Washington Elementary School
615 5th Ave Sw
Mount Vernon IA, 52314, Linn County
Phone: 319-895-6251
Ranking: 
(88 out of 696, top 13%)*
(88 out of 696, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Mount Vernon Community 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: | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 554 | 545 | 526 | 525 | 481 | 471 | 505 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 58 | 10.5% | 67 | 12.3% | 37 | 7.0% | 22 | 4.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 113 | 20.4% | 99 | 18.2% | 112 | 21.3% | 125 | 23.8% | 104 | 21.6% | 98 | 20.8% | 116 | 23.0% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 16.6% | 100 | 18.3% | 95 | 18.1% | 81 | 15.4% | 89 | 18.5% | 95 | 20.2% | 91 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 18.1% | 96 | 17.6% | 85 | 16.2% | 98 | 18.7% | 100 | 20.8% | 88 | 18.7% | 94 | 18.6% |
| Grade 3: | 98 | 17.7% | 90 | 16.5% | 92 | 17.5% | 106 | 20.2% | 90 | 18.7% | 93 | 19.7% | 98 | 19.4% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 16.8% | 93 | 17.1% | 105 | 20.0% | 93 | 17.7% | 95 | 19.8% | 97 | 20.6% | 106 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 288 | 52.0% | 278 | 51.0% | 279 | 53.0% | 284 | 54.1% | 254 | 52.8% | 249 | 52.9% | 273 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 266 | 48.0% | 267 | 49.0% | 247 | 47.0% | 241 | 45.9% | 227 | 47.2% | 214 | 45.4% | 228 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 2.5% | 17 | 3.1% | 17 | 3.2% | 14 | 2.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% |
| White: | 520 | 93.9% | 509 | 93.4% | 490 | 93.2% | 493 | 93.9% | 457 | 95.0% | 454 | 96.4% | 489 | 96.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 62 | 11.2% | 74 | 13.6% | 70 | 13.3% | 66 | 12.6% | 58 | 12.1% | 43 | 9.1% | 54 | 10.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.5% | 19 | 3.5% | 27 | 5.1% | 22 | 4.2% | 35 | 7.3% | 21 | 4.5% | 29 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.30 | 16.82 | 16.81 | 17.56 | 17.81 | 16.90 | 16.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 85.71% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.15% | 84.15% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.21% | 91.21% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.24% | 90.24% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.38% | 79.38% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.76% | 88.76% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.60% | 86.60% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.76% | 88.76% | 75.51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% | 42.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% | 57.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.7% | 17.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.3% | 82.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,404.0 | $41,355.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,521.0 | $31,277.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,634.0 | $43,545.0 |
* Washington Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.