Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 2867 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 598 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Divisadero Middle High : Mt. Whitney High

Mountain View Elementary

Summary:

Mountain View Elementary is a public elementary school in Visalia, California, serving 570 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Visalia Unified School District, which is ranked 894 out of 1,568 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Mountain View Elementary's student performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics is generally below the Visalia Unified School District and California state averages, the school faces additional challenges. Its chronic absenteeism rate has significantly increased, reaching 46.9% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Mountain View Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.12% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district and state averages of around 55%.

Interestingly, Mountain View Elementary's performance on SBA assessments varies among different student subgroups. Hispanic students at the school perform better than the overall average, while White students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform significantly worse. When compared to nearby schools in the Visalia Unified School District, such as Cottonwood Creek Elementary and Annie R. Mitchell, Mountain View Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 22.5 students per teacher, which is higher than some of its neighboring schools.

Detail:

Public K-6

2021 South Encina
Visalia, CA 93277-5349

(559) 730-7783

District: Visalia Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2867^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,672

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Divisadero Middle
High:	Mt. Whitney High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 598

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

White:

17.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mountain View Elementary ranks better than 51.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.85. (See more...)

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Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.94. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.7%), White (17.4%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary is 23.1, which is the 11^th best among 27 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Mountain View Elementary employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mountain View Elementary is $7,672. 15 elementary schools in the Visalia Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mountain View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View Elementary 2867^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mountain View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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Visalia Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Visalia Unified 894^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mountain View Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	28.41	3340^th	4809	30.5%
2005	23.87	3705^th	4822	23.2%
2006	29.54	3336^th	4818	30.8%
2007	30.57	3532^nd	5113	30.9%
2008	31.27	3499^th	5113	31.6%
2009	30.40	3687^th	5193	29.0%
2010	31.53	3740^th	5314	29.6%
2011	32.03	3840^th	5377	28.6%
2012	24.95	4318^th	5390	19.9%
2013	35.97	3601^st	5530	34.9%
2015	40.10	3005^th	5611	46.4%
2016	48.35	2582^nd	5614	54.0%
2017	43.57	2888^th	5692	49.3%
2018	43.31	2939^th	5662	48.1%
2019	40.92	3136^th	5789	45.8%
2021	48.60	665^th	1417	53.1%
2022	43.64	2871^st	5883	51.2%
2023	37.55	3310^th	5874	43.6%
2024	44.85	2867^th	5862	51.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.13	2544^th	5084	50.0%
2019	48.05	2532^nd	5173	51.1%
2022	54.05	2032^nd	5264	61.4%
2023	40.11	3059^th	5374	43.1%
2024	48.27	2505^th	5511	54.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.46	2691^st	5413	50.3%
2019	44.99	2803^rd	5492	49.0%
2022	43.24	2796^th	5635	50.4%
2023	39.20	3068^th	5617	45.4%
2024	39.54	3089^th	5605	44.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.21	2965^th	5431	45.4%
2019	37.43	3233^rd	5510	41.3%
2022	43.81	2785^th	5663	50.8%
2023	36.35	3316^th	5650	41.3%
2024	49.90	2466^th	5636	56.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.04	1779^th	4830	63.2%
2019	45.61	2567^th	4963	48.3%
2022	50.89	2147^th	5084	57.8%
2023	44.10	2611^th	5098	48.8%
2024	54.80	1963^rd	5102	61.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.70	2109^th	2737	22.9%
2019	47.93	1618^th	2834	42.9%
2022	44.96	1609^th	2726	41.0%
2023	31.41	1948^th	2662	26.8%
2024	33.08	1871^st	2647	29.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Mountain View Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2017	51.42	1063^rd	2508	57.6%
2018	48.08	1133^rd	2480	54.3%
2019	37.94	1523^rd	2715	43.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mountain View Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	0	0	563	0	219	n/a	n/a	782
1989	632	1	18	86	6	n/a	n/a	743
1990	666	2	28	81	2	n/a	n/a	779
1991	686	2	16	79	0	n/a	n/a	783
1992	706	8	16	96	1	n/a	n/a	827
1993	685	9	23	93	1	n/a	n/a	811
1994	614	6	20	102	4	n/a	n/a	746
1995	640	13	20	143	2	n/a	n/a	818
1996	640	13	20	143	2	n/a	n/a	818
1997	600	8	23	165	1	n/a	n/a	797
1998	604	11	19	180	2	n/a	n/a	816
1999	574	8	17	198	6	n/a	n/a	803
2000	523	10	16	218	6	n/a	n/a	773
2001	486	21	12	204	7	n/a	n/a	730
2002	417	21	20	240	10	n/a	n/a	708
2003	417	21	20	240	10	n/a	n/a	708
2004	416	18	24	279	10	n/a	n/a	747
2005	386	18	33	303	25	n/a	n/a	765
2006	372	20	24	348	24	n/a	n/a	788
2007	302	22	15	304	24	n/a	n/a	667
2008	297	20	13	331	30	n/a	n/a	691
2009	261	22	14	326	27	3	1	654
2010	257	25	11	331	31	0	9	664
2011	235	14	18	320	27	0	11	625
2012	223	11	19	343	18	0	24	638
2013	198	17	17	348	13	1	29	623
2014	179	11	13	348	7	1	27	586
2015	189	13	15	358	4	0	29	608
2016	173	13	15	364	3	0	29	597
2017	172	10	13	355	3	1	30	584
2018	179	3	16	392	4	2	28	624
2019	147	6	13	383	0	2	20	571
2020	139	8	13	359	2	0	24	545
2021	107	7	8	337	3	0	22	484
2022	100	10	7	361	4	0	32	514
2023	109	12	8	401	4	0	36	570
2024	104	12	11	429	5	0	37	598

