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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
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370495001979
Mountain View Elementary School
5464 Mountain View Rd, Hays, NC 28635 · (336) 696-5512 · Wilkes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
485 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 | 54 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
40.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 School
Mountain View Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary School this school | 488 | 99.4% | 43.9% |
| Clyde Elementary Clyde | 523 | 99.4% | 50.0% |
| Bath Elementary Bath | 511 | 99.4% | 74.4% |
| Hazelwood Elementary Waynesville | 490 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
| Bethany Elementary Reidsville | 459 | 99.3% | 63.7% |
| Grays Chapel Elementary School Franklinville | 446 | 99.3% | 57.0% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wilkes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #988 of 1,297 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,087 of 1,296 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #938 of 1,300 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #655 of 1,485 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #862 of 1,377 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #1,281 of 1,379 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #308 of 1,414 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #460 of 937 | #4 of 6 |
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
488
+47 (+11%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 488 | 31.8 | 15.4:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 31.5 | 16.1:1 | 99% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 30.3 | 16.0:1 | 99% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 99% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 33.8 | 16.7:1 | 99% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 40% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 50 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (565 to 488); teachers down 6% (33.8 to 31.8).
About Mountain View Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Hays, North Carolina. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 488 students enrolled.
Wilkes County Schools enrolls 8,547 students, and its 22 schools include Mountain View Elementary School.
Mountain View Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 82% White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. 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 30%.
Federal data list 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mountain View Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. Across public schools in Wilkes County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Mountain View Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Mountain View Elementary School is 4.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.9% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Wilkes County census figures show that median household income is about $51,721, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mountain View Elementary School is among the 22 public schools in Wilkes County.
The nearest public school is North Wilkes Middle School, at about 2.1 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mountain View Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Mountain View Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 441 to 488. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Wilkes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,935
Census ACS
Median income
$51,721
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilkes County Schools
- Wilkes Central High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Millers Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- West Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 582 students
- North Wilkes High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- North Wilkes Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 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 27th largest of the 57.
- Mountain View ElementaryMorganton, NC · 762 students
- Mountain View ElementaryHickory, NC · 708 students
- Mountain View ElementaryJefferson, NC · 566 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 903 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
Nearby schools
- North Wilkes Middle School2.1 mi · 484
- North Wilkes High School2.5 mi · 578
- Mulberry Elementary School3.6 mi · 419
- North Wilkesboro Elementary School5.0 mi · 329
- Roaring River Elementary School6.8 mi · 190
- C C Wright Elementary School7.7 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mountain View Elementary School serve?
Mountain View Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School.
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mountain View Elementary School in?
Mountain View Elementary School is part of Wilkes County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.