9% | 388 | 48.3% | 367 | 44.9% | 383 | 45.1% | 412 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.6% | 7 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 14 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.3% | 24 | 3.1% | 17 | 2.1% | 15 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.5% |
| White: | 674 | 89.5% | 712 | 90.5% | 698 | 91.0% | 737 | 91.8% | 763 | 93.3% | 801 | 94.3% | 838 | 95.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 5.7% | 36 | 4.6% | 20 | 2.6% | 24 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 207 | 27.5% | 211 | 26.8% | 174 | 22.7% | 157 | 19.6% | 161 | 19.7% | 143 | 16.8% | 152 | 17.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 5.6% | 30 | 3.8% | 35 | 4.6% | 24 | 3.0% | 38 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.2% | 26 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.37 | 15.74 | 15.65 | 16.24 | 16.12 | 16.60 | 16.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60% | 69% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.1% | 79.4% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 57.1% | 69.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 36% | 36% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 77.0% | 77.0% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
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* Mount Vernon High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.