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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Mountain View Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKO·NCES 320012000349
Mountain View Elementary School
3300 Argent Avenue, Elko, NV 89801 · (775) 738-1844 · Elko County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
110 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 85%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (113).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70% · 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 School→Flagview Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Elko. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
NV avg 45.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
NV avg 35.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 42.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 School
Mountain View Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary School this school | 507 | 21.7% | 41.4% |
| Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages RENO | 420 | 24.3% | 72.5% |
| High Desert Montessori RENO | 529 | 25.5% | 26.8% |
| Elko Institute for Academic Achievement Elko | 398 | 28.6% | 56.6% |
| George Westergard Elementary RENO | 461 | 28.2% | 47.0% |
| Van Gorder Elementary SPARKS | 649 | 20.3% | 48.8% |
Matched among Nevada 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Elko County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #114 of 367 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #163 of 388 ▼ 34 | #4 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #219 of 390 ▼ 56 | #4 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #200 of 442 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #204 of 379 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #247 of 381 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #364 of 386 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #237 of 304 | #6 of 7 |
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
507
-94 (-16%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 22% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 27 | 22.7:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 22% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 21% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 747 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 11% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 28 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary School.
About Mountain View Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School is one of the public schools in Elko, Nevada. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 507 students across kindergarten through 4.
Mountain View Elementary School is one school in Elko, a system of 35 schools with 9,546 students.
Mountain View Elementary School's enrollment is 56% White. Enrollment also includes 35% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Elko County, the White share is about 66%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mountain View Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
Mountain View Elementary School's 30 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.9:1. That ratio is under the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Nevada. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 22%. Among public schools in Elko County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
In Nevada, Mountain View Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.4% actual against a predicted 50.1%.
Elko County has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,487, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Elko County number 38 and enroll about 9,984.
Nearby, Northside Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Mountain View Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.5% on proficiency, and Mountain View Elementary School is above that at 41.4%.
Mountain View Elementary School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 601 to 507. The ratio was 15.4:1 in 2020-21 and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Mountain View Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Elko County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,047
Census ACS
Median income
$86,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
9,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elko
- Elko High SchoolHigh · 1,407 students
- Spring Creek High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Spring Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 708 students
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Adobe Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Liberty Peak Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
Other schools in Elko
- Elko High SchoolHigh · 1,407 students
- Flagview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Adobe Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Elko Institute for Academic AchievementElementary · 398 students
- Grammar School 2Elementary · 341 students
Other Mountain View Elementary schools
56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 57.
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 421 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary School0.7 mi · 341
- Adobe Middle School0.8 mi · 668
- Early Childhood GBC1.1 mi · 20
- Early Childhood1.1 mi · 7
- Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 47
- Grammar School 21.1 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades KG-04.
Is Mountain View Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School.
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mountain View Elementary School in?
Mountain View Elementary School is part of Elko.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.