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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Mountain View School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
629
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000493
Mountain View School
1380 S NAVAJO, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84104 · (801) 974-8315 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Utah public elementary schools
- DTest 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 Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
624 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 27.1% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Mountain View School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View School this school | 629 | 99.2% | 24.9% |
| Liberty School SALT LAKE CITY | 473 | 98.9% | 14.9% |
| Backman School SALT LAKE CITY | 396 | 98.2% | 12.3% |
| Meadowlark School SALT LAKE CITY | 434 | 99.1% | 19.0% |
| Parkview School SALT LAKE CITY | 371 | 98.7% | 28.5% |
| Rose Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 358 | 99.4% | 20.2% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #507 of 562 | #131 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #477 of 578 ▼ 6 | #122 of 180 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #517 of 578 ▲ 16 | #136 of 180 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 629 | #157 of 613 | #43 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #343 of 556 | #119 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #27 of 559 | #26 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #8 of 582 | #6 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #113 of 128 | #30 of 33 |
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
629
+78 (+14%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 497
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 | 629 | 29 | 21.7:1 | 99% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 27.5 | 21.4:1 | 76% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 24.2 | 22.7:1 | 83% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 72% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | N/A | N/A | 83% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | N/A | N/A | 88% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 96% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 88% (476) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 16 | 31.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View School.
About Mountain View School
Families in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, are served by Mountain View School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 629 students. Enrollment is 28% higher than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
Within Salt Lake District, Mountain View School is one of 39 schools. The district enrolls 20,086 students.
Hispanic students account for 57% of enrollment at Mountain View School. Smaller groups are 14% Pacific Islander, 10% White, 10% Black, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Salt Lake County is roughly 21% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Mountain View School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Mountain View School's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.7:1. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average ratio is about 21.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Mountain View School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Mountain View School is +13.7 points: 24.9% actual, 11.3% predicted.
Within Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Salt Lake County number 325 and enroll about 209,757.
Glendale Middle is the public school closest to Mountain View School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Mountain View School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Mountain View School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Mountain View School saw enrollment rise 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salt Lake District
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
- Glendale MiddleMiddle · 678 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 567 students
- Northwest MiddleMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Other Mountain View schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Mountain View. Mountain View School is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Mountain View SchoolLAYTON, UT · 696 students
- Mountain ViewWADDELL, AZ · 1,045 students
- Mountain View SchoolEasthampton, MA · 991 students
- Mountain View SchoolRIO RICO, AZ · 406 students
- Mountain View SchoolBristol, CT · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Glendale Middle0.0 mi · 678
- Dual Immersion Academy0.4 mi · 433
- Parkview School0.8 mi · 371
- Riley School0.8 mi · 205
- Roots Charter High School1.1 mi · 218
- Wallace Stegner Academy1.1 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain View School?
Mountain View School enrolls approximately 629 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mountain View School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mountain View School have?
Mountain View School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mountain View School?
Student demographics at Mountain View School are roughly 10% White, 57% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mountain View School public or private?
Mountain View School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.