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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050296005159

MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY

BENTON HIGH SCHOOL, BENTON, AR 72019 · (501) 507-0791 · Saline County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
97 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7417%
Grade 18319%
Grade 210123%
Grade 310023%
Grade 47317%

This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (73).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
36284%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
266%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
123%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
287%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20247%
Female
22953%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY→BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→BENTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
55.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +20.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.6%58.0%
2023-2448.6%37.5%
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY

MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY this school43122.5%49.5%
CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTON
42723.9%51.2%
THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTONVILLE
40416.6%60.9%
SUGAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTONVILLE
38118.6%61.1%
ROOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE
44514.8%75.0%
JERRY POP WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FARMINGTON
47130.8%45.9%
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn Saline County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.5%#83 of 461#5 of 16
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#69 of 465
▲ 150
#6 of 16
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.6%#46 of 465
▲ 34
#4 of 16
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
431#236 of 531#13 of 17
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.5:1#266 of 480#10 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.6%#339 of 480#15 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
22.5%#496 of 513#17 of 17
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543126.116.5:123% (97)
2023-244032516.1:127% (107)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY.

About MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY

MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in BENTON, Arkansas, administered by BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 431 students.

The district, BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 5,806 students enrolled across 8 schools.

White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among Saline County residents, the White share is about 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.

The school has 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 16.0:1. The school reported 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Saline County.

In Arkansas, MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.5% actual against a predicted 51.5%.

The county, Saline County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $79,046 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY, Saline County has 33 public schools.

WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 2.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is 2nd on average proficiency.

MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.

MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Saline County at a glance

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Population
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students

Quick facts

School name
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY
District
BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL, BENTON, AR 72019
Phone
(501) 507-0791
County
Saline County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
431
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
97 (23%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
050296005159
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Mt. View Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mt. View Elementary. MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY
How many students attend MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY?
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-04.
Is MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY in?
MT. VIEW ELEMENTARY is part of BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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