Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARFISH SCHOOL DISTRICT 40-2·NCES 466693001342
Mountain View Elementary - 08
400 E Hudson, Spearfish, SD 57783 · (605) 717-1209 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–KGELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 South Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
35 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 42%
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 | 168 | 100% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 53% · 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
Mountain View Elementary - 08→West Elementary - 03→Creekside Elementary - 07→Spearfish Middle School - 05
Based on grade levels within Spearfish School District 40-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.9%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.7pp since 2022
Math
53.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -1.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 54.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for South Dakota 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 South Dakota'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 - 08
Mountain View Elementary - 08's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary - 08 this school | 168 | 20.8% | 56.0% |
| Colman Elementary - 03 Colman | 193 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| Clark Elementary - 02 Clark | 212 | 26.4% | 49.0% |
| Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton | 166 | 22.9% | 47.4% |
| Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary Rutland | 116 | 21.6% | 40.1% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 Colton | 154 | 16.2% | 50.4% |
Matched among South Dakota 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 - 08 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #61 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #92 of 199 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #65 of 202 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #150 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #173 of 209 |
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
168
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 168 | 14.3 | 11.8:1 | 21% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 14.1 | 11.8:1 | 12% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 14.3 | 11.8:1 | 12% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 20% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 14.3 | 10.4:1 | 30% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 31% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary - 08.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (149 to 168); teachers unchanged (14.3 to 14.3).
About Mountain View Elementary - 08
Mountain View Elementary - 08 is a small elementary school in South Dakota, located in Spearfish. The school counts 168 students across kindergarten.
Mountain View Elementary - 08 is run by Spearfish School District 40-2, whose 7 schools enroll 2,398 students.
Mountain View Elementary - 08's enrollment is 79% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, 90% of Lawrence County residents are White. By the diversity index, Mountain View Elementary - 08 comes in at 36%.
The teaching staff at Mountain View Elementary - 08 is 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. About 21% of students, or 35, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 22% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
allk12 grades Mountain View Elementary - 08 a B+. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mountain View Elementary - 08 sits between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.0% and a predicted 54.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lawrence County show that median household income is about $73,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Mountain View Elementary - 08 is one of 14 public schools in Lawrence County, which together enroll about 3,183 students.
The closest public school to Mountain View Elementary - 08 is Spearfish Middle School - 05, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Mountain View Elementary - 08 ranks 1st on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students climbed from 158 to 168 over 4 years.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,233
Census ACS
Median income
$73,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,183 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spearfish School District 40-2
- Spearfish High School - 01High · 787 students
- Creekside Elementary - 07Elementary · 553 students
- Spearfish Middle School - 05Middle · 545 students
- West Elementary - 03Elementary · 322 students
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10High · 21 students
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09Middle · 2 students
Other schools in Spearfish
- Spearfish High School - 01High · 787 students
- Creekside Elementary - 07Elementary · 553 students
- Spearfish Middle School - 05Middle · 545 students
- West Elementary - 03Elementary · 322 students
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10High · 21 students
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09Middle · 2 students
Other Mountain View Elementary schools
56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary - 08 is the 54th largest of the 57.
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 903 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRiverside, CA · 851 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 837 students
- Mountain View ElementaryTaylors, SC · 809 students
- Mountain View ElementaryLacey, WA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Spearfish Middle School - 050.8 mi · 545
- Spearfish High School - 010.9 mi · 787
- West Elementary - 030.9 mi · 322
- Creekside Elementary - 071.3 mi · 553
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 091.8 mi · 2
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 101.8 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View Elementary - 08How many students attend Mountain View Elementary - 08?
Mountain View Elementary - 08 enrolls approximately 168 students in grades KG-KG.
What age range does Mountain View Elementary - 08 serve?
Mountain View Elementary - 08 serves students from grade KG through grade KG.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary - 08?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary - 08 is approximately 11.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary - 08?
Mountain View Elementary - 08 reports a student body of 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain View Elementary - 08?
Mountain View Elementary - 08 is overseen by Spearfish School District 40-2 in Lawrence County.
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