Mount Vernon

Summary:

Mount Vernon is an elementary school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 68 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 59th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Vernon has a significantly higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students compared to the nearby schools, such as Cary Elementary and Adams Elementary. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science that are significantly lower than the Wake County and North Carolina averages. Additionally, Mount Vernon has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.07% to 95.59% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Despite the low academic performance, Mount Vernon has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 1.8 to 2.6 students per teacher over the past three school years, much lower than the nearby schools, which have student-teacher ratios ranging from 11.2 to 13.8. This suggests that the school may have significant resources dedicated to individual student support, but the low academic performance indicates that this resource allocation may not be effectively translating into improved student outcomes. Addressing the unique challenges faced by Mount Vernon, such as the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic performance, will require a comprehensive and targeted approach to improve student achievement.


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Public K-8

 5418 Chapel Hill Rd
       Raleigh, NC  27607-5139


(919) 233-4313

District: Wake County Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $39,441 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  2.6 Help
Number of students:  68

Racial breakdown:

African American:
60.3%
Hispanic:
20.6%
White:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mount Vernon is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 0.17. (See more...)
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Compare Details Mount Vernon ranks worse than 76.8% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.62. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Mount Vernon has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Wake County Schools District. Student population at Mount Vernon is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (60.3%), Hispanic (20.6%), White (13.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mount Vernon is 2.6, which is the lowest among 116 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mount Vernon is $39,441, which is the highest among 116 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Mount Vernon:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Vernon 609th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Mount Vernon in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mount Vernon

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 2.56 1272nd 1276 0.3%
2007 0.54 1292nd 1293 0.1%
2008 10.15 1242nd 1324 6.2%
2009 4.23 1326th 1354 2.1%
2010 0.22 1359th 1363 0.3%
2011 5.05 1357th 1381 1.7%
2012 0.51 1384th 1388 0.3%
2013 13.08 1290th 1403 8.1%
2014 1.88 1383rd 1390 0.5%
2015 1.22 1436th 1440 0.3%
2016 4.20 1396th 1425 2.0%
2017 6.15 1378th 1429 3.6%
2018 1.23 1430th 1434 0.3%
2019 0.17 1473rd 1473 0.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.91 525th 897 41.5%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Mount Vernon

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Rank History for all middle school students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 27.26 487th 598 18.6%
2007 6.57 575th 606 5.1%
2008 6.44 580th 620 6.5%
2009 11.66 571st 630 9.4%
2010 12.06 593rd 640 7.3%
2011 22.36 554th 648 14.5%
2012 5.72 627th 662 5.3%
2013 17.63 573rd 673 14.9%
2014 11.53 568th 627 9.4%
2015 9.77 642nd 705 8.9%
2016 13.35 613th 692 11.4%
2017 8.77 649th 694 6.5%
2018 6.15 657th 691 4.9%
2019 7.05 697th 737 5.4%
2021 19.32 614th 741 17.1%
2022 7.84 741st 786 5.7%
2023 14.76 695th 784 11.4%
2024 25.62 609th 793 23.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.52 586th 604 3.0%
2019 19.19 566th 639 11.4%
2021 21.55 535th 633 15.5%
2022 4.39 683rd 689 0.9%
2023 13.40 690th 735 6.1%
2024 9.84 716th 743 3.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.86 640th 656 2.4%
2019 3.13 673rd 684 1.6%
2021 34.23 456th 706 35.4%
2024 32.58 512th 738 30.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.16 638th 665 4.1%
2019 12.06 638th 697 8.5%
2021 14.73 633rd 711 11.0%
2022 11.74 695th 748 7.1%
2023 11.64 686th 747 8.2%
2024 29.76 552nd 751 26.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.19 491st 494 0.6%
2019 7.03 505th 519 2.7%
2023 23.75 469th 559 16.1%
2024 33.80 384th 560 31.4%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.72 464th 472 1.7%
2019 35.61 347th 493 29.6%
2021 29.08 398th 522 23.8%
2022 12.14 518th 541 4.3%
2023 32.50 403rd 553 27.1%
2024 10.01 550th 564 2.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Mount Vernon

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 59.22 252nd 652 61.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Mount Vernon

