MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary campus in BURLEY, Idaho, overseen by CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT. The school hosts 471 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 42% larger than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Across the 16 schools in CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT (5,484 students total), MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 47% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Cassia County's rate of about 52%.

In the surrounding community, Cassia County reports that median household income runs about $70,830, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Cassia County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,484 students), MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JOHN V EVANS ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 552 students in 2018 compared to 471 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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