Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School

Regular School · IRVINGTON, NJ

Mt. Vernon Avenue Elementary School is a regular school school in IRVINGTON, New Jersey, serving grades PK–05 with 605 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

605

Teachers (FTE)

42.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	454	75%
Hispanic/Latino	143	24%
White	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	605	317M / 288F

English Language Learners: 137 (23% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	2.0% -23.6pp	25.6%	244
Reading Proficiency	17.0% -29.8pp	46.8%	243
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	74

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.49 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

145

24% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	605	100%

Contact & Location

54 MT VERNON AVENUE

IRVINGTON, NJ 07111

Phone: (973)399-6875

http://irvington.k12.nj.us/schools/mount-vernon/

District

Irvington Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $35,779

District enrollment: 6,980

Other Schools in District

Berkeley Terrace Elementary School Elementary
Chancellor Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Florence Avenue Elementary School Elementary
Grove Street Elementary School Elementary
Madison Avenue Elementary
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Elementary
University Elementary School Elementary
Irvington High School High

View all 11 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07111) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340768002945

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD