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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER LATROBE SD·NCES 421098004380
Mountain View Elementary School
1010 Mountain View Dr, Greensburg, PA 15601 · (724) 834-7399 · Westmoreland County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- A-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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
101 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 59% · 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
Based on grade levels within Greater Latrobe SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.3% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 58.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 (69.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary School this school | 534 | 18.9% | 69.6% |
| Avonworth Elementary School Pittsburgh | 478 | 21.5% | 69.3% |
| Churchville Elementary School Churchville | 558 | 15.1% | 62.3% |
| Dutch Ridge Elementary School Beaver | 640 | 20.2% | 80.5% |
| Rowan Elementary School Cranberry Twp | 494 | 19.6% | 76.3% |
| Sunset Valley Elementary School North Huntingdon | 448 | 21.2% | 86.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania | In Westmoreland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #295 of 1,396 | #14 of 37 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #620 of 1,511 ▼ 99 | #25 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #106 of 1,511 ▲ 75 | #7 of 38 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #431 of 1,638 | #8 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,181 of 1,528 | #27 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #1,231 of 1,531 | #23 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #1,453 of 1,600 | #41 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #368 of 1,045 | #7 of 33 |
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
534
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 657
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 | 534 | 36.7 | 14.6:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 36.3 | 15.0:1 | 19% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 38.3 | 14.7:1 | 22% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | N/A | N/A | 19% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 40.8 | 15.9:1 | 21% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 12% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 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 17% (647 to 534); teachers down 10% (40.8 to 36.7).
About Mountain View Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, under Greater Latrobe SD. It educates 534 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 21% bigger than the 443 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Mountain View Elementary School is one school in Greater Latrobe SD, a system of 5 schools with 3,285 students.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Mountain View Elementary School. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Westmoreland County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Mountain View Elementary School counts 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Westmoreland County average 53%.
allk12 grades Mountain View Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Mountain View Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.6% actual, 69.5% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Westmoreland County, the median household income is $74,109, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Westmoreland County has 85 public schools and roughly 41,302 students.
The nearest other public school, West Point Elementary School, is about 3.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Mountain View Elementary School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Mountain View Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Mountain View Elementary School had 579 students, to 2024-25, when it had 534.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Latrobe SD
- Greater Latrobe SHSHigh · 1,115 students
- Latrobe Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Baggaley Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Greater Latrobe Junior High SchoolMiddle · 499 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- Hempfield Area SHSHigh · 1,228 students
- Greensburg-Salem High SchoolHigh · 784 students
- Wendover Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Greensburg-Salem Middle SchoolMiddle · 568 students
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Fort Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 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 22nd largest of the 57.
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolKingsley, PA · 494 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 373 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolMercersburg, PA · 185 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 903 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
Nearby schools
- West Point Elementary School3.1 mi · 372
- Wendover Middle School3.4 mi · 626
- Dr Robert Ketterer CS Inc3.8 mi · 127
- Greensburg-Salem Middle School4.4 mi · 568
- Amos K Hutchinson Elementary School4.5 mi · 521
- Nicely Elementary School4.5 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mountain View Elementary School serve?
Mountain View Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School.
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mountain View Elementary School public or private?
Mountain View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Latrobe SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.