Impact of COVID-19 on Mt Vernon High School
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 963rd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 825th of 1961 High schools | 9.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Mt Vernon High School) | 50 | 59 | 9% |
End of Course Algebra I (Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)) | 56 | 64 | 8% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Mt Vernon High School) | 56 | 47 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)) | 56 | 47 | 9% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Mt Vernon High School) | 58 | 59 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)) | 58 | 59 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Mt Vernon High School) | 46 | 67 | 21% |
End of Course English II Reading (Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)) | 46 | 67 | 21% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Mt Vernon High School) | 67 | 72 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)) | 67 | 72 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 499 | 489 | 2% |
African American | 34 | 32 | 5.9% |
American Indian | 1 | 1 | |
Asian | 9 | 4 | 55.6% |
Hispanic | 105 | 128 | 21.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 335 | 305 | 9% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 19 | 26.7% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 51.5% | 63.4% | 11.9% |