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Mountain View Elementary

1705 Thornwood Dr., Concord, CA 94521 · (925) 689-6450 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
150 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
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
Kindergarten5922%
Grade 14115%
Grade 23413%
Grade 34918%
Grade 44416%
Grade 54015%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (40).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
7528%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
11342%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
2810%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
3814%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
13952%
Female
12848%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
29.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts13.0%16.8%24.4%45.8%
Math7.7%19.2%30.8%42.3%
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

CAASPP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.8%26.9%
2023-2439.8%39.5%
2022-2335.6%32.2%
2021-2240.7%37.2%
2020-2130.1%33.0%
2018-1948.4%37.6%
2017-1842.7%32.4%
2016-1735.8%35.2%
2015-1634.0%26.0%
2014-1533.0%29.0%
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California 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 California'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 Mountain View Elementary

Mountain View Elementary's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mountain View Elementary this school26756.2%34.3%
Woodside Elementary
Concord
28960.6%37.8%
Carl Hankey Elementary
Mission Viejo
28457.0%63.1%
Jack London Elementary
Santa Rosa
25860.1%30.6%
Hawthorne Elementary
San Diego
24861.7%54.2%
Stanislaus Elementary
Modesto
30760.6%49.0%
Matched among California 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 Mountain View Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Contra Costa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.3%#3,039 of 5,151#88 of 149
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#3,546 of 5,172
▼ 1,310
#99 of 153
▼ 21
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.8%#4,009 of 5,172
▼ 1,256
#109 of 153
▼ 22
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-10.6pp#106 of 5,116#4 of 150
Enrollment
ranked largest first
267#5,023 of 5,915#157 of 164
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.3:1#3,941 of 5,352#119 of 162
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.0%#526 of 5,354#42 of 162
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.2%#3,636 of 5,625#70 of 158
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.7%#444 of 3,837#10 of 107
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
267
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 23.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252671124.3:156% (150)
2023-242571025.7:144% (113)
2022-23216924.0:139% (85)
2020-212811223.4:142% (119)
2017-1839119.520.1:144% (173)
2015-164591924.2:145% (208)
2010-11408N/AN/A39% (160)
2000-016422922.1:119% (121)
1990-917682926.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 32% (391 to 267); teachers down 44% (19.5 to 11).

About Mountain View Elementary

Mountain View Elementary is a small elementary school located in Concord, California. In all, 267 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. That is 43% below the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.

Mt. Diablo Unified has 29,210 students in 50 schools, and Mountain View Elementary is one of those schools.

The largest group at Mountain View Elementary is Hispanic students, at 42%. The remaining students are 28% White, 14% multiracial, 10% Asian, and 3% Black. Census figures show Contra Costa County is about 28% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.

There are 11 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 24.3:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Contra Costa County is 45%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mountain View Elementary, the prediction is 46.6% and the result is 34.3%.

American Community Survey estimates for Contra Costa County show that median household income comes to about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 280, with about 167,423 students.

Measured in a straight line, Silverwood Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Mountain View Elementary. The five-mile area around Mountain View Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 34.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.

Mountain View Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

From 281 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 267 by 2024-25.

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Contra Costa County at a glance

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Population
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students

Quick facts

School name
Mountain View Elementary
District
Mt. Diablo Unified
Address
1705 Thornwood Dr., Concord, CA 94521
Phone
(925) 689-6450
County
Contra Costa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
267
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
24.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
150 (56%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
062637003958
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary is the 49th largest of the 57.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mountain View Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mountain View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary is approximately 24.3:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary reports a student body of 28% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary is overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified in Contra Costa County.
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