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mountain View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	782	26.4	29.6	n/a
1989	743	27.0	27.5	n/a
1990	779	32.0	24.3	n/a
1991	783	32.1	24.3	n/a
1992	827	32.6	25.3	14
1993	811	31.0	26.2	19.5
1994	746	30.0	24.9	17.7
1995	818	30.8	26.6	32.5
1996	818	30.8	26.6	32.5
1997	797	29.8	26.7	27.9
1998	816	36.8	22.2	32.8
1999	803	33.8	23.8	34.4
2000	773	38.8	19.9	35.2
2001	730	36.0	20.3	34.9
2002	708	33.0	21.5	38.6
2003	708	33.0	21.5	38.6
2004	747	32.5	23.0	39.8
2005	765	33.0	23.2	39.6
2006	788	35.5	22.2	47
2007	667	31.0	21.5	48.3
2008	691	31.8	21.7	52.4
2009	654	28.8	21.2	54
2010	664	26.0	25.5	53.5
2011	625	n/a	n/a	56.8
2012	638	22.0	29.0	n/a
2013	623	21.0	29.6	68.1
2014	586	21.0	27.9	68.4
2015	608	21.0	28.9	72
2016	597	21.0	28.4	74
2017	584	22.0	26.5	70.9
2018	624	22.0	28.3	72.3
2019	571	22.8	25.0	79.9
2020	545	n/a	n/a	72.8
2021	484	21.5	22.4	71.1
2022	514	23.6	21.7	72
2023	570	25.3	22.5	69.1
2024	598	25.8	23.1	66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mountain View Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	782	26.4	29.6	n/a
1989	743	27.0	27.5	n/a
1990	779	32.0	24.3	n/a
1991	783	32.1	24.3	n/a
1992	827	32.6	25.3	14
1993	811	31.0	26.2	19.5
1994	746	30.0	24.9	17.7
1995	818	30.8	26.6	32.5
1996	818	30.8	26.6	32.5
1997	797	29.8	26.7	27.9
1998	816	36.8	22.2	32.8
1999	803	33.8	23.8	34.4
2000	773	38.8	19.9	35.2
2001	730	36.0	20.3	34.9
2002	708	33.0	21.5	38.6
2003	708	33.0	21.5	38.6
2004	747	32.5	23.0	39.8
2005	765	33.0	23.2	39.6
2006	788	35.5	22.2	47
2007	667	31.0	21.5	48.3
2008	691	31.8	21.7	52.4
2009	654	28.8	21.2	54
2010	664	26.0	25.5	53.5
2011	625	n/a	n/a	56.8
2012	638	22.0	29.0	n/a
2013	623	21.0	29.6	68.1
2014	586	21.0	27.9	68.4
2015	608	21.0	28.9	72
2016	597	21.0	28.4	74
2017	584	22.0	26.5	70.9
2018	624	22.0	28.3	72.3
2019	571	22.8	25.0	79.9
2020	545	n/a	n/a	72.8
2021	484	21.5	22.4	71.1
2022	514	23.6	21.7	72
2023	570	25.3	22.5	69.1
2024	598	25.8	23.1	66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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