Is Mountainview Elementary a good school?

Mountainview Elementary ranks 868 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountainview Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 914 students attended Mountainview Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mountainview Elementary?

Students at Mountainview Elementary are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mountainview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mountainview Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Arroyo Seco Junior High High : Academy of the Canyons High : Saugus High

Mountainview Elementary

Summary:

Mountainview Elementary is a public elementary school in Saugus, California, serving 934 students in grades K-6 and part of the Saugus Union School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, particularly for Hispanic and Special Education students.

Mountainview Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (66.53%) and Mathematics (65.47%) are significantly higher than the Saugus Union district (66.17% and 62.1%) and the California state averages (47.04% and 35.54%). The school also excels in Science, with 48.67% of 5th graders scoring proficient, compared to the district's 56.27% and the state's 32.68%. Mountainview's Hispanic and Special Education students rank among the top-performing in the state, with 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. While the school's chronic absenteeism rates are lower than the state average, they have been increasing in recent years and could be an area for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools in the Saugus Union district, West Creek Academy and Charles Helmers Elementary stand out as the top-performing schools, with higher proficiency rates and state rankings than Mountainview. Schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as Rosedell Elementary and Santa Clarita Elementary, tend to have lower academic performance compared to Mountainview.

Detail:

Public K-6

22201 West Cypress Pl.
Saugus, CA 91390-4212

(661) 294-5325

District: Saugus Union

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,593

Students who attend Mountainview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Arroyo Seco Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Saugus High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 914

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

31.9%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mountainview Elementary ranks better than 85.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.87. (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: White (50.9%), Hispanic (31.9%), two or more races (8.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mountainview Elementary is 25.3, which is the 5^th best among 15 elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Mountainview Elementary employs 36 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mountainview Elementary is $9,593. 13 elementary schools in the Saugus Union School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mountainview Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountainview Elementary 868^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mountainview Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Saugus Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Saugus Union 221^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mountainview Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	90.63	477^th	4809	90.1%
2005	87.58	615^th	4822	87.2%
2006	87.76	604^th	4818	87.5%
2007	92.69	365^th	5113	92.9%
2008	90.28	461^st	5113	91.0%
2009	89.60	498^th	5193	90.4%
2010	87.93	583^rd	5314	89.0%
2011	90.49	406^th	5377	92.4%
2012	90.53	396^th	5390	92.7%
2013	89.74	480^th	5530	91.3%
2015	86.87	787^th	5611	86.0%
2016	85.77	865^th	5614	84.6%
2017	82.50	1026^th	5692	82.0%
2018	84.33	926^th	5662	83.6%
2019	83.20	1004^th	5789	82.7%
2022	80.92	1150^th	5883	80.5%
2023	85.28	940^th	5874	84.0%
2024	86.87	868^th	5862	85.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	60.65	323^rd	669	51.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	80.13	307^th	2420	87.3%
2024	85.69	253^rd	2634	90.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.43	1883^rd	5084	63.0%
2019	64.24	1498^th	5173	71.0%
2022	76.13	907^th	5264	82.8%
2023	83.54	637^th	5374	88.1%
2024	90.61	425^th	5511	92.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.74	964^th	5413	82.2%
2019	76.90	1224^th	5492	77.7%
2022	78.25	1189^th	5635	78.9%
2023	82.54	1003^rd	5617	82.1%
2024	83.33	947^th	5605	83.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	82.62	250^th	2128	88.3%
2019	79.63	338^th	2585	86.9%
2022	74.23	374^th	2227	83.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.44	859^th	5431	84.2%
2019	85.30	808^th	5510	85.3%
2022	80.73	1081^st	5663	80.9%
2023	85.20	860^th	5650	84.8%
2024	87.66	729^th	5636	87.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.40	879^th	4830	81.8%
2019	76.82	838^th	4963	83.1%
2022	78.16	816^th	5084	83.9%
2023	85.81	518^th	5098	89.8%
2024	88.13	420^th	5102	91.8%

