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Alumni: what's one memory from Mountainview Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
917
Elementary
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUGUS UNION·NCES 063597003259
Mountainview Elementary
22201 West Cypress Pl., Saugus, CA 91390 · (661) 294-5325 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL917 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
188 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 159 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
67.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.7pp since 2014
Math
62.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.9% | 34.4% | 20.7% | 12.0% |
| Math | 34.4% | 28.6% | 25.3% | 11.8% |
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 | 67.3% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 65.5% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 60.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.7% | 54.4% |
| 2018-19 | 73.8% | 58.4% |
| 2017-18 | 72.3% | 59.3% |
| 2016-17 | 69.2% | 54.1% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 56.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Mountainview Elementary
Mountainview Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainview Elementary this school | 917 | 20.5% | 65.5% |
| Community Montessori Escondido | 795 | 17.6% | N/A |
| J. H. McGaugh Elementary Seal Beach | 721 | 18.0% | 65.4% |
| Dry Creek Elementary Clovis | 939 | 21.0% | 76.8% |
| Carrillo Elementary Carlsbad | 725 | 22.6% | 67.9% |
| Tony Tobin Elementary Temecula | 718 | 23.1% | 63.0% |
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 Mountainview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #857 of 5,151 | #191 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #928 of 5,172 ▼ 135 | #210 of 1,129 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #888 of 5,172 ▲ 4 | #198 of 1,129 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #1,355 of 5,116 | #411 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 917 | #151 of 5,915 | #24 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #4,645 of 5,352 | #1,052 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #1,437 of 5,354 | #223 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #5,128 of 5,625 | #1,204 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #849 of 1,139 | #137 of 181 |
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
917
+320 (+54%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 917 | 36 | 25.5:1 | 21% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 36 | 25.4:1 | 22% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 36 | 25.9:1 | 28% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 25 | 23.9:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 36 | 24.6:1 | 12% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 31 | 25.0:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 984 | N/A | N/A | 5% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 846 | 38 | 22.3:1 | 3% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountainview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (885 to 917); teachers unchanged (36 to 36).
About Mountainview Elementary
Mountainview Elementary is an elementary school in Saugus, California, reachable at (661) 294-5325. A federal count lists 917 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 97% larger than that.
Saugus Union runs 15 schools with a combined 9,359 students. Mountainview Elementary is one of them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Mountainview Elementary. The largest is White students, at 50%. Next come 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 31% White among all Los Angeles County residents. Mountainview Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 25.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Eligible students account for 21% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County, the school's rate is lower.
Mountainview Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (65.5%) and its predicted rate (67.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Los Angeles County, the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
James Foster Elementary is the public school closest to Mountainview Elementary, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Mountainview Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mountainview Elementary enrolled 597 in 2020-21 and 917 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 23.9:1 to 25.5:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saugus Union
- West Creek AcademyElementary · 983 students
- Plum Canyon ElementaryElementary · 876 students
- Bridgeport ElementaryElementary · 866 students
- Emblem AcademyElementary · 810 students
- Highlands ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Rosedell ElementaryElementary · 660 students
Other schools in Saugus
- Saugus HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Plum Canyon ElementaryElementary · 876 students
- Emblem AcademyElementary · 810 students
- Highlands ElementaryElementary · 666 students
- Rosedell ElementaryElementary · 660 students
- James Foster ElementaryElementary · 508 students
Other Mountainview Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mountainview Elementary. Mountainview Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Mountainview Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 645 students
- Mountainview Elementary SchoolWACO, TX · 349 students
- Mountainview ElementaryYakima, WA · 238 students
Nearby schools
- James Foster Elementary1.5 mi · 508
- North Park Elementary1.7 mi · 441
- Rosedell Elementary2.0 mi · 660
- Tesoro del Valle Elementary2.0 mi · 503
- Santa Clarita Elementary2.1 mi · 170
- Saugus High2.1 mi · 2,317
Frequently asked questions
About Mountainview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mountainview Elementary?
Mountainview Elementary enrolls approximately 917 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mountainview Elementary serve?
Mountainview Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountainview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountainview Elementary is approximately 25.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountainview Elementary?
At Mountainview Elementary, the student body is approximately 50% White, 32% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Mountainview Elementary in?
Mountainview Elementary is part of Saugus Union.
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