Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530696001036
Mt View Elementary
3411 119th Ave E, Edgewood, WA 98372 · (253) 841-8739 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
119 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.2pp since 2014
Math
55.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 53.6% | 54.6% |
| 2021-22 | 60.5% | 63.4% |
| 2018-19 | 58.1% | 54.8% |
| 2017-18 | 73.2% | 65.4% |
| 2016-17 | 62.1% | 51.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.8% | 54.1% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 54.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Mt View Elementary
Mt View Elementary's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt View Elementary this school | 279 | 42.7% | 55.1% |
| Sunnyland Elementary School Bellingham | 288 | 44.1% | 49.7% |
| York Elementary School Vancouver | 338 | 43.8% | N/A |
| South Colby Elementary Port Orchard | 276 | 42.8% | 56.3% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School SILVERDALE | 362 | 43.1% | 52.5% |
| Friday Harbor Elementary School FRIDAY HARBOR | 329 | 43.5% | 51.1% |
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 Mt View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #347 of 936 | #56 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #327 of 1,103 ▲ 22 | #41 of 142 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #451 of 1,102 ▲ 118 | #65 of 142 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.8pp | #67 of 928 | #12 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #1,011 of 1,268 | #136 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #302 of 1,085 | #27 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #561 of 1,088 | #110 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #764 of 1,169 | #103 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #419 of 778 | #51 of 91 |
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
279
0 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 279 | 18.8 | 14.9:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 16.1 | 16.2:1 | 40% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 19.1 | 14.9:1 | 40% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 30% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 19.5 | 16.9:1 | 38% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 35% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 15 | 21.5:1 | 28% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 15 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 16 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (330 to 279); teachers down 4% (19.5 to 18.8).
About Mt View Elementary
Mt View Elementary, located in Edgewood, Washington, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 279 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
Puyallup School District has a total of 37 schools and 23,026 students, Mt View Elementary among them.
Mt View Elementary is 61% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share in Pierce County as a whole is similar, at about 64%. Mt View Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1 at Mt View Elementary, with 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 14.9:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 43% of enrollment.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.6%. Mt View Elementary scores 55.1%.
Federal survey data for Pierce County show that the median household income is $99,564, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Pierce County is home to 287 public schools and about 138,462 public school students.
The school nearest to Mt View Elementary is Edgemont Jr High, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Mt View Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Mt View Elementary had 279 students in 2020-21 and 279 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Mt View Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Puyallup School District
- Puyallup High SchoolHigh · 1,815 students
- Gov John Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Emerald Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,599 students
- Dessie F Evans ElementaryElementary · 919 students
- Ballou Jr HighMiddle · 852 students
- Doris Stahl Junior HighMiddle · 846 students
Other schools in Edgewood
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 732 students
- Edgemont Jr HighMiddle · 590 students
- Hedden Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
Other Mt View Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mt View Elementary. Mt View Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Mt View Elementary SchoolThorndike, ME · 273 students
- Mt View Elementary SchoolCorvallis, OR · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Edgemont Jr High0.9 mi · 590
- Northwood Elementary1.5 mi · 732
- E B Walker High School1.5 mi · 120
- Hedden Elementary School1.7 mi · 469
- Sumner Special Services2.2 mi · 35
- Surprise Lake Middle School2.3 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Mt View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mt View Elementary?
Mt View Elementary enrolls approximately 279 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mt View Elementary serve?
Mt View Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mt View Elementary have?
Mt View Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt View Elementary?
At Mt View Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt View Elementary?
Mt View Elementary is overseen by Puyallup School District in Pierce County.
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