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B+

Mountain View School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Mountain View, Fifty-Six and Big Flat.

Mountain View’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,569
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,771
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$1.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mountain View School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Arkansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.7M, about $1,085 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mountain View. Grade by grade →

5–8Mountain View Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mountain View High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3% · 953 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 39.9% · 953 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 111 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,771 per student · 9% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 68%Federal 20%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,598’20
1,580’21
1,613’22
1,606’23
1,569’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mountain View
B−
497 students14:1
Timbo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Timbo
C+
98 students11:1
Rural Special Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Fox
A
112 students11:1
Mountain View Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mountain View
B
335 students11:1
Timbo High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Timbo
C+
99 students4:1
Rural Special High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fox
B
91 students4:1
Mountain View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mountain View
B−
337 students6:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.