Mountain View School

As a large elementary school in Easthampton, Massachusetts, Mountain View School teaches 991 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Easthampton. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Mountain View School sits 160% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Easthampton, which oversees 2 schools and 1,368 students, Mountain View School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mountain View School logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hampshire County put median household earnings sit near $87,001, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mountain View School is one of 45 public schools in Hampshire County (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students).

The closest other public school is Easthampton High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.