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East Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 230. The school is part of the Mount Vernon City School District, which is ranked 170 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Elementary School consistently performs exceptionally well on Ohio state tests, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90.2% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the Mount Vernon City and Ohio state averages of 83.5% and 63.4%, respectively. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking 34th out of 1,452 Ohio elementary schools for female students and 17th out of 1,473 for low socioeconomic status students in the 2024-2025 school year.

While East Elementary School outperforms the Mount Vernon City and Ohio state averages across various metrics, some nearby schools, such as Wiggin Street Elementary and Twin Oak Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance. The school's chronic absenteeism rates, while relatively low, have fluctuated over the years, indicating a need to further address attendance issues. Additionally, the school's performance with gifted and talented students could be an area for improvement, as the school ranked 521 out of 759 Ohio elementary schools in this subgroup for the 2017-2018 school year.

238

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,412

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

714 E Vine St
Mount Vernon, OH 43050-3651

(740) 393-5985

District: Mount Vernon City

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (88% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

122^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Mount Vernon City

170^th of 828Mount Vernon City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	122 of 1558	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	53 of 1577	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	118 of 1596	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	61 of 1588	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	177 of 1610	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	323 of 1676	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	322 of 1636	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	551 of 1651	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.6	748 of 1678	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.9	497 of 1684	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	395 of 1687	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	125 of 1701	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	76.4	355 of 1709	79.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	314 of 1686	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	443 of 1662	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	466 of 1610	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	68.4	559 of 1582	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.8	474 of 1609	70.5%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	328 of 1504	78.2%	★★★★☆
2005	78.9	238 of 1501	84.1%	★★★★☆
2004	89.2	33 of 1471	97.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	75.6	150 of 956	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	34 of 1452	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	121 of 1466	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	125 of 1483	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	163 of 1488	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	114 of 1467	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	462 of 1502	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	490 of 1518	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	52.6	521 of 759	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	17 of 1473	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	16 of 1484	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	71 of 1447	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	38 of 1404	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	80 of 1465	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	147 of 1465	90.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	189 of 1466	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	117 of 1498	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	134 of 1518	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	236 of 1499	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	163 of 1535	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	144 of 1536	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	109 of 1175	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	208 of 1190	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	87 of 1215	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	100 of 1242	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	222 of 1249	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	421 of 1271	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	224 of 1309	82.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)84th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)31st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+27 vs state

Mathematics89%+26 vs state

English Language Arts85%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 E Vine St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5985	238	14	17.3		214 (89.9%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	86.9	122^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.2	53^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	96.6%	69	90.2	81.0	94.4	92.5		73.8	91.7	90.2		$10,412
Pleasant Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Pleasant St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5990	329	20	16.2		306 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	55.4	812^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%		56.9	817^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.2%	5	68.2	50.9	74.0	47.7		61.8	64.0	75.0		$11,523
Dan Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Mansfield Ave	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5950	244	16	15.4		214 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	81.3	269^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.7	222^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	85.9%	47	85.3	83.8	87.0	79.4		81.6	69.6	82.4		$9,251
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Columbus Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5975	244	13	18.9		225 (92.2%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	71.6	501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.8	561^st of 1577 public elementary schools	64.4%	60	76.6	68.3	89.2	63.8		82.9	64.9	72.3		$10,879
Twin Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8888 Martinsburg Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5970	371	20	18.2		338 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	88.5	84^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.6%		80.8	298^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.1%	214	87.9	88.7	93.7	91.4		85.5	79.4	93.1		$9,917
Wiggin Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 Wiggin Street	Gambier	43022	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 427-4262	217	14	15.8		197 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	82.2	251^st of 1558 public elementary schools	83.9%		85.1	176^th of 1577 public elementary schools	88.8%	75	94.6	78.8	91.2	75.0		72.7	76.5	89.2		$11,368
Fredericktown Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Stadium Drive	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 694-2781	535	30	17.8	82.1%	510 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	74.4	444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.5%		77	387^th of 1577 public elementary schools	75.5%	57	78.5	66.0	76.0	76.9		69.0	76.0	90.8		$10,825
East Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	23081 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-7000	514	32	16.0		466 (90.7%)	19 (3.7%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	60.5	725^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.5%		57.3	805^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.0%	80	71.2	63.6	75.6	53.0	58.5	64.1	73.1	59.1	56.9	$11,676
Utica Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Church Street	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2551	358	22	16.1	53.4%	335 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	63.2	661^st of 1558 public elementary schools	57.6%		68.3	574^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.6%	87	81.3	55.9	76.8	64.6		57.4	64.3	81.3		$12,094
Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	353	27	13.0	41.1%	327 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	74.3	446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.4%		74.6	442^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	72.0%	4	64.1	68.0	100.0	61.5	71.4	72.0	84.6	82.1	61.2	$11,655

Frequently Asked Questions about East Elementary School

How many students attend East Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 238 students attended East Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Elementary School?

Students at East Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is East Elementary School a good school?

Yes. East Elementary School ranks in the top 7.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is East Elementary School in?

Mount Vernon City

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