Mountain View School

Set in Great Falls, Montana, Mountain View School is an expansive K-5 school, run under Great Falls Elem. It enrolls 315 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 89% larger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Great Falls Elem runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,094 students. Mountain View School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mountain View School lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school records 17% multiracial, 14% Native American, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cascade County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cascade County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,690 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Mountain View School is one of 45 public schools in Cascade County (combined enrollment of about 11,577 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain View School has fell 21%, going from 398 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 62%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.