Mt Vernon Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Mount Vernon ISD
  • Mount Vernon, TX
  • Early education - 4th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: N/A

Total students

594

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Mount Vernon ISD: 13.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90.3%

Mt Vernon Elementary School is an elementary school in Mount Vernon, TX, in the Mount Vernon ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 594 students. 55.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,579, which is $895 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.mtvernonisd.net

Address

517 Texas Hwy 37
Mount Vernon, TX 75457

Office phone number

(903) 537-9500

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Mt Vernon Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

594

African American

28 (4.7%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.2%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4 (0.7%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

165 (27.8%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

362 (60.9%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 62.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

34 (5.7%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

4.7%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

27.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

60.9%

Two or more races

5.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

55.4 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

68.7 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 64%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

18 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

55.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.7%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

17.7 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 7%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

18.2 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

17.7%

Gifted and talented

3.0%

Special education

18.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.7 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

16.7 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Mount Vernon ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Mount Vernon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

9.4 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 14%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

9.6 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

8 %

Mount Vernon ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.8

African American

0.9 (2%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.7 (13.3%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35.4 (82.6%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 86.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0.9 (2%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

37.5 (87.7%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 77.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

5.3 (12.3%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mount Vernon ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

13.9

Mount Vernon ISD: 13.8

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13.3 years

Mount Vernon ISD: 13.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$61,579

Mount Vernon ISD: $61,797

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

N/A

Mount Vernon ISD: $48,868

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$50,199

Mount Vernon ISD: $51,479

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$56,305

Mount Vernon ISD: $55,896

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,319

Mount Vernon ISD: $63,994

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$78,218

Mount Vernon ISD: $74,751

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$73,398

Mount Vernon ISD: $73,508

Statewide: $74,014

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