Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 2911 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 462 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 43% White, 7% Asian, 3% 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 : Hillside Middle High : Royal High

Mountain View Elementary

Summary:

Mountain View Elementary is a public elementary school in Simi Valley, California, serving 462 students in grades K-6 and part of the Simi Valley Unified School District.

While Mountain View Elementary provides education to a significant number of students, its academic performance lags behind nearby schools in the district. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests like the Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at Mountain View Elementary ranged from 30.23% to 47.46%, compared to the district's range of 43.6% to 55.27% and the state's range of 45.82% to 47.37%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Mountain View Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 27.27% to 44.07%, while the district and state had higher ranges. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.6% in 2020-2021 to 34.9% in 2021-2022 and 29.0% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district's rates.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Vista Elementary, Hollow Hills Elementary, and Crestview Elementary, Mountain View Elementary's performance is consistently lower, with proficiency rates often exceeding 60% and even reaching as high as 87.78% in 5th grade English Language Arts/Literacy at Vista Elementary. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and White students, is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom half of California elementary schools. However, the school's performance for Special Education students and Disabled students is relatively stronger, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve outcomes for all students at Mountain View Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-6

2925 Fletcher Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-5270

(805) 520-6775

District: Simi Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2911^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,493

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillside Middle
High:	Royal High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 462

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

43.1%

Asian:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mountain View Elementary ranks better than 50.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.09. (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 (46.1%), White (43.1%), Asian (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.4% 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 20.5, which is the 5^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Mountain View Elementary employs 22.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mountain View Elementary is $10,493, which is the 2^nd highest among 18 elementary schools in the Simi Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mountain View Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountain View Elementary 2911^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mountain View Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Simi Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Simi Valley Unified 667^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 students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	55.03	1922^nd	4809	60.0%
2005	64.56	1560^th	4822	67.6%
2006	60.80	1708^th	4818	64.5%
2007	70.89	1335^th	5113	73.9%
2008	75.54	1165^th	5113	77.2%
2009	65.37	1666^th	5193	67.9%
2010	67.64	1586^th	5314	70.2%
2011	71.32	1437^th	5377	73.3%
2012	69.47	1557^th	5390	71.1%
2013	61.29	2047^th	5530	63.0%
2015	42.26	2897^th	5611	48.4%
2016	49.05	2539^th	5614	54.8%
2017	47.98	2665^th	5692	53.2%
2018	35.00	3472^nd	5662	38.7%
2019	36.90	3398^th	5789	41.3%
2021	39.96	780^th	1417	45.0%
2022	37.79	3245^th	5883	44.8%
2023	44.90	2830^th	5874	51.8%
2024	44.09	2911^th	5862	50.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	62.44	601^st	2420	75.2%
2024	52.91	893^rd	2634	66.1%

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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	33.92	3486^th	5084	31.4%
2019	46.67	2634^th	5173	49.1%
2021	55.93	406^th	1110	63.4%
2022	33.87	3518^th	5264	33.2%
2023	49.10	2430^th	5374	54.8%
2024	38.80	3225^th	5511	41.5%

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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	29.94	3768^th	5413	30.4%
2019	39.01	3174^th	5492	42.2%
2021	39.18	710^th	1267	44.0%
2022	39.27	3037^th	5635	46.1%
2023	42.51	2850^th	5617	49.3%
2024	43.95	2798^th	5605	50.1%

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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
2018	74.17	356^th	2128	83.3%
2019	62.60	661^st	2585	74.4%
2021	49.36	111^th	293	62.1%
2022	78.68	317^th	2227	85.8%

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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	40.70	2998^th	5431	44.8%
2019	36.78	3268^th	5510	40.7%
2021	37.97	722^nd	1272	43.2%
2022	37.88	3143^rd	5663	44.5%
2023	46.56	2649^th	5650	53.1%
2024	44.51	2779^th	5636	50.7%

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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	32.86	3359^th	4830	30.5%
2019	24.49	4070^th	4963	18.0%
2022	31.08	3617^th	5084	28.9%
2023	43.52	2646^th	5098	48.1%
2024	43.80	2690^th	5102	47.3%

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Rank History for White students at Mountain View Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.07	2370^th	2737	13.4%
2019	30.52	2140^th	2834	24.5%
2022	23.04	2201^st	2726	19.3%
2023	25.08	2097^th	2662	21.2%
2024	22.89	2147^th	2647	18.9%

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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

