Mountain View Elementary School

Mountain View Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Mountain View, Hawaii, run under Hawaii Department of Education, with 468 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Mountain View Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Mountain View Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Pacific Islander, 19% multiracial, 13% White, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Hawaii County's rate of about 59%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hawaii County put median household income runs about $78,639, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hawaii County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), Mountain View Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Na Wai Ola - PCS, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Mountain View Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 468). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 9% to 13%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Mountain View Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.