Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 3543 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 537 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Grace Yokley Junior High High : Colony High

Mountain View Elementary

Summary:

Mountain View Elementary is a public elementary school in Ontario, CA, serving 537 students in grades K-6 and part of the Mountain View Elementary District.

While the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.3% in 2018-2019 to 37.7% in 2021-2022, it also struggles with lower academic performance compared to the state average and nearby Park View Elementary and Ranch View Elementary schools. Mountain View Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all below state and local averages, with a particularly wide gap in 5th and 6th grade performance. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.87% to 70.43% over the past few years, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Interestingly, Mountain View Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 1,602 out of 5,530 California elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 3,543 out of 5,862 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 2 stars. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively stronger results for English Language Learners and Hispanic students, but weaker performance for Female, Male, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and the needs of the school's large population of students from low-income families could be crucial for improving the overall educational outcomes at Mountain View Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

2825 Walnut St.
Ontario, CA 91761-7428

(909) 947-3516

District: Mountain View Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3543^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,912

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Grace Yokley Junior High
High:	Colony High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 537

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.9%

White:

6.1%

African American:

5.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mountain View Elementary ranks worse than 60.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Mountain View Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.68. (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 Mountain View Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Mountain View Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.9%), White (6.1%), African American (5.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mountain View Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary is 20.9. 1 elementary schools in the Mountain View Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Mountain View Elementary employs 25.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mountain View Elementary is $6,912, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Mountain View Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mountain View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View Elementary 3543^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mountain View Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Male students:

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Mountain View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View Elementary 551^st 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 students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	48.49	2234^th	4809	53.5%
2005	39.92	2718^th	4822	43.6%
2006	49.17	2231^st	4818	53.7%
2007	58.23	1917^th	5113	62.5%
2008	53.61	2190^th	5113	57.2%
2009	65.52	1658^th	5193	68.1%
2010	65.79	1685^th	5314	68.3%
2011	65.61	1712^th	5377	68.2%
2012	72.11	1408^th	5390	73.9%
2013	69.42	1602^nd	5530	71.0%
2015	53.61	2259^th	5611	59.7%
2016	51.04	2440^th	5614	56.5%
2017	40.54	3071^st	5692	46.0%
2018	37.51	3307^th	5662	41.6%
2019	45.04	2872^nd	5789	50.4%
2022	38.09	3217^th	5883	45.3%
2023	31.97	3732^nd	5874	36.5%
2024	34.68	3543^rd	5862	39.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.14	1993^rd	3246	38.6%
2019	72.98	453^rd	3275	86.2%
2022	56.93	891^st	3311	73.1%
2023	62.83	677^th	3250	79.2%
2024	44.20	1536^th	3160	51.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.15	2221^st	5084	56.3%
2019	57.88	1909^th	5173	63.1%
2022	47.62	2421^st	5264	54.0%
2023	39.98	3067^th	5374	42.9%
2024	39.25	3194^th	5511	42.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.99	3276^th	5413	39.5%
2019	49.01	2553^rd	5492	53.5%
2022	41.16	2930^th	5635	48.0%
2023	33.74	3439^th	5617	38.8%
2024	30.58	3741^st	5605	33.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.53	714^th	2585	72.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.07	3154^th	5431	41.9%
2019	41.86	2923^rd	5510	47.0%
2022	35.94	3278^th	5663	42.1%
2023	31.10	3678^th	5650	34.9%
2024	39.70	3078^th	5636	45.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.71	2504^th	4830	48.2%
2019	53.92	2042^nd	4963	58.9%
2022	51.14	2122^nd	5084	58.3%
2023	45.37	2534^th	5098	50.3%
2024	46.09	2542^nd	5102	50.2%

