Mountain House Elementary

Mountain House Elementary operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Byron, California, overseen by Mountain House Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 14 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 97% smaller than typical.

Mountain House Elementary is a school of Mountain House Elementary, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Mountain House Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 21% White. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Alameda County) shows that median household income runs about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Mountain House Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sebastian Questa Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountain House Elementary.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain House Elementary has fell 30%, going from 20 students in 2018 to 14 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 30% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.