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Mt Vernon High School

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Mt Vernon High School ranks 876 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 56% of Texas high schools

Summary

Mt Vernon High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Texas, serving 484 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Mount Vernon Independent School District. The school has consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 95.8% to 98.3% in recent years, which is significantly better than the state average. Additionally, Mt Vernon High School's dropout rates are very low, between 0.3% and 1.1%, indicating strong student retention and support.

Academically, the school's STAAR EOC test scores are generally on par with or above state and district averages across subjects like Algebra I, Biology, English I/II, and U.S. History. Mt Vernon High School also ranks very highly (top 15%) in the state for its Gifted and Talented program, providing strong support and opportunities for high-achieving students. However, the school faces some challenges, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a significant socioeconomic challenge for the student population.

Compared to nearby high schools like Pittsburg High School, Rivercrest High School, and Winnsboro High School, Mt Vernon High School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and other key metrics. However, some nearby schools, such as Rivercrest High School, have even higher test scores and graduation rates, suggesting there may be opportunities for Mt Vernon High School to learn from its neighbors and continue improving its outcomes for all students.

511

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,584

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 Texas Hwy 37
Mount Vernon, TX 75457

(903) 537-9800

District: Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Mt Vernon High School:

Elementary:	Mt Vernon Elementary
Middle:	Mt Vernon Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2025) from a 46th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

Texas avg56%

876^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

248^th of 961Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	876 of 1974	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	657 of 1990	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	825 of 1961	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1007 of 1876	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	908 of 1861	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	963 of 1857	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	742 of 1797	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	693 of 1777	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.6	388 of 1762	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	505 of 1743	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	410 of 1734	76.4%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	286 of 1652	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	383 of 1603	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	302 of 1672	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	73.4	257 of 1568	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	372 of 1539	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	281 of 1510	81.4%	★★★★☆
2007	61.8	646 of 1497	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	491 of 1430	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.7	490 of 1429	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.3	271 of 1427	81.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	404 of 1065	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	603 of 1069	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	763 of 1031	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	785 of 1020	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	823 of 1024	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	626 of 1013	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	1407 of 1837	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	974 of 1829	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1216 of 1810	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1382 of 1784	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	847 of 1437	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	503 of 1371	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	941 of 1278	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.6	259 of 1195	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	13.0	1118 of 1136	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	931 of 1113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.3	621 of 1880	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	667 of 1891	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	898 of 1841	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	896 of 1815	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	890 of 1798	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	720 of 1781	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	167 of 1182	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	166 of 1172	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	150 of 1177	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	91 of 1145	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	254 of 1137	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.4	1220 of 1805	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	965 of 1820	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1030 of 1762	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	548 of 1743	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	1115 of 1714	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	774 of 1691	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	841 of 1884	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	927 of 1897	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1109 of 1847	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	675 of 1848	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	978 of 1818	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	919 of 1794	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.0	783 of 1891	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	919 of 1913	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	1076 of 1853	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	957 of 1840	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1081 of 1824	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	897 of 1803	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	326 of 731	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	520 of 677	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	619 of 664	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	68.2	137 of 588	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	352 of 604	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	788 of 1548	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1056 of 1478	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	993 of 1418	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1247 of 1382	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	511 of 1357	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	850 of 1347	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	684 of 1556	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	917 of 1576	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1082 of 1525	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1183 of 1510	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1019 of 1526	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	967 of 1539	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)86th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2024)67th percentile~ school

African American (2024)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)59th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)56th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)55th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)55th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)49th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2024)32nd percentile-35 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History64%-4 vs state

English II Reading63%+7 vs state

Biology61%~ state avg

English I Reading52%~ state avg

Algebra I46%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Mt Vernon High School	Public	9-12	509 Texas Hwy 37	Mount Vernon	75457	Franklin County	Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 537-9800	511	39	13.1	53.0%	314 (61.4%)	20 (3.9%)	142 (27.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	51.5	876^th of 1974 public high schools	55.6%		61.3	657^th of 1990 public high schools	67.0%	219	46.3	60.9	51.8	62.8	64.0	$10,584
Mount Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	2110 N Edwards Ave	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 575-2020	1,557	130	12.0	75.5%	252 (16.2%)	154 (9.9%)	1,103 (70.8%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.9%)	53.9	802^nd of 1974 public high schools	59.4%		55.2	813^th of 1990 public high schools	59.1%	11	52.2	64.2	55.6	60.4	62.7	$10,382
Mount Pleasant Daep	Public	6-12	2110 N Edwards	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 575-2095	13	4	3.7	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)	10 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$28,642
Winnsboro High School	Public	9-12	634 Post Oak St	Winnsboro	75494	Wood County	Winnsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 342-3641	487	42	11.7	53.4%	365 (74.9%)	10 (2.1%)	86 (17.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	48.6	947^th of 1974 public high schools	52.0%		52.2	885^th of 1990 public high schools	55.5%	62	29.4	66.7	58.8	65.4	54.0	$11,953
Harts Bluff Early College High School	Public	9-12	3506 Fm 1402	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Harts Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 577-1146	224	23	9.7	59.8%	87 (38.8%)	2 (0.9%)	130 (58.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	48	958^th of 1974 public high schools	51.5%		65.6	544^th of 1990 public high schools	72.7%	414	45.0	64.3	57.1	62.3	52.8	$9,597
Rivercrest High School	Public	9-12	4126 Us Hwy 271	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	215	28	7.5	77.7%	146 (67.9%)	12 (5.6%)	43 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	61.2	640^th of 1974 public high schools	67.6%		62	636^th of 1990 public high schools	68.0%	4	51.9	80.4	65.4	75.5	51.0	$15,877
Pittsburg High School	Public	9-12	300 S Texas St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 856-3646	671	64	10.4	74.7%	228 (34.0%)	105 (15.6%)	316 (47.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	46.8	998^th of 1974 public high schools	49.4%		55.4	809^th of 1990 public high schools	59.3%	189	39.9	51.3	64.1	51.9	63.3	$11,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Vernon High School

What schools feed into Mt Vernon High School?

Mt Vernon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mt Vernon Elementary
Middle : Mt Vernon Middle

How many students attend Mt Vernon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Mt Vernon High School.

Is Mt Vernon High School a good school?

Mt Vernon High School ranks 876^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Vernon High School?

Students at Mt Vernon High School are 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Mt Vernon High School in?

Mount Vernon Independent School District (Isd)

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