Mt Vernon Elementary School
2400 Greenock Buena Vista Rd
Mckeesport PA, 15135, Allegheny County
Phone: 412-896-2327
Ranking: 
(698 out of 2,311, top 30%)*
(698 out of 2,311, top 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Elizabeth Forward School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 165 | 167 | 179 | 210 | 203 | 195 | 203 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 54 | 32.7% | 58 | 34.7% | 46 | 25.7% | 60 | 28.6% | 70 | 34.5% | 44 | 22.6% | 29 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 37.6% | 48 | 28.7% | 57 | 31.8% | 74 | 35.2% | 72 | 35.5% | 33 | 16.9% | 42 | 20.7% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 29.7% | 61 | 36.5% | 76 | 42.5% | 76 | 36.2% | 60 | 29.6% | 43 | 22.1% | 40 | 19.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 74 | 44.8% | 78 | 46.7% | 83 | 46.4% | 105 | 50.0% | 107 | 52.7% | 105 | 53.8% | 108 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 91 | 55.2% | 89 | 53.3% | 96 | 53.6% | 105 | 50.0% | 88 | 43.3% | 82 | 42.1% | 91 | 44.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.1% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.5% | 6 | 3.1% | 5 | 2.5% |
| White: | 160 | 97.0% | 162 | 97.0% | 172 | 96.1% | 206 | 98.1% | 198 | 97.5% | 188 | 96.4% | 197 | 97.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 1.2% | 4 | 2.4% | 4 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 31.5% | 51 | 30.5% | 51 | 28.5% | 55 | 26.2% | 44 | 21.7% | 41 | 21.0% | 40 | 19.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 9.1% | 13 | 7.8% | 13 | 7.3% | 16 | 7.6% | 19 | 9.4% | 20 | 10.3% | 13 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.07 | 13.23 | 14.38 | 14.65 | 12.89 | 11.70 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 86.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 88.7% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 93% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92.4% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.3% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 76.4% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 86.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88.5% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 90.1% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 89.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91.8% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 92.1% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 98.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 96.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 78.6% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76.6% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 83.4% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 82% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 87.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 95.7% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.9% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 90.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 98.8% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 56.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.1% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 67.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 86.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 84.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.3% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94.3% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.9% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 71.9% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 68.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 73.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 69.5% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.4% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 78.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 83.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 74.8% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 57.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 81.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 67.9% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 72.5% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 91% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 84.4% | 64.2% |
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* Mt Vernon Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.