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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Mountain View Elementary?
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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370021002284
Mountain View Elementary
2789 Hwy 221 N, Jefferson, NC 28640 · (336) 982-4200 · Ashe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
560 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 14% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 71% · 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→Ashe County Middle
Based on grade levels within Ashe County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
58.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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
Mountain View Elementary's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary this school | 566 | 98.9% | 60.2% |
| Millbridge Elementary China Grove | 547 | 99.5% | 65.4% |
| North Buncombe Elementary Weaverville | 593 | 98.7% | 62.9% |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | 524 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
| Locust Elementary Locust | 563 | 99.5% | 75.2% |
| Hazelwood Elementary Waynesville | 490 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #494 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #503 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #360 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #422 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #466 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #1,235 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #675 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #675 of 937 |
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
566
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 566 | 40.5 | 14.0:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 41.3 | 13.3:1 | 99% (546) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 41.5 | 12.9:1 | 67% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 46.4 | 13.2:1 | 65% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 68% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 38% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 46 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (614 to 566); teachers down 13% (46.4 to 40.5).
About Mountain View Elementary
Mountain View Elementary serves students in Jefferson, North Carolina, as a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 566 students. It has 21% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Mountain View Elementary reports to Ashe County Schools, which has 6 schools and 2,676 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mountain View Elementary is 79% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 93% share among Ashe County residents. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Mountain View Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary is 14.0:1, based on 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Mountain View Elementary counts 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ashe County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mountain View Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 68% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Mountain View Elementary is 11.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.2% versus 48.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
American Community Survey estimates for Ashe County show that the median household earns about $56,866 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Ashe County has 6 public schools with about 2,676 students, including Mountain View Elementary.
Mountain View Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Ashe County Early College High, about 3.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mountain View Elementary is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mountain View Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 566, compared with 541 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 11.8 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
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Ashe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,950
Census ACS
Median income
$56,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashe County Schools
- Ashe County HighHigh · 767 students
- Westwood ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Ashe County MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Blue Ridge ElementaryElementary · 348 students
- Ashe County Early College HighHigh · 143 students
Other Mountain View Elementary schools
56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary is the 18th largest of the 57.
- Mountain View ElementaryMorganton, NC · 762 students
- Mountain View ElementaryHickory, NC · 708 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolHays, NC · 488 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 903 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Ashe County Early College High3.3 mi · 143
- Ashe County High3.5 mi · 767
- Ashe County Middle4.3 mi · 401
- Blue Ridge Elementary5.3 mi · 348
- Westwood Elementary6.0 mi · 451
- Piney Creek Elementary11.1 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mountain View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mountain View Elementary have?
Mountain View Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain View Elementary?
At Mountain View Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary is overseen by Ashe County Schools in Ashe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.