Mountain View Elementary

Mountain View Elementary is a public elementary school in Ferndale, Washington. The school enrolls 101 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.

Ferndale School District operates 13 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,746 students.

More than half of enrollment at Mountain View Elementary is White: 60%. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Native American. Whatcom County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.

For every teacher at Mountain View Elementary, there are about 9.4 students; the school has 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. There are 62 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 61% of enrollment. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Whatcom County, the school's rate is higher.

For the population of Whatcom County, median household income comes to about $81,784, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whatcom County counts 78 public schools with about 27,779 students.

Ferndale Virtual Academy is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Mountain View Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

The NCES locale for Mountain View Elementary is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

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