Mountain View Elementary

Located at 36803 Allder School Rd., in Purcellville, Virginia, Mountain View Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that instructs 649 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Loudoun County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Mountain View Elementary sits 30% above that benchmark.

Mountain View Elementary is one of 98 schools operated by Loudoun County Public Schools, a district that teaches 81,486 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mountain View Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 53% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mountain View Elementary has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Loudoun County's rate of about 28%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mountain View Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 83.8%, the actual is 75.1%, a residual of -8.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Loudoun County put median household income runs about $181,765, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Loudoun County runs 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), of which Mountain View Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Woodgrove High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountain View Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 85.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Mountain View Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 649). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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