Mt View Elementary

Located at 3411 119th Ave E, in Edgewood, Washington, Mt View Elementary is a close-knit primary school that teaches 279 students (grades K through 6), run under Puyallup School District. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Across the 37 schools in Puyallup School District (23,026 students total), Mt View Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt View Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder looks like 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Asian, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Pierce County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mt View Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mt View Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 55.1%, a residual of +3.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Pierce County shows median household income runs about $99,564, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Mt View Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Edgemont Jr High, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt View Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt View Elementary has declined 15%, going from 330 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 68% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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