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Mountain View Elementary School
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 122 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (77).
School pathway
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 55.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Mountain View Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary School this school | 565 | 21.2% | 54.4% |
| Copper Hill Elementary School Ringoes | 572 | 21.2% | 59.5% |
| Joseph F Brandt Elementary School HOBOKEN | 632 | 20.7% | 73.6% |
| James A. McDivitt Elementary School OLD BRIDGE | 536 | 23.3% | 51.6% |
| Wanaque Elementary School WANAQUE | 506 | 21.3% | 51.8% |
| Taylor Mills School Manalapan | 533 | 20.6% | 64.5% |
Where Mountain View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Morris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #439 of 1,290 | #53 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #393 of 1,319 ▲ 64 | #51 of 77 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #354 of 1,319 ▲ 212 | #44 of 77 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #285 of 1,562 | #4 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #309 of 1,390 | #25 of 89 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #397 of 1,392 | #19 of 89 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #1,012 of 1,481 | #31 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.4% | #55 of 545 | #5 of 40 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 57.2 | 9.9:1 | 21% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 52.3 | 11.0:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 47.5 | 11.3:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 34.5 | 12.5:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (430 to 565); teachers up 66% (34.5 to 57.2).
About Mountain View Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School is an elementary school in FLANDERS, New Jersey, and it is part of Mount Olive Township School District. There are 565 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 40% larger than the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.
In Mount Olive Township School District, 6 schools enroll a combined 4,776 students.
The share of White students at Mountain View Elementary School is 54%, a majority. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Morris County is about 68% White. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Mountain View Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Mountain View Elementary School comes to 57.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.9:1. The school's 9.9:1 compares with an average of 11.4:1 for elementary schools in New Jersey. On the income side, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 19% average for public schools in Morris County.
Mountain View Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of New Jersey public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mountain View Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of New Jersey schools: 54.4% actual against 54.5% predicted.
For the population of Morris County, the median household earns about $137,326 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Morris County, 156 public schools serve about 72,239 students.
About 1.8 miles separate Mountain View Elementary School from the closest public school, West Morris Central High School. The five-mile area around Mountain View Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mountain View Elementary School at 4th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Mountain View Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 11%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 9.9:1 over the same years.
Mountain View Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Morris County at a glance
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