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MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

7802 WEST MAIN STREET, RATHDRUM, ID 83858 · (208) 687-0025 · Kootenai County
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
155
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 455
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
67 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 721%
Grade 864%
Grade 9117%
Grade 103825%
Grade 114529%
Grade 125334%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
14090%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
43%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Two+
75%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
8253%
Female
7347%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
50.0%
own-school result
Math
24.1%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Kootenai County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
155#117 of 198#9 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.2%#57 of 146#4 of 10
Ranked against other public high 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
155
+14 (+10%) vs 2020
+230% since 2000-01, when it was 47
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 70.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251557.620.3:143% (67)
2023-241747.822.4:134% (60)
2022-23165723.6:138% (63)
2020-21141270.5:122% (31)
2017-18836.912.0:153% (44)
2015-1693615.5:163% (59)
2010-1199714.1:172% (71)
2000-0147411.8:149% (23)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students up 87% (83 to 155); teachers up 10% (6.9 to 7.6).

About MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is a very small high school in Idaho, located in RATHDRUM. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 155 students. High schools in Idaho have about 455 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.

LAKELAND DISTRICT, which runs MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL, has 11 schools and 4,568 students.

White students are 90% of those enrolled at MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Kootenai County, where about 87% of residents are White. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.

MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 20.3 students per teacher, from 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.3:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for high schools in Idaho. Lunch program data show 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Kootenai County is 9 points.

The county, Kootenai County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $81,861 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kootenai County has 54 public schools with about 23,554 students, including MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

Measured in a straight line, JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.

Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 14 students, from 141 to 155. Federal data show the ratio falling from 70.5:1 to 20.3:1.

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Kootenai County at a glance

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Population
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students

Quick facts

School name
MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
District
LAKELAND DISTRICT
Address
7802 WEST MAIN STREET, RATHDRUM, ID 83858
Phone
(208) 687-0025
County
Kootenai County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
155
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
20.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
67 (43%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
160180000437
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
How large is MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 155 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LAKELAND DISTRICT in Kootenai County.
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