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Mountain View Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hays, North Carolina, serving 508 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Wilkes County Schools district.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending, Mountain View Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on state assessments generally below the Wilkes County Schools and North Carolina averages. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading are projected to be 10-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. This persistent underperformance is particularly evident for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Disabled students, who rank in the bottom 20% and bottom 30% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively.

The school's extremely high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 99.02% to 99.38% over the past three school years, is a significant factor contributing to its academic challenges. When compared to nearby schools in the Wilkes County Schools district, such as Moravian Falls Elementary School, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina elementary schools, it becomes evident that the issues faced by Mountain View Elementary School may be unique to the school itself, rather than a district-wide problem.

488

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,717

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5464 Mountain View Rd
Hays, NC 28635-9801

(336) 696-5512

District: Wilkes County Schools

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Wilkes Middle School
High:	North Wilkes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,177^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Wilkes County Schools

104^th of 242Wilkes County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1177 of 1490	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	904 of 1505	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.7	564 of 1502	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	647 of 1514	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	492 of 1489	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	876 of 1473	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1062 of 1434	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.7	788 of 1429	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	771 of 1425	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.4	585 of 1440	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.1	618 of 1390	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.5	621 of 1403	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.1	528 of 1388	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	78.2	232 of 1381	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	68.3	429 of 1363	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.9	357 of 1354	73.6%	★★★★☆
2008	64.7	454 of 1324	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.1	562 of 1293	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	422 of 1276	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	489 of 634	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	394 of 646	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	639 of 878	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	676 of 897	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	1183 of 1451	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	844 of 1455	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.4	424 of 1459	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	457 of 1458	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	429 of 1440	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	42.5	868 of 1424	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1077 of 1405	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	53.4	412 of 669	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	985 of 1437	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	947 of 1450	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.9	377 of 1437	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	516 of 1366	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	249 of 1329	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	1024 of 1361	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1066 of 1332	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	1074 of 1450	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	915 of 1464	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	663 of 1461	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	770 of 1464	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	529 of 1444	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	851 of 1430	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	997 of 1413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	349 of 821	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	557 of 801	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	1134 of 1172	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1016 of 1166	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	756 of 1183	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	938 of 1194	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	731 of 1172	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1076 of 1183	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1145 of 1178	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-34 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-9 vs state

Mathematics44%-17 vs state

Reading40%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Mountain View Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5464 Mountain View Rd	Hays	28635	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-5512	488	32	15.3	99.4%	402 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	25.3	1177^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.0%		41.3	904^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	273	48.3	38.0	41.7	40.2	44.0	37.5	52.8	$10,717	$1,320	$9,397
Mulberry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mulberry School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 667-4641	419	27	15.6	99.3%	290 (69.2%)	7 (1.7%)	98 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	67.7	435^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.8%		77.3	292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	80.6%	143	90.4	74.3	66.7	75.0	52.7	48.1	61.1	$10,621	$1,175	$9,446
North Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Flint Hill Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-2872	329	20	16.7	99.1%	106 (32.2%)	35 (10.6%)	140 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.6%)	22.2	1241^st of 1490 public elementary schools	16.7%		32.4	1057^th of 1505 public elementary schools	29.8%	184	50.0	42.2	41.2	32.1	44.4	39.2	47.1	$9,437	$1,296	$8,141
Roaring River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	283 White Plains Rd	Roaring River	28669	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 696-4628	190	14	13.6	98.4%	153 (80.5%)	6 (3.2%)	18 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	62.8	513^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.6%		62.3	538^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.3%	25	86.2	48.0	53.6	58.6	64.0	53.6	67.9	$11,334	$1,701	$9,633
C C Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 CC Wright School Rd	North Wilkesboro	28659	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-5513	316	26	12.3	99.1%	192 (60.8%)	35 (11.1%)	58 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	25.7	1164^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.3	1203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	20.1%	39	55.6	34.6	50.0	40.0	30.8	39.1	54.3	$10,952	$1,205	$9,747
Millers Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4320 North NC Hwy 16	Millers Creek	28651	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6000	699	46	15.1	99.6%	484 (69.2%)	5 (0.7%)	166 (23.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	65.3	481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		73.9	345^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.1%	136	80.2	68.9	61.4	49.1	69.9	45.6	67.5	$9,599	$1,250	$8,349
Traphill Elementary School	Public	K-5	9794 Traphill Rd	Traphill	28685	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-7160	73	7	10.8	95.9%	63 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	42.5	871^st of 1490 public elementary schools	41.5%		48.9	765^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.2%	106	46.2	80.0	50.0	30.8	50.0	50.0	66.7	$13,971	$1,750	$12,220
Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1248 School St	Wilkesboro	28697	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4261	405	24	16.8	99.3%	251 (62.0%)	16 (4.0%)	73 (18.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (12.8%)	59.9	565^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%		75.7	315^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.1%	250	56.7	56.4	70.3	44.8	61.8	65.6	67.2	$9,993	$1,301	$8,692
Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	316 Ronda-Clingman School Rd	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 651-4200	318	20	15.7	99.1%	264 (83.0%)	7 (2.2%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	39.2	934^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.3%		58.5	607^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.7%	327	39.6	58.7	54.7	22.9	56.5	52.8	60.4	$9,687	$1,270	$8,417
Moravian Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Moravian Falls Rd	Moravian Falls	28654	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 838-4077	257	16	15.8	98.4%	131 (51.0%)	9 (3.5%)	92 (35.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	88.5	131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	91.2%		94.5	53^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	96.5%	78	97.4	75.0	88.9	61.5	84.4	62.2	82.2	$10,558	$1,631	$8,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Wilkes Middle School
High : North Wilkes High School

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Mountain View Elementary School.

Is Mountain View Elementary School a good school?

Mountain View Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary School?

Students at Mountain View Elementary School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Mountain View Elementary School in?

Wilkes County Schools

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