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Schools in Mountain View · Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District

Mountain View’s public schools outscore 59% of Missouri districts

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 Missouri, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−#135of 247 Missouri townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri 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
41%
▼ 2 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 2 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 20% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,010 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain View’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 315 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mountain View’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $11,604 per student in FY2024, against $14,569 across Missouri. 27% of its revenue that year was federal (Missouri 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Liberty Middle, then Liberty SR. High. 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 scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 59% of Missouri school districts, #135 of 247 Missouri towns. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (315)Better than 70%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 648 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Mountain View anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mountain View’s students in the tested grades sat them (650 in math, 646 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–5Mountain View Elem.Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School DistrictB−
6–8Liberty MiddleMountain View-Birch Tree R-III School DistrictB−
9–12Liberty SR. HighMountain View-Birch Tree R-III School DistrictA

Mountain View’s public schools are run by Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District, which also serves Birch Tree. 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-Birch Tree R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,184 students · 11.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,604MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 43.2% · 646 students tested
Math41%
State average 39.2% · 650 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 27% of the Mountain View district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 11% across Missouri, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Mountain View vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain ViewBMountain View-Birch Tree R-III

Every school in Mountain View

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

District schools in Mountain Viewby address
Mountain View Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
396 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Mountain Viewin other towns
Liberty Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
264 students12:1Rate it →
Liberty SR. High
High · Grades 9–12
A
350 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain View’s schools

Are Mountain View’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Missouri: the public schools Mountain View children attend outscore 59% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #135 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mountain View in?

Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,184 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mountain View kids go to high school?

Liberty SR. High, with 350 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Mountain View’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Mountain View spend per student?

$11,604 in Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. 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 Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.