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 44 66 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 110
1989 42 52 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 94
1990 19 27 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 46
1991 19 36 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 55
1992 19 35 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 54
1993 16 34 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 50
1994 9 38 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 49
1995 6 35 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 42
1996 6 35 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 42
1997 9 36 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 46
1998 4 25 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 30
1999 6 17 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 25
2000 13 26 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 44
2001 10 37 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 52
2002 10 44 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 58
2003 10 44 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 58
2004 16 40 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 59
2005 11 41 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 56
2006 18 44 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 66
2007 15 54 1 5 0 n/a n/a 6 81
2008 27 69 1 9 0 n/a n/a 8 114
2009 22 54 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 87
2010 19 49 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 79
2011 22 55 1 11 1 0 5 0 95
2012 31 48 0 7 1 0 7 0 94
2013 18 44 0 10 1 0 8 0 81
2014 35 57 0 14 0 0 6 0 112
2015 30 48 1 18 1 0 6 0 104
2016 27 42 0 21 0 1 6 0 97
2017 24 39 2 25 0 2 2 0 94
2018 20 47 1 26 0 1 4 0 99
2019 16 62 0 16 0 0 3 0 97
2020 6 57 0 25 0 0 7 0 95
2021 3 33 2 17 0 0 4 0 59
2022 3 29 2 20 0 0 2 0 56
2023 9 41 0 14 0 0 4 0 68

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mount Vernon

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 110 12.0 9.1 42.7
1989 94 12.0 7.8 34
1990 46 10.0 4.6 95.7
1991 55 14.0 3.9 80
1992 54 14.0 3.8 n/a
1993 50 13.0 3.8 70
1994 49 13.0 3.8 73.5
1995 42 14.0 3.0 92.9
1996 42 14.0 3.0 92.9
1997 46 14.0 3.3 23.9
1998 30 15.0 2.0 36.7
1999 25 7.0 3.6 60
2000 44 7.0 6.3 34.1
2001 52 18.0 2.9 40.4
2002 58 19.0 3.1 94.8
2003 58 19.0 3.1 94.8
2004 59 19.0 3.1 94.9
2005 56 25.0 2.2 94.6
2006 66 22.0 3.0 95.5
2007 81 n/a n/a 76
2008 114 25.9 4.4 n/a
2009 87 29.8 2.9 n/a
2010 79 26.6 2.9 91.1
2011 95 26.7 3.5 90.5
2012 94 32.5 2.8 93.6
2013 81 31.5 2.5 96.3
2014 112 31.5 3.5 77.7
2015 104 32.0 3.2 93.3
2016 97 32.0 3.0 96.9
2017 94 30.4 3.0 96.8
2018 99 30.5 3.2 97
2019 97 26.2 3.7 83.5
2020 95 29.0 3.2 82.1
2021 59 31.1 1.8 86.4
2022 56 29.8 1.8 66.1
2023 68 25.5 2.6 95.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mount Vernon

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 110 12.0 9.1 42.7
1989 94 12.0 7.8 34
1990 46 10.0 4.6 95.7
1991 55 14.0 3.9 80
1992 54 14.0 3.8 n/a
1993 50 13.0 3.8 70
1994 49 13.0 3.8 73.5
1995 42 14.0 3.0 92.9
1996 42 14.0 3.0 92.9
1997 46 14.0 3.3 23.9
1998 30 15.0 2.0 36.7
1999 25 7.0 3.6 60
2000 44 7.0 6.3 34.1
2001 52 18.0 2.9 40.4
2002 58 19.0 3.1 94.8
2003 58 19.0 3.1 94.8
2004 59 19.0 3.1 94.9
2005 56 25.0 2.2 94.6
2006 66 22.0 3.0 95.5
2007 81 n/a n/a 76
2008 114 25.9 4.4 n/a
2009 87 29.8 2.9 n/a
2010 79 26.6 2.9 91.1
2011 95 26.7 3.5 90.5
2012 94 32.5 2.8 93.6
2013 81 31.5 2.5 96.3
2014 112 31.5 3.5 77.7
2015 104 32.0 3.2 93.3
2016 97 32.0 3.0 96.9
2017 94 30.4 3.0 96.8
2018 99 30.5 3.2 97
2019 97 26.2 3.7 83.5
2020 95 29.0 3.2 82.1
2021 59 31.1 1.8 86.4
2022 56 29.8 1.8 66.1
2023 68 25.5 2.6 95.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mount Vernon

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $8,764 (22.2%) $30,677 (77.8%) $39,441

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mount Vernon

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 697th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 695th of 784 Middle schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Mount Vernon)2016.7
 3.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6662.3
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Mount Vernon)5.722.2
 16.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)67.361.6
 5.7%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mount Vernon)18.837.1
 18.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)59.657
 2.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Mount Vernon)31.922.9
 9%
   8th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)64.860.9
 3.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Mount Vernon)57.442.9
 14.5%
   8th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)82.476.3
 6.1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9768
 29.9%
African American6241
 33.9%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1614
 12.5%
Pacific Islander00
White169
 43.8%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.5%95.6%
 12.1%


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Students at Mount Vernon are 60% African American, 21% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 68 students attended Mount Vernon.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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