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

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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	Not Specified	Total
1988	534	23	16	139	2	n/a	n/a	0	714
1989	488	33	16	186	1	n/a	n/a	0	724
1990	539	68	30	189	0	n/a	n/a	0	826
1991	524	76	54	284	3	n/a	n/a	0	941
1992	381	40	28	145	1	n/a	n/a	0	595
1993	352	48	23	144	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1994	292	57	33	155	2	n/a	n/a	0	539
1995	241	69	30	161	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
1996	241	69	30	161	2	n/a	n/a	0	503
1997	239	64	26	218	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
1998	214	59	30	289	1	n/a	n/a	0	593
1999	174	61	17	315	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
2000	152	57	27	318	1	n/a	n/a	2	557
2001	133	38	22	303	0	n/a	n/a	66	562
2002	106	53	22	354	1	n/a	n/a	58	594
2003	106	53	22	354	1	n/a	n/a	58	594
2004	144	48	30	398	0	n/a	n/a	12	632
2005	128	43	26	415	0	n/a	n/a	16	628
2006	109	41	22	404	0	n/a	n/a	12	588
2007	83	21	22	385	0	n/a	n/a	37	548
2008	93	22	20	398	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	533
2009	75	21	22	419	0	1	10	0	548
2010	56	15	13	440	0	0	12	0	536
2011	58	15	10	444	2	0	8	0	537
2012	50	13	14	428	1	0	5	0	511
2013	52	16	7	433	1	0	5	0	514
2014	60	14	6	417	1	0	4	0	502
2015	60	13	8	377	1	0	7	0	466
2016	64	12	6	397	1	0	8	0	488
2017	50	14	8	406	0	0	7	0	485
2018	44	15	10	406	0	0	7	0	482
2019	49	24	9	393	0	0	4	0	479
2020	39	33	18	379	0	0	4	0	473
2021	43	35	25	443	0	1	9	0	556
2022	31	44	31	468	0	1	10	0	585
2023	33	31	23	440	0	0	10	0	537

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	714	31.0	23.0	n/a
1989	724	32.0	22.6	n/a
1990	826	35.0	23.6	n/a
1991	941	40.2	23.4	n/a
1992	595	40.9	14.5	16.6
1993	567	22.0	25.8	14.6
1994	539	20.0	26.9	20.6
1995	503	19.0	26.5	22.9
1996	503	19.0	26.5	22.9
1997	548	24.0	22.8	23.7
1998	593	28.3	21.0	29
1999	568	29.0	19.6	32.6
2000	557	29.0	19.2	29.7
2001	562	28.0	20.1	33.7
2002	594	31.0	19.2	47
2003	594	31.0	19.2	47
2004	632	31.0	20.4	51
2005	628	30.0	20.9	56.4
2006	588	29.0	20.3	57.6
2007	548	27.0	20.3	62
2008	533	28.0	19.0	61.2
2009	548	26.0	19.6	68.1
2010	536	27.0	19.8	67.4
2011	537	n/a	n/a	69.1
2012	511	17.0	30.0	n/a
2013	514	18.0	28.5	69.1
2014	502	17.5	28.6	70.3
2015	466	17.0	27.4	70.2
2016	488	17.0	28.7	69.7
2017	485	17.0	28.5	69.3
2018	482	17.0	28.3	74.7
2019	479	17.0	28.1	71.6
2020	473	n/a	n/a	66
2021	556	22.3	24.8	61.9
2022	585	23.8	24.4	70.4
2023	537	25.5	20.9	63.1

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	714	31.0	23.0	n/a
1989	724	32.0	22.6	n/a
1990	826	35.0	23.6	n/a
1991	941	40.2	23.4	n/a
1992	595	40.9	14.5	16.6
1993	567	22.0	25.8	14.6
1994	539	20.0	26.9	20.6
1995	503	19.0	26.5	22.9
1996	503	19.0	26.5	22.9
1997	548	24.0	22.8	23.7
1998	593	28.3	21.0	29
1999	568	29.0	19.6	32.6
2000	557	29.0	19.2	29.7
2001	562	28.0	20.1	33.7
2002	594	31.0	19.2	47
2003	594	31.0	19.2	47
2004	632	31.0	20.4	51
2005	628	30.0	20.9	56.4
2006	588	29.0	20.3	57.6
2007	548	27.0	20.3	62
2008	533	28.0	19.0	61.2
2009	548	26.0	19.6	68.1
2010	536	27.0	19.8	67.4
2011	537	n/a	n/a	69.1
2012	511	17.0	30.0	n/a
2013	514	18.0	28.5	69.1
2014	502	17.5	28.6	70.3
2015	466	17.0	27.4	70.2
2016	488	17.0	28.7	69.7
2017	485	17.0	28.5	69.3
2018	482	17.0	28.3	74.7
2019	479	17.0	28.1	71.6
2020	473	n/a	n/a	66
2021	556	22.3	24.8	61.9
2022	585	23.8	24.4	70.4
2023	537	25.5	20.9	63.1

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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