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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370276003219
Mountain View Intermediate
161 Clarks Chapel Road, Franklin, NC 28734 · (828) 349-1325 · Macon County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 302 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 312 | 51% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Intermediate→Macon Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Macon 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
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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Mountain View Intermediate
Mountain View Intermediate's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Intermediate this school | 614 | 99.5% | 49.3% |
| China Grove Middle China Grove | 572 | 99.5% | 46.1% |
| E Lawson Brown Middle Thomasville | 560 | 98.4% | 50.0% |
| North Iredell Middle Olin | 556 | 99.5% | 45.9% |
| West McDowell Middle School Marion | 550 | 99.5% | 50.0% |
| Macon Middle School Franklin | 576 | 99.5% | 51.5% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #256 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #224 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #282 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #214 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #248 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #412 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #85 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #242 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
614
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 614 | 37.2 | 16.5:1 | 100% (611) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 37.5 | 16.1:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 39.5 | 14.3:1 | 69% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 45% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 39.7 | 16.4:1 | 60% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 67% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 67% (402) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (650 to 614); teachers down 6% (39.7 to 37.2).
About Mountain View Intermediate
Mountain View Intermediate is a middle-grades school in Franklin, North Carolina, reachable at (828) 349-1325. It reports enrollment of 614 students in grades 5 through 6.
Macon County Schools is responsible for 12 schools, Mountain View Intermediate included, with 4,469 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Mountain View Intermediate is 75% White. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Macon County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Mountain View Intermediate are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Mountain View Intermediate totals 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Mountain View Intermediate is about 100%. It compares with 82% for public schools in Macon County.
Mountain View Intermediate holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with Mountain View Intermediate's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mountain View Intermediate posts 49.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Macon County show that median household income comes to about $59,061, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 4,469 students.
Macon Middle School is the nearest public school to Mountain View Intermediate, about 0.2 miles away. Mountain View Intermediate is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 49.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Mountain View Intermediate in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 608 to 614, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Macon County Schools
- Franklin HighHigh · 996 students
- Macon Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- South Macon ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Iotla Valley ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Cartoogechaye ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Highlands SchoolCombined · 344 students
Other schools in Franklin
- Franklin HighHigh · 996 students
- Macon Middle SchoolMiddle · 576 students
- South Macon ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Iotla Valley ElementaryElementary · 408 students
- Cartoogechaye ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- East Franklin ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Macon Middle School0.2 mi · 576
- Macon Early College High School1.1 mi · 154
- Franklin High1.5 mi · 996
- East Franklin Elementary1.9 mi · 315
- Macon Virtual Academy2.3 mi · 44
- Bartram Academy3.8 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View IntermediateWhat 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.