Mountain View Elementary School

Mountain View Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in BROOMFIELD, Colorado, operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, with 517 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% bigger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within Adams 12 Five Star Schools, which oversees 54 schools and 34,466 students, Mountain View Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Mountain View Elementary School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, Mountain View Elementary School records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Broomfield County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mountain View Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Broomfield County shows median household earnings sit near $123,874, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broomfield County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,844 students), Mountain View Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Academy of Charter Schools, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountain View Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mountain View Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.3%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain View Elementary School has shrank 14%, going from 604 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 56%.

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