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Mountain View Elementary

6350 Highway 253, Taylors, SC 29687 · (864) 355-6800 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of South Carolina 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.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools

Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K425%
Kindergarten12015%
Grade 113216%
Grade 213016%
Grade 312816%
Grade 412916%
Grade 512816%

This year's kindergarten class (120) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).

Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
66983%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
749%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
182%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
425%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
42352%
Female
38648%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
79.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
63.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.3%63.8%
2023-2466.7%58.5%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Mountain View Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Greenville County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.8%#145 of 635
▲ 35
#25 of 54
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.3%#69 of 635
▲ 68
#17 of 54
▲ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
809#80 of 709#20 of 58
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#601 of 656#42 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
30.5%#587 of 656#54 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.6%#303 of 395#21 of 34
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 2024-25
Enrollment
809
+124 (+18%) vs 2020
+181% since 1990-91, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2580949.616.3:1N/A
2023-2480550.116.1:148% (387)
2022-2380147.916.7:154% (434)
2020-216854415.6:144% (303)
2017-1885747.718.0:133% (279)
2015-168524618.5:131% (262)
2010-118274418.8:135% (291)
2000-014693015.6:127% (125)
1990-912881618.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (857 to 809); teachers up 4% (47.7 to 49.6).

About Mountain View Elementary

Mountain View Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Taylors, South Carolina. The school's enrollment of 809 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students each.

Across its 89 schools, Greenville 01 enrolls 78,776 students. Mountain View Elementary is one of those schools.

The large majority of students at Mountain View Elementary, 83%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Greenville County, the White share is about 67%. By the diversity index, Mountain View Elementary comes in at 30%.

Mountain View Elementary operates with 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.

allk12 grades Mountain View Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Greenville County has about 548,166 residents, and median household income is about $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Greenville County number 109 and enroll about 89,863.

The closest other public school is Blue Ridge Middle, about 2.4 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

The number of students climbed from 685 to 809 over 4 years.

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Greenville County at a glance

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Population
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students

Quick facts

School name
Mountain View Elementary
District
Greenville 01
Address
6350 Highway 253, Taylors, SC 29687
Phone
(864) 355-6800
County
Greenville County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
809
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
450231000521
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary is the 4th largest of the 57.

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Frequently asked questions

About Mountain View Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary enrolls approximately 809 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mountain View Elementary serve?
Mountain View Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Mountain View Elementary.
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mountain View Elementary in?
Mountain View Elementary is part of Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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