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Mountain Vista School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Mountain Vista School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Oracle, Arizona, with a student population of 403. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 631 out of 912 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, the school's projected 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA proficiency rates are 32%, 37%, and 47%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41%, 42%, and 40%. In Mathematics, the school's projected 4th grade proficiency rate is 30%, compared to the state average of 40%. The school's performance is also below the Oracle Elementary District average, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the district.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Richard B Wilson Junior School, BASIS Oro Valley Primary, and Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona, Mountain Vista School's academic performance is significantly lower. These nearby schools, which are part of the Amphitheater Unified District and BASIS Charter Schools, consistently outperform Mountain Vista School on state assessments and have higher rankings and star ratings from SchoolDigger.

413

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,401

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2618 W El Paseo
Oracle, AZ 85623-6192

(520) 896-3071

District: Oracle Elementary District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

White:

32.9%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2021 → 31st in 2024

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2021) to 31st (2024)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Arizona avg41%

274^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	631 of 912	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	897 of 1245	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	624 of 1000	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	728 of 1226	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	806 of 1039	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	946 of 1109	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	802 of 1106	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	876 of 1079	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	702 of 955	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	858 of 1079	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	890 of 1158	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	720 of 1141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	621 of 1075	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	552 of 1090	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	521 of 1062	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.6	487 of 975	50.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	974 of 1219	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	738 of 1219	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.1	930 of 1023	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	979 of 1170	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	633 of 1198	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	787 of 911	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	939 of 1116	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	475 of 618	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.0	851 of 1216	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	755 of 1220	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.7	978 of 1032	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.2	651 of 1027	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.8	666 of 1201	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	892 of 1024	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	929 of 1161	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	716 of 720	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	274 of 552	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	244 of 550	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	458 of 854	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	520 of 832	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	385 of 605	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	481 of 711	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.9	570 of 695	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	466 of 677	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.2	373 of 521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	476 of 690	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	431 of 787	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.0	319 of 772	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	255 of 685	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	280 of 692	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	266 of 663	59.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	71 of 606	88.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.5	434 of 806	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	519 of 820	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	418 of 624	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.7	377 of 760	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	419 of 802	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	395 of 543	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.1	484 of 717	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.6	447 of 810	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	482 of 818	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	507 of 617	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.6	551 of 789	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	595 of 675	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	601 of 780	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	389 of 436	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)50th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2021)45th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)37th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)30th percentile~ school

Female (2023)20th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)16th percentile-12 vs school

White (2023)13th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)88th percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2023)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)46th percentile~ school

Male (2023)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)32nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2021)30th percentile-7 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mountain Vista School	Public	PK, KG-8	2618 W El Paseo	Oracle	85623	Pinal County	Oracle Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 896-3071	413	25	16.5		136 (32.9%)	10 (2.4%)	259 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)				32.0	37.0	47.0		30.0							$8,401	$980	$1,541	$3,501	$1,503	$4,378	$5,880
First Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	914 W 1st Ave	San Manuel	85631	Pinal County	Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 385-2336	219	12	18.2		60 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (67.1%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)		30.0														$00			$00
Coronado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3401 E Wilds Rd	Tucson	85739	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 696-6626	561	45	12.3		248 (44.2%)	4 (0.7%)	289 (51.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	34.9	515^th of 909 public elementary schools	43.3%		27	610^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.1%	95	26.0	36.0	36.0	48.0	45.0	35.0	39.0	29.0	36.0	36.0	23.0	18.0		39.0		$00			$00
Painted Sky Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12620 N Woodburne Ave	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-3800	416	28	14.9		254 (61.1%)	6 (1.4%)	111 (26.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.2%)	87	97^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.3%		91.7	62^nd of 912 public elementary schools	93.2%	35	68.0	81.0	56.0				74.0	83.0	56.0				51.0			$00			$00
The Innovation Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W Desert Fairways Dr	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 269-4610	415	28	14.9		261 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (28.9%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	87.2	95^th of 909 public elementary schools	89.5%		95.7	23^rd of 912 public elementary schools	97.5%	72	51.0	73.0	70.0				58.0	71.0	71.0				69.0			$00			$00
BASIS Oro Valley Primary	Public, Charter	K-6	11155 N Oracle Rd	Oro Valley	85737	Pima County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 812-5900	599	32	18.7		177 (29.5%)	31 (5.2%)	148 (24.7%)	186 (31.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.7%)	96.8	13^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.6%		96.9	15^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.4%	2	73.0	78.0	75.0				81.0	77.0	90.0				78.0		$10,026	$347	$52	$746	$6,311	$3,316	$9,627
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona	Public, Charter	K-8	1410 W Tangerine Rd	Oro Valley	85755	Pima County	Leman Academy of Excellence Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 912-4005	944	86	10.9		541 (57.3%)	17 (1.8%)	295 (31.3%)	41 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	76.7	192^nd of 909 public elementary schools	78.9%		79	174^th of 912 public elementary schools	80.9%	18	65.0	60.0	63.0	76.0	67.0	55.0	61.0	50.0	60.0	50.0	60.0	47.0	39.0	40.0		$00			$00
Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N Copper Spring Trl	Tucson	85737	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-6800	283	31	9.1		149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	99 (35.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	48.8	396^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.4%		64.8	287^th of 912 public elementary schools	68.5%	109	46.0	42.0	38.0				40.0	53.0	40.0				41.0			$00			$00
Richard B Wilson Junior School	Public	PK, KG-8	2330 W Glover Rd	Oro Valley	85742	Pima County	Amphitheater Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 696-5800	770	46	16.8		464 (60.3%)	10 (1.3%)	237 (30.8%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	79	166^th of 909 public elementary schools	81.7%		72.2	226^th of 912 public elementary schools	75.2%	60	55.0	74.0	54.0	73.0	58.0	72.0	48.0	68.0	58.0	63.0	47.0	40.0	44.0	56.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista School

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista School?

Students at Mountain Vista School are 63% Hispanic, 33% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Mountain Vista School in?

Oracle Elementary District

How many students attend Mountain Vista School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Mountain Vista School.

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