Middle Schools in Mount Vernon City

Summary:

Mount Vernon City, Ohio is home to a single standout middle school, Mount Vernon Middle School. This school serves grades 6-8 and has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of Ohio middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Mount Vernon Middle School is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other Ohio middle schools. The school's test scores significantly exceed state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, with 82.7% of 8th grade students scoring proficient or better in science, and 100% of Algebra I students scoring proficient or better, far surpassing the state average of 59.4%.

While the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 50.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, it maintains a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.5 to 1. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.4% in 2024-2025 is a metric that could be further investigated, but overall, Mount Vernon Middle School stands out as a strong-performing institution within the Mount Vernon City district.

District Detail

300 Newark Rd
Mount Vernon, OH 43050-4510

(740) 397-7422

SchoolDigger Rank:
170^th of 828 Ohio districts

See the 2025 Ohio District rankings!

Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,374

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Mount Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Yellow Jacket Drive	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 392-6867	787	54	14.5		691 (87.8%)	14 (1.8%)	29 (3.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	78.1	215^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%		70.4	320^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.4%	105	82.7	72.2	59.5	75.8	68.7	68.0	66.8	100.0	$11,057

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Knox County JVSD	1.12 mi	1
Fredericktown Local	7.27 mi	3	174^th
East Knox Local	8.87 mi	2	450^th
North Fork Local	10.2 mi	4	437^th
Highland Local	11.04 mi	3	360^th

See the top OH Ohio districts

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.