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Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WACO ISD·NCES 484428005047
Mountainview Elementary School
5901 BISHOP ST, WACO, TX 76710 · (254) 772-2520 · McLennan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
296 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 12.0% | 24.0% | 51.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Mountainview Elementary School
Mountainview Elementary School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainview Elementary School this school | 349 | 84.8% | 30.5% |
| Connally Elementary School WACO | 352 | 81.5% | 15.5% |
| Moss Elementary School MESQUITE | 337 | 85.8% | 35.1% |
| Short Elementary School ARLINGTON | 406 | 82.5% | 29.2% |
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy LAKE WORTH | 356 | 90.7% | N/A |
| Bruce Shulkey Elementary School FORT WORTH | 400 | 83.5% | 21.9% |
Matched among Texas 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 Mountainview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #3,617 of 4,401 | #23 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,228 of 4,466 ▼ 362 | #29 of 41 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,798 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #24 of 41 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,791 of 3,998 | #26 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #3,881 of 4,938 | #37 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,272 of 4,622 | #9 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #826 of 4,628 | #7 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #1,572 of 4,789 | #17 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,158 of 2,838 | #13 of 28 |
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
349
-50 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 349 | 25.5 | 13.7:1 | 85% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 26.4 | 13.2:1 | 85% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 28.4 | 14.1:1 | 78% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 76% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 74% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 71% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 67% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 35% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 31 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountainview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (382 to 349); teachers down 2% (26 to 25.5).
About Mountainview Elementary School
At 5901 BISHOP ST in WACO, Texas, Mountainview Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 349 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 33% smaller than that.
Mountainview Elementary School is one of the 24 schools that make up WACO ISD (13,476 students in total).
At Mountainview Elementary School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 46%. After that, the student body is 29% Black, 19% White, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show McLennan County is about 27% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 62% average for public schools in McLennan County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mountainview Elementary School would score about 37.5%. It scores 30.5%, 7.0 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe McLennan County this way: the median household income is $66,643, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, McLennan County has 124 public schools and roughly 45,703 students.
The closest public school to Mountainview Elementary School is Harmony Science Academy (waco), about 0.7 miles away. Mountainview Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Mountainview Elementary School's average proficiency of 30.5% compares with 29.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Mountainview Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 349 students in 2024-25, 50 fewer than the 399 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.3:1 to 13.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mountainview Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WACO ISD
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Cesar Chavez Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Lake Air Montessori SchoolElementary · 734 students
Other schools in WACO
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
Other Mountainview Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mountainview Elementary. Mountainview Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Mountainview ElementarySaugus, CA · 917 students
- Mountainview Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 645 students
- Mountainview ElementaryYakima, WA · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Science Academy (waco)0.7 mi · 569
- Lake Air Montessori School1.0 mi · 734
- Parkdale Elementary School1.1 mi · 497
- Hillcrest Pds Magnet1.2 mi · 431
- Waco High School1.2 mi · 1,885
- Tennyson Middle School1.3 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Mountainview Elementary SchoolHow large is Mountainview Elementary School?
Mountainview Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mountainview Elementary School serve?
Mountainview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mountainview Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Mountainview Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mountainview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mountainview Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 46% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mountainview Elementary School in?
Mountainview Elementary School is part of WACO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.