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Mount Vernon City Schools
Mount Vernon City is a public school district in Ohio, based in Knox County (Mount Vernon). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mount Vernon City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mount Vernon City
8 of 8 schools in Mount Vernon City carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 1
Best schools in Mount Vernon City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ East Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Wiggin Street Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Twin Oak Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Mount Vernon Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Mount Vernon High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Columbia Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Dan Emmett Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Pleasant Street Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Mount Vernon City
High schools (1)
- A- Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Mount Vernon Middle School, Mount Vernon
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A- Columbia Elementary School, Mount Vernon
- A- Dan Emmett Elementary School, Mount Vernon
- A+ East Elementary School, Mount Vernon
- B Pleasant Street Elementary School, Mount Vernon
- A Twin Oak Elementary School, Mount Vernon
- A+ Wiggin Street Elementary School, Gambier
Where Mount Vernon City schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Mount Vernon (7)
- Gambier (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Knox County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,490 students with 210 full-time-equivalent teachers and 513 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3910012
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fredericktown Local (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Centerburg Local (3 schools, 12 mi)
- North Fork Local (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Clear Fork Valley Local (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Highland Local (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Northridge Local (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Lucas Local (3 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Mount Vernon City
How many schools are in Mount Vernon City?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Mount Vernon City, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mount Vernon City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mount Vernon, Gambier.
How good are the schools in Mount Vernon City?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 64.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mount Vernon City?
3,490 students were enrolled in Mount Vernon City in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mount Vernon City?
Mount Vernon City is in Ohio, based in Knox County, with its district office in Mount Vernon. Its boundary covers about 144 sq mi.