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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III·NCES 292154001187

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.

314 N ELM ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO 65548 · (417) 934-2550 · Howell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
260 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
64
Grade 1
67
Grade 2
71
Grade 3
63
Grade 4
61
Grade 5
70
Student demographics
White
37194%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19950%
Female
19750%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.→LIBERTY MIDDLE→LIBERTY SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
21.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -30.1pp since 2023
Math
3.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -19.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 30 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
396
-112 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
94%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in MOUNTAIN VIEW, Missouri, one of the schools within MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III, works with 396 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,184 students. MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Howell County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 36.0%, a residual of -14.0 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Howell County put the typical household earns roughly $50,993 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Howell County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,704 students), of which MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: LIBERTY SR. HIGH, around 3.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 22%: 508 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On this page, the feed for MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Howell County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
40,383
Census ACS
Median income
$50,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,704 students

Quick facts

School name
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.
District
MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III
Address
314 N ELM ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO 65548
Phone
(417) 934-2550
County
Howell County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
396
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
260 (66%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
292154001187
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.
How many students attend MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
Is MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. have?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM.?
At MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM., the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. public or private?
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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