Mount Vernon educates approximately 414 students in preschool through sixth grade. The school has a Peace Builder program and a student Peace Patrol, to help children find good solutions to conflicts and succeed in social settings. The school is also participating in the Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market "Shop for Schools" program, in which the school will receive a percentage of sales from receipts from that store which are deposited in a box inside the school's office. The school's mascot is the mustang.