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What do students at Mountain View Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LESLIE COUNTY·NCES 210333000883
Mountain View Elementary
170 Bear Trail, Hyden, KY 41749 · (606) 672-2425 · Leslie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
294 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mountain View Elementary→Leslie County High School
Based on grade levels within Leslie County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mountain View Elementary
Mountain View Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary this school | 435 | 67.6% | 54.9% |
| West Whitesburg Elementary School Whitesburg | 462 | 68.2% | 34.9% |
| Lewis County Central Elementary School Vanceburg | 466 | 69.3% | 35.9% |
| West Irvine Elementary Irvine | 479 | 68.7% | 30.1% |
| W R Castle Memorial Elementary School Wittensville | 390 | 68.2% | 57.0% |
| Owsley County Elementary School Booneville | 436 | 70.0% | 16.9% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #158 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #226 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #106 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #364 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #394 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #651 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #333 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #101 of 437 |
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
435
-67 (-13%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 435 | 28.7 | 15.2:1 | 68% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 27.7 | 16.5:1 | 68% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 27.2 | 18.6:1 | 62% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 74% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 30.6 | 17.9:1 | 78% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 70% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 61% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 80% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 34 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (547 to 435); teachers down 6% (30.6 to 28.7).
About Mountain View Elementary
Mountain View Elementary, located in Hyden, Kentucky, is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 435 students at the school, in pre-K through 8.
Leslie County enrolls 1,538 students, and its 5 schools include Mountain View Elementary.
Mountain View Elementary's enrollment is 98% White. County-wide, about 97% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 28.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Leslie County average 66%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mountain View Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.9%; the prediction is 40.0%.
Leslie County has these Census figures: the median household income is $35,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. In all, Leslie County has 6 public schools and roughly 1,538 students.
The nearest other public school, Leslie County High School, is about 1.7 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mountain View Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Mountain View Elementary's enrollment declined from 502 in 2020-21 to 435 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.2:1, from 17.3:1.
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Leslie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,079
Census ACS
Median income
$35,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leslie County
- Leslie County High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- Stinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- W B Muncy Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Hayes Lewis Elementary SchoolElementary · 125 students
Other schools in Hyden
- Leslie County High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- Leslie County Area Technology CenterHigh
Other Mountain View Elementary schools
56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary is the 32nd largest of the 57.
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 903 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 837 students
- Mountain View ElementaryTaylors, SC · 809 students
- Mountain View ElementaryLacey, WA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Leslie County High School1.7 mi · 455
- W B Muncy Elementary School5.5 mi · 209
- Stinnett Elementary School6.7 mi · 314
- Big Creek Elementary10.1 mi · 136
- Hayes Lewis Elementary School10.9 mi · 125
- West Perry Elementary School12.1 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View ElementaryHow large is Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Mountain View Elementary serve?
Mountain View Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mountain View Elementary?
Student demographics at Mountain View Elementary are roughly 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Mountain View Elementary public or private?
Mountain View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Leslie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.