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Rank History for White students at Mountainview Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.83	797^th	2737	70.9%
2019	67.69	912^th	2834	67.8%
2022	61.88	1079^th	2726	60.4%
2023	66.30	918^th	2662	65.5%
2024	70.36	798^th	2647	69.9%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Teachers are Excellent! Drop off and pick is a nightmare! Cars zoom by extremely fast, cars travel against traffic which creates even more of a nightmare. There are some parents who do not truely value their children as they drop them off to play "frogger" with both street traffic and parking lot traffic which is highly dangerous! In the main morning drop off lot there is maybe 1 staff near the entrance gate - there is no one to evaluate the horrible traffic situation and the safety of the children! I hope that it does not take a child getting injured, or worse killed to have school staff monitor the parking lot more closely. I would think that with all the parents that are in law enforcement (close to 50% at this school) that at least one of them would notify the chp traffic division or whoever handles school traffic safety. The gentleman who Is in charge of the crosswalk on the far end of school (cypress) is excellent! But he is far away from the nightmare happening on gold canyon (lot near park). I really wish they could figure out how to make things safe! In all honestly it is the parents responsibility! Pretty sad that so many do not care!!
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Enrollment information for Mountainview Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	455	4	50	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	583
1996	455	4	50	72	2	n/a	n/a	0	583
1997	518	5	50	77	1	n/a	n/a	0	651
1998	593	5	51	87	3	n/a	n/a	0	739
1999	629	9	46	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	772
2000	678	4	53	83	1	n/a	n/a	0	819
2001	692	8	57	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	846
2002	764	35	73	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	986
2003	764	35	73	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	986
2004	795	38	79	126	3	n/a	n/a	0	1041
2005	803	37	88	156	3	n/a	n/a	0	1087
2006	767	39	93	164	4	n/a	n/a	0	1067
2007	712	41	114	171	2	n/a	n/a	7	1047
2008	683	36	110	195	2	n/a	n/a	0	1026
2009	646	34	93	188	2	4	45	0	1012
2010	597	26	89	222	0	3	33	0	970
2011	609	24	78	231	0	1	41	0	984
2012	604	26	84	224	1	1	43	0	983
2013	585	19	73	234	1	1	48	0	961
2014	517	23	49	220	1	0	56	0	866
2015	476	21	46	195	0	0	52	0	790
2016	470	22	49	188	0	0	47	0	776
2017	492	16	51	212	0	0	42	0	813
2018	548	20	64	211	1	1	40	0	885
2019	500	12	68	245	1	1	34	0	861
2020	499	13	67	240	1	2	42	0	864
2021	340	8	37	176	0	1	34	1	597
2022	458	16	64	254	1	2	61	0	856
2023	478	9	71	303	2	1	70	0	934
2024	465	8	65	292	3	0	81	0	914

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 Mountainview Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	583	20.6	28.3	1.7
1996	583	20.6	28.3	1.7
1997	651	26.0	25.0	1.4
1998	739	32.0	23.1	4.1
1999	772	38.0	20.3	2.2
2000	819	39.0	21.0	2.3
2001	846	38.0	22.3	3.4
2002	986	46.5	21.2	3.4
2003	986	46.5	21.2	3.4
2004	1041	46.0	22.6	2.6
2005	1087	48.0	22.6	2.9
2006	1067	48.0	22.2	3
2007	1047	47.4	22.1	3.5
2008	1026	52.4	19.6	4.3
2009	1012	47.6	19.6	4.2
2010	970	45.0	21.5	6.7
2011	984	n/a	n/a	4.8
2012	983	41.5	23.6	n/a
2013	961	35.0	27.4	7.8
2014	866	32.5	26.6	8.2
2015	790	31.0	25.4	8.5
2016	776	31.0	25.0	6.1
2017	813	33.0	24.6	8.1
2018	885	36.0	24.5	12.4
2019	861	35.0	24.6	11.1
2020	864	n/a	n/a	10.6
2021	597	25.0	23.8	15.9
2022	856	33.1	25.8	18.9
2023	934	36.0	25.9	28.5
2024	914	36.0	25.3	21.9

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 Mountainview Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	583	20.6	28.3	1.7
1996	583	20.6	28.3	1.7
1997	651	26.0	25.0	1.4
1998	739	32.0	23.1	4.1
1999	772	38.0	20.3	2.2
2000	819	39.0	21.0	2.3
2001	846	38.0	22.3	3.4
2002	986	46.5	21.2	3.4
2003	986	46.5	21.2	3.4
2004	1041	46.0	22.6	2.6
2005	1087	48.0	22.6	2.9
2006	1067	48.0	22.2	3
2007	1047	47.4	22.1	3.5
2008	1026	52.4	19.6	4.3
2009	1012	47.6	19.6	4.2
2010	970	45.0	21.5	6.7
2011	984	n/a	n/a	4.8
2012	983	41.5	23.6	n/a
2013	961	35.0	27.4	7.8
2014	866	32.5	26.6	8.2
2015	790	31.0	25.4	8.5
2016	776	31.0	25.0	6.1
2017	813	33.0	24.6	8.1
2018	885	36.0	24.5	12.4
2019	861	35.0	24.6	11.1
2020	864	n/a	n/a	10.6
2021	597	25.0	23.8	15.9
2022	856	33.1	25.8	18.9
2023	934	36.0	25.9	28.5
2024	914	36.0	25.3	21.9

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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