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Mountain View School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Clifford Township, Lenox Township, Harford Township, Gibson Township, Brooklyn Township, Lathrop Township and Hop Bottom.

Clifford Township’s School Grade B better than 55% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
904
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,489
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mountain View School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Pennsylvania districts
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9M, about $9,967 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 688 Pennsylvania 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BClifford Township 2,092BLenox Township 1,589BHarford Township 1,249BGibson Township 1,010Brooklyn Township 786Lathrop Township 770Hop Bottom 314

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clifford Township. Grade by grade →

PK–6Mountain View El SchThis district
7–12Mountain View JSHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.1% · 427 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 55.1% · 451 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 74 in the class

92% 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
$22,489 per student · 3% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 46%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
893’20
895’21
942’22
947’23
904’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mountain View El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kingsley
C
494 students13:1
Mountain View JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Kingsley
B
410 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Forest City Regional School DistrictClinton Township, Forest City, Herrick Township
$21,970per student
Lackawanna Trail School DistrictBenton Township, Nicholson Township
$22,445per student
Blue Ridge School DistrictNew Milford Township
$19,398per student
Elk Lake School DistrictDimock Township, Springville Township
$18,954per student

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 Pennsylvania.