Summary:
ZIP code 47620 in Mount Vernon, Indiana is served by a single public middle school, Mount Vernon Junior High School, which educates students in grades 6–8 and enrolls 493 students as part of MSD Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon Junior High is the standout school in this area by both necessity and performance. It ranks 71st of 486 Indiana middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 85th percentile with a 4-star rating, a sharp jump from 158th of 480 in 2024–2025 and 157th of 491 in 2023–2024. Its district, MSD Mount Vernon, ranks 67th of 374 districts, in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars. Proficiency rose across every tested subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: English Language Arts climbed from 37.58% to 50.44%, Math from 42.68% to 50.98%, and Science from 46.75% to 56.15%. In 2025–2026, the school is above the Indiana state average in every reported grade and subject, with the strongest margins in 7th-grade Math (55.95% vs. 35.9% state), 6th-grade Science (56.15% vs. 41.2%), and 6th-grade Math (54.96% vs. 40.2%). The school still trails district all-grades averages, but the gaps narrowed considerably.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, below Indiana's 16.7% but slightly above the district's 14.2%, making attendance a reasonable watch metric. Context for families: 40.57% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $12,754, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.9. Since 47620 has only one middle school option, families can take confidence that it currently sits in the 85th percentile statewide with 4 stars, and its recent upward trajectory is the most notable story in the data.
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