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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	302	8	35	31	11	n/a	n/a	0	387
1989	305	5	42	35	9	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	301	4	37	57	8	n/a	n/a	0	407
1991	282	6	40	87	8	n/a	n/a	0	423
1992	303	6	26	101	9	n/a	n/a	0	445
1993	294	16	30	107	11	n/a	n/a	0	458
1994	296	9	25	106	10	n/a	n/a	0	446
1995	324	5	20	52	3	n/a	n/a	0	404
1996	324	5	20	52	3	n/a	n/a	0	404
1997	359	7	28	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	466
1998	356	9	31	68	4	n/a	n/a	0	468
1999	309	9	26	81	3	n/a	n/a	0	428
2000	317	8	27	89	10	n/a	n/a	0	451
2001	349	12	38	95	7	n/a	n/a	0	501
2002	339	10	39	93	10	n/a	n/a	2	493
2003	339	10	39	93	10	n/a	n/a	2	493
2004	290	8	39	97	9	n/a	n/a	3	446
2005	259	8	32	86	12	n/a	n/a	1	398
2006	251	7	31	77	10	n/a	n/a	7	383
2007	224	4	27	80	3	n/a	n/a	7	345
2008	192	2	29	70	3	n/a	n/a	0	296
2009	181	3	21	76	2	1	19	0	303
2010	168	4	20	93	3	0	8	0	296
2011	151	2	21	91	2	0	7	0	274
2012	123	2	17	74	2	0	6	0	224
2013	120	3	10	64	1	0	9	0	207
2014	109	5	6	77	1	1	9	0	208
2015	111	3	8	82	0	1	9	0	214
2016	161	3	14	117	0	3	13	0	311
2017	163	2	14	113	0	3	18	0	313
2018	173	2	25	127	1	3	24	0	355
2019	160	1	22	142	1	3	23	0	352
2020	189	1	26	159	1	3	21	0	400
2021	181	1	25	160	1	2	16	0	386
2022	172	3	24	169	1	2	12	0	383
2023	199	1	33	213	0	1	15	0	462

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	387	14.0	27.6	n/a
1989	396	16.0	24.7	n/a
1990	407	18.0	22.6	n/a
1991	423	17.0	24.8	n/a
1992	445	17.3	25.7	26.5
1993	458	19.0	24.1	33.2
1994	446	20.0	22.3	29.8
1995	404	17.5	23.1	17.6
1996	404	17.5	23.1	17.6
1997	466	23.0	20.3	20.4
1998	468	21.0	22.3	19.4
1999	428	25.0	17.1	20.3
2000	451	24.0	18.8	21.3
2001	501	25.0	20.0	18.8
2002	493	25.5	19.3	16.7
2003	493	25.5	19.3	16.7
2004	446	24.5	18.2	18.1
2005	398	23.0	17.3	17.9
2006	383	21.0	18.2	24.5
2007	345	19.0	18.2	21.6
2008	296	18.0	16.4	22.6
2009	303	16.5	16.4	30.4
2010	296	15.0	19.7	34.8
2011	274	n/a	n/a	35.4
2012	224	13.0	17.2	n/a
2013	207	12.0	17.2	34.3
2014	208	12.0	17.3	38
2015	214	11.0	19.4	41.1
2016	311	16.0	19.4	43.7
2017	313	16.0	19.5	43.1
2018	355	17.0	20.8	46.8
2019	352	19.2	18.2	44.3
2020	400	n/a	n/a	38.5
2021	386	19.5	19.7	38.1
2022	383	19.5	19.6	51.7
2023	462	22.5	20.5	55.4

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	387	14.0	27.6	n/a
1989	396	16.0	24.7	n/a
1990	407	18.0	22.6	n/a
1991	423	17.0	24.8	n/a
1992	445	17.3	25.7	26.5
1993	458	19.0	24.1	33.2
1994	446	20.0	22.3	29.8
1995	404	17.5	23.1	17.6
1996	404	17.5	23.1	17.6
1997	466	23.0	20.3	20.4
1998	468	21.0	22.3	19.4
1999	428	25.0	17.1	20.3
2000	451	24.0	18.8	21.3
2001	501	25.0	20.0	18.8
2002	493	25.5	19.3	16.7
2003	493	25.5	19.3	16.7
2004	446	24.5	18.2	18.1
2005	398	23.0	17.3	17.9
2006	383	21.0	18.2	24.5
2007	345	19.0	18.2	21.6
2008	296	18.0	16.4	22.6
2009	303	16.5	16.4	30.4
2010	296	15.0	19.7	34.8
2011	274	n/a	n/a	35.4
2012	224	13.0	17.2	n/a
2013	207	12.0	17.2	34.3
2014	208	12.0	17.3	38
2015	214	11.0	19.4	41.1
2016	311	16.0	19.4	43.7
2017	313	16.0	19.5	43.1
2018	355	17.0	20.8	46.8
2019	352	19.2	18.2	44.3
2020	400	n/a	n/a	38.5
2021	386	19.5	19.7	38.1
2022	383	19.5	19.6	51.7
2023	462	22.5	20.5	55.4

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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