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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN VIEW SD·NCES 421605009997

Mountain View El Sch

11748 State Route 106, Kingsley, PA 18826 · (570) 434-8435 · Susquehanna County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
290 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Pre-K
33
Kindergarten
60
Grade 1
65
Grade 2
78
Grade 3
64
Grade 4
65
Grade 5
73
Grade 6
56
Student demographics
White
47696%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
112%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 14%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
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
24349%
Female
25151%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
35.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
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
494
+10 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.8:1
% White
96%
was 98%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mountain View El Sch

Mountain View El Sch operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Kingsley, Pennsylvania, run under Mountain View SD. Current enrollment sits at 494 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in Mountain View SD (904 students total), Mountain View El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mountain View El Sch logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Susquehanna County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Mountain View El Sch logs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 59% of students at Mountain View El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Susquehanna County runs at roughly 78%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Mountain View El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the broader community, Susquehanna County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,487 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Mountain View El Sch is one of 15 public schools in Susquehanna County (combined enrollment of about 5,728 students).

Mountain View JSHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mountain View El Sch ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mountain View El Sch's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 494).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Susquehanna County at a glance

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Population
38,219
Census ACS
Median income
$68,487
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,728 students

Quick facts

School name
Mountain View El Sch
District
Mountain View SD
Address
11748 State Route 106, Kingsley, PA 18826
Phone
(570) 434-8435
County
Susquehanna County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
494
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
290 (59%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
421605009997
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Mountain View SD
Other schools in Kingsley
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Frequently asked questions

About Mountain View El Sch
What is the total enrollment at Mountain View El Sch?
Mountain View El Sch enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mountain View El Sch serve?
Mountain View El Sch serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View El Sch?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Mountain View El Sch.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain View El Sch?
At Mountain View El Sch, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mountain View El Sch public or private?
Mountain View El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mountain View SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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