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What's something MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT·NCES 160093001015
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2601 PRINCESS DRIVE, AMMON, ID 83406 · (208) 552-0866 · Bonneville County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Idaho public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
165 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 46%
Community
1
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 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
37.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 398 | 41.5% | N/A |
| CHUBBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHUBBUCK | 421 | 39.9% | N/A |
| RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHELLEY | 364 | 42.0% | N/A |
| FERNAN STEM ACADEMY COEUR D'ALENE | 356 | 42.4% | N/A |
| NEW PLYMOUTH ELEMENTARY NEW PLYMOUTH | 404 | 42.3% | N/A |
| RAMSEY MAGNET SCHOOL OF SCIENCE COEUR D'ALENE | 468 | 43.6% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Bonneville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #237 of 323 | #18 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #214 of 319 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #145 of 393 | #20 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #137 of 295 | #5 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #173 of 296 | #18 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #206 of 328 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #71 of 208 | #3 of 14 |
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
398
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 39% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 41% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 38% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (495 to 398); teachers down 12% (26 to 23).
About MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in AMMON, Idaho, are served by MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 398 students covers pre-K through 6.
BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT has 26 schools; together they serve 13,577 students.
White students are the majority at MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Idaho have 18.1:1, compared with 17.3:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. For comparison, public schools in Bonneville County average 41%.
allk12 grades MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Bonneville County, where the median household income is $79,068, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Bonneville County has 56 other public schools.
AMMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
NCES assigns MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 439 students, to 2024-25, when it had 398. Students per teacher fell from 19.1 in 2020-21 to 17.3 in 2024-25.
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Bonneville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,523
Census ACS
Median income
$79,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
27,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
- THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,230 students
- BONNEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 810 students
- IONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 661 students
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 607 students
Other schools in AMMON
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,230 students
- WHITE PINE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 651 students
- RIMROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 533 students
- WOODLAND HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · 507 students
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- AMMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
Other Mountain Valley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mountain Valley Elementary. MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Mountain Valley Elementary SchoolBluefield, WV · 273 students
Nearby schools
- AMMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 303
- RIMROCK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 533
- HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 417
- SANDCREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 592
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,230
- MONTICELLO MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL1.4 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT in Bonneville County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.