Mount Vernon Middle School
525 Palisades Rd Sw
Mount Vernon IA, 52314, Linn County
Phone: 319-895-6254
Ranking: (102 out of 696, top 15%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Mount Vernon Community 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: | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 408 | 412 | 414 | 384 | 372 | 357 | 345 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 98 | 24.0% | 104 | 25.2% | 98 | 23.7% | 98 | 25.5% | 99 | 26.6% | 105 | 29.4% | 77 | 22.3% |
Grade 6: | 104 | 25.5% | 100 | 24.3% | 99 | 23.9% | 102 | 26.6% | 106 | 28.5% | 78 | 21.8% | 88 | 25.5% |
Grade 7: | 102 | 25.0% | 99 | 24.0% | 112 | 27.1% | 107 | 27.9% | 78 | 21.0% | 88 | 24.6% | 87 | 25.2% |
Grade 8: | 104 | 25.5% | 109 | 26.5% | 105 | 25.4% | 77 | 20.1% | 89 | 23.9% | 86 | 24.1% | 93 | 27.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 220 | 53.9% | 226 | 54.9% | 222 | 53.6% | 196 | 51.0% | 186 | 50.0% | 182 | 51.0% | 178 | 51.6% |
Female: | 188 | 46.1% | 186 | 45.1% | 192 | 46.4% | 188 | 49.0% | 186 | 50.0% | 167 | 46.8% | 163 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 2.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% |
Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.9% |
White: | 383 | 93.9% | 394 | 95.6% | 393 | 94.9% | 367 | 95.6% | 357 | 96.0% | 341 | 95.5% | 336 | 97.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 13.2% | 47 | 11.4% | 54 | 13.0% | 45 | 11.7% | 40 | 10.8% | 34 | 9.5% | 32 | 9.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.2% | 15 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.1% | 22 | 5.7% | 23 | 6.2% | 20 | 5.6% | 18 | 5.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.87 | 15.79 | 16.12 | 16.13 | 14.82 | 16.30 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.76% | 88.76% | 77.96% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.00% | 87.00% | 79.10% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.02% | 82.02% | 74.27% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.00% | 87.00% | 75.72% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.63% | 72.63% | 71.48% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.43% | 80.43% | 73.04% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.79% | 75.79% | 64.44% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 65.22% | 65.78% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.00% | 87.00% | 78.81% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.11% | 85.11% | 78.31% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.00% | 82.00% | 67.39% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.66% | 77.66% | 68.56% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.44% | 85.44% | 74.62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.74% | 87.74% | 74.59% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.58% | 80.58% | 66.08% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.64% | 72.64% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.3% | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.7% | 50.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 21.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% | 25.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% | 75.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,766.0 | $41,474.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,649.0 | $30,244.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,138.0 | $45,217.0 |
* Mount Vernon Middle 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.