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Mountainview Elementary is a public elementary school in Waco, Texas, serving 402 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waco Independent School District, which is ranked 901 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mountainview Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading was 25% for 3rd grade, 38.18% for 4th grade, and 37.25% for 5th grade, compared to state averages of 48.85%, 50.66%, and 53.96%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Additionally, 78.36% of Mountainview Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
While Mountainview Elementary struggles academically, some nearby schools in the Waco ISD, such as West Avenue Elementary, Provident Heights Elementary, and Crestview Elementary, also perform poorly on STAAR tests and have similar low-income student populations. In contrast, Woodway Elementary, which is part of the Midway Independent School District, a higher-performing district, significantly outperforms Mountainview Elementary and the other Waco ISD schools on STAAR tests, despite having a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The data also suggests that magnet schools in the Waco ISD, such as Lake Air Montessori School and Hillcrest PDS Magnet, tend to perform better academically than the traditional public elementary schools in the district.
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