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Mountain View Intermediate

161 Clarks Chapel Road, Franklin, NC 28734 · (828) 349-1325 · Macon County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
611 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
302
Grade 6
312
Student demographics
White
46075%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 42%
Hispanic
12721%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 22%
Black
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 25%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4%
Two+
203%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31151%
Female
30349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mountain View IntermediateMacon Middle School
Feeds from
East Franklin ElementaryKG04Cartoogechaye ElementaryPK04Iotla Valley ElementaryPK04South Macon ElementaryPK04
Based on grade levels within Macon County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
44.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.5%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
614
-36 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.4:1
% White
75%
was 77%
% Hispanic
21%
was 18%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mountain View Intermediate

As a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Franklin, North Carolina, Mountain View Intermediate serves 614 students from grades 5 through 6, one of the schools within Macon County Schools.

Mountain View Intermediate is one of 12 schools operated by Macon County Schools, a district that works with 4,469 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mountain View Intermediate shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Macon County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Macon County (around 82%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mountain View Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of +0.8 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Macon County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,061 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mountain View Intermediate is one of 12 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 4,469 students).

Nearest neighbor: Macon Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mountain View Intermediate comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.1%.

Mountain View Intermediate operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mountain View Intermediate has shrank 6%, going from 650 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Mountain View Intermediate typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Macon County at a glance

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Population
37,941
Census ACS
Median income
$59,061
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,469 students

Quick facts

School name
Mountain View Intermediate
District
Macon County Schools
Address
161 Clarks Chapel Road, Franklin, NC 28734
Phone
(828) 349-1325
County
Macon County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
614
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
611 (100%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
370276003219
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Macon County Schools
Other schools in Franklin
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Mountain View Intermediate
What is the total enrollment at Mountain View Intermediate?
Mountain View Intermediate enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Mountain View Intermediate serve?
Mountain View Intermediate serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain View Intermediate is approximately 16.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain View Intermediate?
At Mountain View Intermediate, the student body is approximately 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mountain View Intermediate public or private?
Mountain View Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Macon County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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