Mt Vernon High School
8112 North 200 West
Fortville IN, 46040, Hancock County
Phone: 317-485-3131
Ranking: 
(51 out of 351, top 15%)*
(51 out of 351, top 15%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mount Vernon Community School Corporation
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: | 55 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 66 | 66 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,135 | 1,119 | 1,081 | 1,077 | 1,084 | 1,108 | 1,063 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 272 | 24.0% | 320 | 28.6% | 278 | 25.7% | 289 | 26.8% | 259 | 23.9% | 288 | 26.0% | 272 | 25.6% |
| Grade 10: | 317 | 27.9% | 278 | 24.8% | 293 | 27.1% | 259 | 24.0% | 282 | 26.0% | 266 | 24.0% | 318 | 29.9% |
| Grade 11: | 273 | 24.1% | 287 | 25.6% | 247 | 22.8% | 277 | 25.7% | 256 | 23.6% | 309 | 27.9% | 242 | 22.8% |
| Grade 12: | 273 | 24.1% | 234 | 20.9% | 263 | 24.3% | 252 | 23.4% | 287 | 26.5% | 245 | 22.1% | 231 | 21.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 572 | 50.4% | 552 | 49.3% | 526 | 48.7% | 517 | 48.0% | 527 | 48.6% | 551 | 49.7% | 548 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 563 | 49.6% | 567 | 50.7% | 555 | 51.3% | 560 | 52.0% | 528 | 48.7% | 528 | 47.7% | 488 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 25 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.3% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 2.6% | 33 | 2.9% | 30 | 2.8% | 25 | 2.3% | 18 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 80 | 7.0% | 67 | 6.0% | 73 | 6.8% | 78 | 7.2% | 92 | 8.5% | 87 | 7.9% | 69 | 6.5% |
| White: | 949 | 83.6% | 951 | 85.0% | 924 | 85.5% | 930 | 86.4% | 933 | 86.1% | 968 | 87.4% | 938 | 88.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 51 | 4.5% | 46 | 4.1% | 37 | 3.4% | 29 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 180 | 15.9% | 180 | 16.1% | 157 | 14.5% | 131 | 12.2% | 116 | 10.7% | 82 | 7.4% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 6.9% | 68 | 6.1% | 90 | 8.3% | 69 | 6.4% | 81 | 7.5% | 65 | 5.9% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.64 | 21.11 | 18.96 | 18.58 | 16.42 | 16.80 | 17.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 71% | 81% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.6% | 87.8% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 86.8% | 92.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 80.2% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Mt Vernon High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.