Mountain View

Mountain View operates as an expansive elementary school in WADDELL, Arizona, run under Dysart Unified District (4243). Current enrollment sits at 1,045 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 132% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Dysart Unified District (4243) comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 23,078 students; Mountain View is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mountain View shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mountain View shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Mountain View higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Mountain View is one.

Shadow Ridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain View has ticked up 19%, going from 876 students in 2018 to 1,045 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 59% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.