Mountain View Elementary School

Mountain View Elementary School operates as a sprawling K-5 school in Hurricane, West Virginia, part of Putnam County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 457 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 283 students per school, that is 61% above typical.

Putnam County Schools runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 8,518 students. Mountain View Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mountain View Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest consists of 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mountain View Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Putnam County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,527, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Putnam County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,518 students), of which Mountain View Elementary School is one.

West Teays Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Mountain View Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Mountain View Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 457). White enrollment moved from 88% to 83% across the same window.

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