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MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3500 CABARTON LANE, BOISE, ID 83704 · (208) 854-5700 · Ada County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3813%
Grade 14214%
Grade 24014%
Grade 34515%
Grade 44114%
Grade 54014%
Grade 64616%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).

Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
21373%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
3913%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
145%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
217%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17560%
Female
11740%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
60.7%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
58.0%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 →

Where MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Ada County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#78 of 323#35 of 79
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.7%#82 of 319#40 of 78
Enrollment
ranked largest first
292#238 of 393#59 of 83
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#41 of 295#14 of 77
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.2%#119 of 296#34 of 77
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.5%#82 of 208#38 of 58
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 2024-25
Enrollment
292
+47 (+19%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529219.714.8:1N/A
2023-2427817.615.8:131% (85)
2022-2331219.516.0:131% (98)
2020-212451615.3:137% (90)
2017-1835419.218.4:162% (221)
2015-163641919.2:162% (227)
2010-113482414.5:158% (203)
2000-014312318.7:130% (131)
1990-914672023.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (354 to 292); teachers up 2% (19.2 to 19.7).

About MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school in BOISE, Idaho. It had 292 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, a district with 22,134 students across 52 schools.

White students are 73% of those enrolled at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Ada County overall, about 83% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Idaho is 18.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

The school is in Ada County, where the median household earns about $91,502 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Ada County with 155 other public schools.

VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school's enrollment increased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

The allk12 page for MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Ada County at a glance

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Population
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students

Quick facts

School name
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Address
3500 CABARTON LANE, BOISE, ID 83704
Phone
(208) 854-5700
County
Ada County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
292
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
160036000068
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
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Other Mountain View Elementary schools

56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 46th largest of the 57.

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Frequently asked questions

About MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-06.
Is MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT.
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