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Mount View High School
D−

Mount View High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

950 Mount View Rd, Welch, WV 24801 · (304) 436-2939 · Part of McDowell County School District

Welch’s School Grade D− better than 2% of West Virginia school districts

Directions
Photo: West Virginia Department of Education · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
521
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Mount View High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–5Welch Elementary School189 students
6–12Mount View High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 39.6%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among West Virginia’s 591 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

950 Mount View Rd, Welch

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 676
Grade 770
Grade 880
Grade 977
Grade 1079
Grade 1178
Grade 1261
Enrollment over time
621’20
590’21
560’22
553’23
521’24

Down 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Black 17%Two or more races 7%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount View High School from Welch families.

Other schools in McDowell County School District

The district →
Southside K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · War
D−
266 students12:1
Bradshaw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bradshaw
C−
214 students11:1
Iaeger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iaeger
D−
201 students13:1
Welch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Welch
D−
189 students14:1
Kimball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kimball
D−
164 students12:1
Fall River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Sandy
C
112 students12:1

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 West Virginia’s other public schools; Welch’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.