Mount Vernon High School

731 Palisades Rd SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314

ASchola Grade
Grades
9–12
High
Students
470
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mount Vernon Comm School District
Linn County

Schola Grade A · Excellent

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 331 Iowa high schools · How we grade
Test scores80% proficient in math & reading
88thpercentile
Equity70% of low-income students proficient
90thpercentile
Attendance20% chronically absent
70thpercentile
Graduation rate87% graduate in 4 years
27thpercentile
College readinessAt least 37% take AP, IB or dual-enrollment courses
78thpercentile
Class size17.4 students per teacher
9thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).

About Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Iowa, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Mount Vernon Comm School District. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Linn County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 470 students were enrolled, with about 17.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa high school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 331 Iowa high schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12

Location & nearby schools

731 Palisades Rd SW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
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School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
High
Grades offered
9–12
Enrollment (2024–25)
470 students
Students per teacher
17.4 to 1
AP courses offered
10
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Virtual learning
Offers virtual courses
Locale
Town — Fringe
School district
Mount Vernon Comm School District
County
Linn County
NCES school ID
192004001883

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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.