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How has Mint Valley Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530447000704
Mint Valley Elementary
2745 38th Avenue, Longview, WA 98632 · (360) 575-7581 · Cowlitz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
269 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
WA avg 49.0% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
WA avg 39.2% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 30.3% | 28.4% |
| 2021-22 | 31.7% | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 44.2% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 34.5% | 33.6% |
| 2016-17 | 29.6% | 25.9% |
| 2015-16 | 27.3% | 23.6% |
| 2014-15 | 22.9% | 26.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Mint Valley Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mint Valley Elementary this school | 366 | 73.5% | N/A |
| Olympic Elementary School Longview | 381 | 71.4% | N/A |
| Kendall Elementary MAPLE FALLS | 317 | 73.2% | 31.2% |
| Barnes Elementary Kelso | 343 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Northlake Elementary School Longview | 315 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Richland School District Early Learning Center Richland | 301 | 78.1% | N/A |
Matched among Washington 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 Mint Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #903 of 1,103 ▲ 34 | #13 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #936 of 1,102 ▼ 28 | #16 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #755 of 1,268 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #410 of 1,085 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #601 of 1,088 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #204 of 1,169 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #418 of 778 | #2 of 9 |
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
366
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 366 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 73% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 77% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 27.9 | 14.9:1 | 79% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 71% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 30.5 | 14.2:1 | 75% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 76% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 61% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 26 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 605 | 28 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mint Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (433 to 366); teachers down 21% (30.5 to 24).
About Mint Valley Elementary
Mint Valley Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Longview, Washington. School enrollment was 366 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Longview School District (17 schools, 6,382 students) runs Mint Valley Elementary.
Mint Valley Elementary's enrollment is 60% White. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Cowlitz County overall, about 83% of residents are White. Mint Valley Elementary has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Mint Valley Elementary is 24 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The school counts 269 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 73%. The rate at public schools in Cowlitz County averages 58%, lower than here.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cowlitz County show that median household income is about $76,531, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Mint Valley Elementary is one of 48 public schools in Cowlitz County, which together enroll about 17,080 students.
Robert Gray Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Mint Valley Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 378 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
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Cowlitz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,360
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Longview School District
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Mark Morris High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
Other schools in Longview
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Mark Morris High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Gray Elementary1.0 mi · 415
- Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl1.1 mi · 362
- Cascade Middle School1.7 mi · 463
- Columbia Heights Elementary1.8 mi · 331
- Olympic Elementary School1.9 mi · 381
- R A Long High School2.0 mi · 926
Frequently asked questions
About Mint Valley ElementaryHow large is Mint Valley Elementary?
Mint Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mint Valley Elementary serve?
Mint Valley Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mint Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mint Valley Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mint Valley Elementary?
Mint Valley Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mint Valley Elementary public or private?
Mint Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Longview School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.