Dan Emmett Elementary School was built in 1950 and serves around 300 kindergarten through fifth grade students. Located on Mansfield Avenue in Mount Vernon, Dan Emmett Elementary employs 45 talented educators to meet the needs of their varied student population. Unlike other small schools, Dan Emmett Elementary offers students with unique learning needs have access to a team of specialists who work with students throughout the Mount Vernon School District. Students with special needs find camaraderie in their classrooms since Dan Emmett Elementary is home to the district’s Intermediate Multiple Handicapped class. Dan Emmett Elementary is only two miles away from Mount Vernon High School, and ten minutes from the Mount Vernon Shopping Plaza.