Mountain View El Sch

Set in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Mountain View El Sch is a moderately sized K-5 school, part of Greater Latrobe SD. It caters to 534 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Greater Latrobe SD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,285 students. Mountain View El Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Mountain View El Sch reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Westmoreland County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mountain View El Sch has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at Mountain View El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Westmoreland County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mountain View El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.5%; this one delivers 69.6%.

In the broader community, Westmoreland County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,109, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Westmoreland County's 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), Mountain View El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Point El Sch, around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountain View El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountain View El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 53.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Mountain View El Sch's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 534). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.