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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Mountain View Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISALIA UNIFIED·NCES 064116006800
Mountain View Elementary
2021 South Encina, Visalia, CA 93277 · (559) 730-7783 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
423 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 59% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.7pp since 2014
Math
34.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.6% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 33.1% |
| Math | 10.8% | 23.8% | 31.6% | 33.8% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.5% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.7% | 28.2% |
| 2020-21 | 44.7% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 43.3% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.1% | 37.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.8% | 31.5% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary this school | 618 | 68.4% | 38.4% |
| Lyle S. Briggs Fundamental Chino | 643 | 67.0% | 51.1% |
| Miguelito Elementary Lompoc | 634 | 69.9% | 30.5% |
| Joli Ann Leichtag Elementary Vista | 579 | 69.1% | 47.0% |
| Georgia Brown Dual Immersion Magnet Elementary Paso Robles | 682 | 69.4% | 35.8% |
| Cesar E. Chavez Elementary Bakersfield | 621 | 65.7% | 51.9% |
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| Measure | This school | In California | In Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,633 of 5,151 | #32 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #2,778 of 5,172 ▼ 100 | #33 of 102 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #2,674 of 5,172 ▼ 201 | #33 of 102 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #1,768 of 5,116 | #58 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #1,241 of 5,915 | #20 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #1,782 of 5,352 | #40 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #3,400 of 5,354 | #26 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #3,046 of 5,625 | #82 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #3,760 of 3,837 | #77 of 77 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
618
+134 (+28%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 618 | 28.9 | 21.4:1 | 68% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 25.8 | 23.2:1 | 67% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 25.3 | 22.5:1 | 69% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 71% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 22 | 28.4:1 | 72% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 21 | 28.4:1 | 74% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 57% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 36 | 20.3:1 | 35% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 32 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (624 to 618); teachers up 31% (22 to 28.9).
About Mountain View Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Visalia, California, Mountain View Elementary is part of Visalia Unified. It teaches 618 students in kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in California enroll about 465 students on average.
Visalia Unified operates 41 schools. Combined enrollment is 28,725 students.
Of every 100 students at Mountain View Elementary, about 75 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 16% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Tulare County's residents are about 67% Hispanic, 8 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mountain View Elementary scores 41%.
On staff are 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. Elementary schools in California have an average ratio of 22.3:1. About 68% of students at Mountain View Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
Mountain View Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mountain View Elementary is 1.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.4%. Predicted: 39.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Tulare County show that median household income comes to about $71,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Tulare County counts 196 public schools with about 101,494 students.
Mountain View Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Charter Home School Academy, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 31.5% on proficiency, and Mountain View Elementary is above that at 38.4%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose by 28% across 4 years, from 484 in 2020-21 to 618 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.1:1 to 21.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Mountain View Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Visalia Unified
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
- Valley Oak MiddleMiddle · 952 students
Other schools in Visalia
- Redwood HighHigh · 2,490 students
- Golden West HighHigh · 2,059 students
- El Diamante HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Mt. Whitney HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Special EducationCombined · 1,141 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 975 students
Other Mountain View Elementary schools
56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary is the 14th largest of the 57.
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
- Mountain View ElementaryFresno, CA · 611 students
- Mountain View ElementaryTujunga, CA · 567 students
- Mountain View ElementaryOntario, CA · 564 students
- Mountain View ElementaryClaremont, CA · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Charter Home School Academy0.6 mi · 240
- Mt. Whitney High0.8 mi · 1,637
- Conyer Elementary0.9 mi · 377
- Divisadero Middle1.0 mi · 769
- Washington Elementary1.0 mi · 294
- Visalia Charter Independent Study1.2 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View ElementaryHow many students attend Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary enrolls approximately 618 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mountain View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mountain View Elementary have?
Mountain View Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain View Elementary?
At Mountain View Elementary, the student body is approximately 16% White, 75% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mountain View Elementary public or private?
Mountain View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Visalia Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.