MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 201 ELEMENTARY DR., in MOUNTAIN VIEW, Arkansas, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary-level community that works with 497 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,569 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%).

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.5%; MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 47.3%, +24.7 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Stone County put the typical household earns roughly $40,943 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Stone County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,569 students), MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 5%, going from 524 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.