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Mountainview El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5901 Bishop St, Waco, TX 76710 · (254) 772-2520 · Part of Waco Independent School District

Waco’s School Grade C better than 29% of Texas school districts

Students
349
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mountainview El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Waco kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Waco kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mountainview ElYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

5901 Bishop St, Waco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten46
Grade 149
Grade 251
Grade 357
Grade 458
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
399’20
388’21
402’22
349’23
349’24

Down 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 46%Black 29%White 19%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mountainview El from Waco families.

Other schools in Waco Independent School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Waco’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.