Mt Vernon Middle School
Public middle school in Mount Vernon, Texas · Mount Vernon ISD · Grades 5–8
Mt Vernon Middle School serves 456 students in grades 5–8 in Mount Vernon (Franklin County). It is one of 3 schools in Mount Vernon ISD. By enrollment it is the 1156th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.57 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Mount Vernon ISD |
| County | Franklin County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483177003539 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mount Vernon ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 456 | 1,608 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 55.9% | 57.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mt Vernon Middle School in context
Size
Mt Vernon Middle School is the only middle school in Mount Vernon ISD. Its 456 students are 28.4% of the district's 1,608. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 16.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 312; Mt Vernon Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 137 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 98, against an average of 114 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 107 in grade 5 and 114 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 66% here and 61.9% across Mount Vernon ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 25.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
55.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.3% across Mount Vernon ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 32.57 full-time-equivalent teachers for 456 students, Mt Vernon Middle School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 456 students would have about 31.7 teachers, so Mt Vernon Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Mt Vernon Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Mount Pleasant Junior High School, 13.6 miles away in Mount Pleasant ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66% |
| Hispanic | 25.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 107 |
| Grade 6 | 98 |
| Grade 7 | 137 |
| Grade 8 | 114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 Texas Hwy 37, Mount Vernon, TX 75457
Phone: (903)537-9700
Website: mtvernonisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mt Vernon Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Junior High School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 13.6 mi | 713 | 13.2 | 78% |
| Winnsboro Junior High School | Winnsboro ISD | 16.0 mi | 324 | 10 | 64.2% |
| P E Wallace Middle School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 16.0 mi | 698 | 12.5 | 82.2% |
| Harts Bluff Middle School | Harts Bluff ISD | 16.0 mi | 194 | 10.8 | 66% |
| Rivercrest Junior High School | Rivercrest ISD | 16.6 mi | 149 | 9.4 | 73.2% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School | Pittsburg ISD | 18.8 mi | 299 | 10.1 | 75.3% |
| Pittsburg Intermediate School | Pittsburg ISD | 19.9 mi | 369 | 13.3 | 74.3% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 20.3 mi | 194 | 10.7 | 41.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mount Vernon ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Vernon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 641 |
| Mt Vernon High School | High | 9–12 | 511 |