Mount View Elementary

Set in Seattle, Washington, Mount View Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school, operated by Highline School District. It caters to 460 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Highline School District runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 18,072 students. Mount View Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Mount View Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% White, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Mount View Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Mount View Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cascade Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mount View Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Mount View Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 460). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 15% to 9%.

On allk12, the feed for Mount View Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.