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Mount Vernon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mount Vernon Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Yorktown, Virginia, serving 548 students in grades PK-5 as part of the York County Public Schools district.

Mount Vernon Elementary consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic achievement, particularly in core subjects like Mathematics, Science, and English Reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the state and district, with some grades reaching over 90% proficiency. For example, 5th grade Mathematics had a 96.67% proficiency rate, compared to 89.87% for the district and 71.56% for the state. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, and it is ranked 49th out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Seaford Elementary, Bethel Manor Elementary, and Tabb Elementary, Mount Vernon Elementary stands out with higher test scores and overall school quality. The school's spending per student is also higher than some of its peers, which may contribute to its academic success. While Mount Vernon Elementary has experienced a recent increase in chronic absenteeism, its commitment to student achievement remains evident in its exceptional performance and rankings.

573

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,804

Per pupil spending ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Mt Vernon Dr
Yorktown, VA 23693

(757) 898-0480

District: York County Public Schools

Students who attend Mount Vernon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tabb Middle
High:	Tabb High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Asian:

12.4%

Two or more races:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (92% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in York County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

District avg87%

Virginia avg71%

49^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the York County Public Schools

7^th of 129York County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	49 of 1110	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	33 of 1114	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	49 of 1114	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	68 of 1109	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	6 of 1103	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	67 of 1105	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	21 of 1097	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.4	23 of 1099	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	84.7	77 of 1096	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	54 of 1100	95.1%	★★★★★
2014	83.7	104 of 1110	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	46 of 1120	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	99 of 1117	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	77.0	175 of 1117	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.0	28 of 1113	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	71.9	248 of 1082	77.1%	★★★★☆
2008	77.0	157 of 1081	85.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	110 of 1083	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	194 of 1071	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	83.2	84 of 1062	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	22 of 579	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	123 of 249	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	120 of 238	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	16 of 230	93.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	70 of 355	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	74 of 324	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	31 of 1096	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	28 of 1098	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	97 of 1100	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	96.3	5 of 580	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	8 of 564	98.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	99 of 1046	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	136 of 1036	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	70 of 1093	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	42 of 1101	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	27 of 1093	97.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	40 of 192	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	20 of 195	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.9	32 of 182	82.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	31 of 271	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.6	5 of 247	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	26 of 245	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	34 of 973	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	48 of 979	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	76 of 984	92.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2024)80th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2025)79th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science93%+24 vs state

Mathematics92%+19 vs state

VA Studies92%+24 vs state

English Reading91%+21 vs state

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Schools Near Mount Vernon Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	573	38	15.0	25.0%	352 (61.4%)	38 (6.6%)	53 (9.2%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	90.1	49^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.6%		91.1	33^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	97.0%	16	89.8	88.0	96.7	93.3	88.0	89.0	95.8	91.8	$9,804	$308	$9,496
Grafton Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	410 Lakeside Dr	Grafton	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0350	653	40	16.3	34.9%	382 (58.5%)	62 (9.5%)	78 (11.9%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.6%)	82.1	180^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.8%		84.8	123^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	89.0%	57	78.3	86.1	93.1	87.7	81.0	85.2	92.3	81.7	$9,971	$342	$9,629
Tabb Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0372	707	43	16.4	28.9%	357 (50.5%)	94 (13.3%)	111 (15.7%)	48 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.4%)	89.4	59^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.7%		91	34^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.9%	25	87.7	93.3	93.1	90.0	87.0	95.0	90.7	89.1	$8,227	$159	$8,068
Coventry Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Owen Davis Blvd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0403	630	41	15.3	34.8%	285 (45.2%)	90 (14.3%)	68 (10.8%)	110 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.3%)	78.1	246^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.8%		84.8	122^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	89.0%	124	74.8	87.5	89.8	83.9	76.4	90.2	84.6	82.5	$8,867	$519	$8,348
Dare Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Dare Rd	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0324	399	28	14.2	37.8%	249 (62.4%)	40 (10.0%)	48 (12.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.3%)	83.9	146^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.8%		80.3	214^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.8%	68	92.6	82.3	93.3	85.3	84.0	91.9	89.3	74.2	$12,026	$649	$11,377
Kiln Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7961	553	26	21.2	102.7%	90 (16.3%)	308 (55.7%)	89 (16.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	38.3	736^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.7%		28.7	858^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.0%	122	67.0	57.5	67.4	70.8	61.7	65.3	71.9	56.9	$10,588	$1,047	$9,541
L.F. Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Palmer Lane	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 881-5000	465	26	17.8	98.3%	31 (6.7%)	190 (40.9%)	202 (43.4%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	22.4	897^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.2%		16	969^th of 1114 public elementary schools	13.0%	72	58.8	58.7	60.2	61.4	53.9	55.2	61.5	54.2	$8,954	$152	$8,802
Bethel Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	1797 First St	Langley AFB	23665	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 867-7439	631	41	15.3	45.5%	273 (43.3%)	113 (17.9%)	160 (25.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (11.9%)	84.7	130^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.3	132^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	88.2%	2	89.7	83.7	91.6	89.7	87.9	82.6	91.6	79.8	$9,255	$1,057	$8,197
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Harpersville Rd	Newport News	23601	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 591-4781	660	35	18.8	100.9%	97 (14.7%)	319 (48.3%)	185 (28.0%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.4%)	12.2	1007^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.3%		11	1015^th of 1114 public elementary schools	8.9%	8	42.7	59.5	45.2	50.0	34.3	52.3	48.1	62.2	$8,526	$641	$7,885
Seaford Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Seaford Rd	Seaford	23696	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0352	552	31	17.8	35.7%	350 (63.4%)	53 (9.6%)	52 (9.4%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	89.6	55^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.7	27^th of 1114 public elementary schools	97.6%	28	89.5	94.1	92.1	86.0	92.6	94.1	93.1	87.1	$11,211	$465	$10,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Vernon Elementary

What district is Mount Vernon Elementary in?

York County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mount Vernon Elementary?

Students at Mount Vernon Elementary are 61% White, 12% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American.

Is Mount Vernon Elementary a good school?

Yes! Mount Vernon Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 49^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Mount Vernon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mount Vernon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tabb Middle
High : Tabb High

How many students attend Mount Vernon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Mount Vernon Elementary.

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