Mount Vernon Middle School

525 Palisades Road SW, Mount Vernon, IA 52314

ASchola Grade
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
425
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Mount Vernon Comm School District
Linn County

Schola Grade A · Excellent

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 242 Iowa middle schools · How we grade
Test scores84% proficient in math & reading
93rdpercentile
Equity64% of low-income students proficient
74thpercentile
Attendance17% chronically absent
59thpercentile
Class size17.1 students per teacher
17thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa middle 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 Middle School

Mount Vernon Middle School is a public middle school in Mount Vernon, Iowa, serving grades 5–8. 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, 425 students were enrolled, with about 17.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 242 Iowa middle schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8

Location & nearby schools

525 Palisades Road SW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
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School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
Middle
Grades offered
5–8
Enrollment (2024–25)
425 students
Students per teacher
17.1 to 1
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Locale
Town — Fringe
School district
Mount Vernon Comm School District
County
Linn County
NCES school ID
192004001178

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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.