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How has Mountain View Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510015201938
Mountain View Elementary
100 Gleason Dr., Covington, VA 24426 · (540) 863-1737 · Alleghany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
343 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 66%
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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · 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 Alleghany Highlands Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Mountain View Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary this school | 415 | 82.7% | 62.5% |
| Concord Elementary Concord | 406 | 78.8% | 75.1% |
| Thomas C. McSwain Elementary Staunton | 449 | 84.9% | 88.2% |
| Rustburg Elementary Rustburg | 450 | 77.3% | 74.8% |
| Madison Primary Madison | 365 | 80.3% | N/A |
| Jeter-Watson Elementary Covington | 491 | 83.3% | 58.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #777 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #691 of 1,111 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #826 of 1,111 ▲ 115 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #776 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #71 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #917 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #470 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #112 of 759 |
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
415
-72 (-15%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 415 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 83% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 37.5 | 11.6:1 | 82% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 76% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 36 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 73% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 69% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (544 to 415); teachers up 6% (36 to 38).
About Mountain View Elementary
At 100 Gleason Dr. in Covington, Virginia, Mountain View Elementary operates as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 415 students enrolled.
Alleghany Highlands Public Schools has 6 schools; together they serve 2,804 students.
By race and ethnicity, Mountain View Elementary is 77% White. The school is also 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 92% White share among all Alleghany County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Mountain View Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The school reported 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.9:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 83% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Alleghany County, the average is about the same, 83%.
Mountain View Elementary scores 62.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.6%.
In Alleghany County (population about 14,859), median household income is about $56,188, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Mountain View Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Alleghany County, which together enroll about 1,719 students.
The closest public school, Alleghany High, is about 2.0 miles from Mountain View Elementary. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Mountain View Elementary places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 15%, from 487 to 415. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.5:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Alleghany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,859
Census ACS
Median income
$56,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools
- Alleghany HighHigh · 818 students
- Covington MiddleMiddle · 594 students
- Jeter-Watson ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Callaghan ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- Sharon ElementaryElementary · 216 students
- Covington HighCombined
Other schools in Covington
- Alleghany HighHigh · 818 students
- Covington MiddleMiddle · 594 students
- Jeter-Watson ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Callaghan ElementaryElementary · 270 students
- Covington HighCombined
- Jackson River Tech CtrCombined
Other Mountain View Elementary schools
56 other US public schools in 23 states are named Mountain View Elementary. Mountain View Elementary is the 35th largest of the 57.
- Mountain View ElementaryCharlottesville, VA · 769 students
- Mountain View ElementaryPurcellville, VA · 649 students
- Mountain View ElementaryHaymarket, VA · 418 students
- Mountain View ElementaryHarrisonburg, VA · 411 students
- Mountain View ElementaryRoanoke, VA · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Alleghany High2.0 mi · 818
- Covington Middle6.5 mi · 594
- Sharon Elementary7.1 mi · 216
- Jeter-Watson Elementary7.4 mi · 491
- Eagle Rock Elementary10.5 mi · 121
- Callaghan Elementary11.2 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mountain View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary is approximately 10.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary is overseen by Alleghany Highlands Public Schools in Alleghany County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.