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Schools in Mountain View · Mountain View School District

Mountain View’s public schools outscore 69% of Arkansas districts

Reading proficiency in Mountain View’s districts is 46%, above the Arkansas average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mountain View, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

#51of 123 Arkansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 6 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 2 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 0–4 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 9% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,169 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain View’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 90 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mountain View’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,771 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Mountain View Middle School, then Mountain View High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mountain View’s grade

B+ Test scoresB− Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Arkansas school districts, #51 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (90)Better than 78%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 953 test results and a graduating class of 111 could put Mountain View anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mountain View’s students in the tested grades sat them (953 in math, 953 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mountain View, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mountain View Elementary SchoolMountain View School DistrictB−
5–8Mountain View Middle SchoolMountain View School DistrictB
9–12Mountain View High SchoolMountain View School DistrictB−

Mountain View’s public schools are run by Mountain View School District, which also serves Big Flat and Fifty-Six. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mountain View School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,569 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,771AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 39.9% · 953 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.3% · 953 students tested

Mountain View vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Mountain View’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain ViewB+Mountain View

Every school in Mountain View

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Mountain Viewby address
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
497 students14:1Rate it →
Mountain View Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B
335 students11:1Rate it →
Mountain View High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
337 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain View’s schools

Are Mountain View’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mountain View children attend outscore 69% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #51 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mountain View in?

Mountain View School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,569 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mountain View kids go to high school?

Mountain View High School, with 337 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Mountain View’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mountain View School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Mountain View spend per student?

$14,771 in Mountain View School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.