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Mountain View Elementary

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Mountain View Elementary ranks 2072 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2072^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 408 students in the well-regarded Claremont Unified district, performing as a solid, middle-tier school within its high-achieving district.

Academically, the school performs near or slightly above state averages but below the district's high standards, with notable strengths in supporting Hispanic students and a dramatic, successful reduction in chronic absenteeism over the past few years. However, test scores in math and English are consistently lower than at top district schools like Sycamore Elementary and Chaparral Elementary, and there is a concerning drop in math proficiency in the upper grades. The school serves a more economically diverse population than some of its higher-performing district peers, and it spends more per student than some of them, raising questions about how resources are used to boost academic results.

When looking beyond Claremont, Mountain View significantly outperforms schools with similar student demographics in neighboring districts like Pomona Unified, such as Barfield Elementary. This highlights the advantage of being in the Claremont district. Key challenges for Mountain View include closing the performance gap with other Claremont schools and reversing the slide in upper-grade math, while its proven ability to improve attendance and support specific student groups are strong foundations for future growth.

408

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,367

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

851 Santa Clara Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711-3609

(909) 398-0308

District: Claremont Unified

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Roble Intermediate
High:	Claremont High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.8%

White:

18.9%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2013 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg58%

California avg41%

2,072^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Claremont Unified

394^th of 1,543Claremont Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	2072 of 5857	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2478 of 5869	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	2268 of 5859	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	2275 of 5883	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	1999 of 5789	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	2337 of 5662	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	2136 of 5692	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	3196 of 5614	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.5	2363 of 5611	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.3	1515 of 5530	72.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	1514 of 5390	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	65.3	1730 of 5377	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.1	1822 of 5314	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	1501 of 5193	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.0	1188 of 5113	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	71.4	1310 of 5113	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	1236 of 4818	74.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.5	1315 of 4822	72.7%	★★★★☆
2004	65.3	1478 of 4809	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	85.5	256 of 2585	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	1745 of 5597	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	2562 of 5612	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	2186 of 5609	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	2072 of 5635	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	1959 of 5492	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	2535 of 5413	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	978 of 5107	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	1203 of 5107	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	1106 of 5087	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1155 of 5084	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	985 of 4963	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	1668 of 4830	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	2014 of 5460	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	2320 of 5517	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	1383 of 5363	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	1608 of 5264	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	1783 of 5173	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	2284 of 5084	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	2320 of 5628	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2269 of 5643	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	2257 of 5638	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	2338 of 5663	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	1977 of 5510	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	2084 of 5431	61.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.7	1970 of 2834	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1869 of 2737	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)90th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

White (2019)30th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	851 Santa Clara Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0308	408	16	25.5	44.1%	77 (18.9%)	25 (6.1%)	252 (61.8%)	26 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	60	2072^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.6%		51.5	2478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.8%	406	31.7		31.7	54.2	44.4	53.7	48.5			50.3	62.7	46.3	34.2	36.4			47.1	96.5	96.5	97.4	96.5	96.5	97.4	$19,367	$18,042	$1,325
Condit Elementary	Public	K-6	1750 North Mountain Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0300	603	24	25.1	33.2%	161 (26.7%)	20 (3.3%)	243 (40.3%)	108 (17.9%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.4%)	80.5	1138^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.6%		84.9	952^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.8%	186	53.9		53.9	58.4	58.6	58.7	59.8			58.9	74.0	57.6	60.6	54.5			60.9							$18,251	$17,188	$1,063
Sycamore Elementary	Public	K-6	225 West Eighth St.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0324	350	13	26.9	22.0%	155 (44.3%)	7 (2.0%)	101 (28.9%)	41 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.9%)	95.1	317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.4	394^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	77	62.7		62.7	77.6	86.3	78.0	83.0			81.1	78.4	90.0	63.3	71.7			75.2							$16,115	$15,052	$1,063
Harrison Elementary	Public	K-8	425 East Harrison Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4600	328	18	18.7	93.3%	18 (5.5%)	37 (11.3%)	254 (77.4%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	16.7	5130^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.4%		14.2	5375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.4%	245	3.1	3.5	3.3	31.0	36.8	21.9	12.1	25.0	24.1	25.7	26.2	21.1	9.1	9.1	12.5	6.9	15.0	92.3	96.9		93.9	95.4	95.4	$44,026	$42,556	$1,470
Danbury Special Education	Public	K-8	1745 Lynoak Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0335	47	6	7.8	51.1%	10 (21.3%)	5 (10.6%)	23 (48.9%)	6 (12.8%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Sumner Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Sumner Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0320	444	19	23.3	45.7%	110 (24.8%)	25 (5.6%)	246 (55.4%)	36 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.2%)	60.2	2060^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.8%		54	2343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	283	36.9		36.9	54.2	37.0	50.8	52.9			49.6	45.8	50.0	38.5	46.5			44.9	95.8	97.2	95.8	97.2	97.2	97.2	$19,306	$17,948	$1,358
Oakmont Elementary	Public	K-6	120 West Green St.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0313	270	13	20.7	40.4%	56 (20.7%)	20 (7.4%)	162 (60.0%)	15 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	55.6	2269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.3%		58	2145^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.5%	124	39.4		39.4	48.4	51.1	45.5	53.6			49.6	58.1	38.3	27.3	35.7			39.6	92.3	96.2			92.3		$21,265	$19,964	$1,301
Vista del Valle Elementary	Public	K-6	550 Vista Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0331	264	10	26.4	52.7%	24 (9.1%)	16 (6.1%)	205 (77.7%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	47.1	2758^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		50.7	2521^st of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	237	24.3		24.3	48.9	45.0	48.7	47.8			47.6	46.7	27.5	29.7	32.6			34.5							$22,104	$20,652	$1,452
Chaparral Elementary	Public	K-6	451 Chaparral Dr.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0305	648	25	25.9	29.6%	190 (29.3%)	10 (1.5%)	239 (36.9%)	113 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (14.7%)	86	879^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		86.1	902^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	84.6%	23	53.6		53.6	68.5	74.4	71.1	68.3			70.5	60.9	67.8	48.5	63.4			60.0							$16,377	$15,314	$1,063
Barfield Elementary	Public	K-6	2181 North San Antonio Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4575	282	14	20.8	93.3%	9 (3.2%)	14 (5.0%)	248 (87.9%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	26.9	4226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.8%		22.4	4638^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.0%	412	10.5		10.5	34.2	27.3	26.3	50.0			34.5	21.4	9.1	21.1	37.8			22.7							$35,070	$33,422	$1,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary

What district is Mountain View Elementary in?

Claremont Unified

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 2072^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : El Roble Intermediate
High : Claremont High

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