Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCARORA SD·NCES 422274002222
Mountain View Elementary School
2311 Lemar Rd, Mercersburg, PA 17236 · (717) 328-2191 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- A+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
12.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
193 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Tuscarora SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 64.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+36.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Mountain View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #293 of 1,396 | #2 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #246 of 1,511 ▲ 125 | #1 of 24 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #418 of 1,511 ▲ 67 | #3 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #1,555 of 1,638 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #130 of 1,600 | #2 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #112 of 1,045 | #2 of 18 |
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
185
-46 (-20%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 185 | 14.7 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 15.7 | 12.3:1 | 100% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 13.7 | 15.4:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 53% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 15.7 | 16.9:1 | 55% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 49% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 31% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 11 | 23.0:1 | 26% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 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 30% (264 to 185); teachers down 6% (15.7 to 14.7).
About Mountain View Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. The school serves 185 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
The district for Mountain View Elementary School is Tuscarora SD, with 6 schools and 2,182 students.
At Mountain View Elementary School, White students make up 89% of the student body. The school is also 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Franklin County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Mountain View Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
The school employs the equivalent of 14.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have a similar average ratio of 13.1:1.
Mountain View Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mountain View Elementary School does better than predicted by 36.8 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.6%; the prediction is 32.9%.
Among Franklin County residents, median household income is about $77,003, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Mountain View Elementary School is one of 41 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 21,432 students.
The closest other public school is James Buchanan High School, about 2.2 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Mountain View Elementary School's average proficiency of 69.6% compares with 51.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 231 to 185 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 15.4:1 to 12.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscarora SD
- James Buchanan High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- James Buchanan Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- St Thomas Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Mercersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
Other schools in Mercersburg
- James Buchanan High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- James Buchanan Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Mercersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 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 53rd largest of the 57.
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolGreensburg, PA · 534 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolKingsley, PA · 494 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 373 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 903 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
Nearby schools
- James Buchanan High School2.2 mi · 721
- James Buchanan Middle School2.5 mi · 535
- Mercersburg Elementary School4.1 mi · 232
- St Thomas Elementary School5.8 mi · 297
- Montgomery Elementary School6.0 mi · 212
- Fulton County Center for Career and Technology6.1 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View Elementary SchoolHow large is Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mountain View Elementary School serve?
Mountain View Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain View Elementary School?
At Mountain View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain View Elementary School?
Mountain View Elementary School is overseen by Tuscarora SD in Franklin County.
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