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Mountain View Elementary

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Mountain View Elementary ranks 2561 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 567 students in Tujunga, CA, as part of the Los Angeles Unified school district, and it stands out for its strong management of student attendance and its relative strength in mathematics compared to its local peers.

Academically, the school holds a 3-star rating, performing better than 56% of schools statewide, though this represents a decline from its higher pre-pandemic performance. Its current strength is particularly evident in math, where 43.4% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district and state averages and significantly exceeding nearby Los Angeles Unified schools like Plainview Academic Charter Academy and Pinewood Avenue Elementary. Furthermore, the school has made remarkable progress in improving attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to just 11.1%, which is far better than the district average and most neighboring schools.

An interesting finding is the school's efficiency; it achieves these outcomes with significantly lower per-student spending than other local Los Angeles Unified schools. However, a pronounced performance gap exists between schools in its district and those in the neighboring Glendale Unified district, where all nearby elementary schools, such as Monte Vista Elementary and Valley View Elementary, are higher-rated, highlighting how district-level factors can influence school performance even in the same geographic area.

567

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,426

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6410 Olcott St.
Tujunga, CA 91042-2830

(818) 352-1616

District: Los Angeles Unified

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mt. Gleason Middle
High:	Verdugo Hills Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Two or more races:

20.6%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

California avg41%

2,561^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

193^rd of 487Elementary Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

791^st of 1,543Los Angeles 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	50.8	2561 of 5857	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	2486 of 5869	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	2824 of 5859	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	2277 of 5883	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	1514 of 5789	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	1352 of 5662	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	1434 of 5692	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.5	1327 of 5614	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.9	1148 of 5611	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	1049 of 5530	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	55.3	2313 of 5390	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.7	2053 of 5377	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	2054 of 5314	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	1466 of 5193	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	84.8	766 of 5113	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	938 of 5113	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.9	1472 of 4818	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.1	1827 of 4822	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.8	2266 of 4809	52.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	527 of 3162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	33.2	2295 of 3245	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2889 of 5597	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	2818 of 5612	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	3247 of 5609	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2778 of 5635	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	2211 of 5492	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	1518 of 5413	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	1870 of 5460	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	2064 of 5517	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	1986 of 5363	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	1340 of 5264	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	1024 of 5173	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	1007 of 5084	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	2155 of 5628	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	1947 of 5643	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	2218 of 5638	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	1619 of 5663	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	947 of 5510	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	1379 of 5431	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	2063 of 2598	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	2076 of 2651	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2239 of 2661	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	2052 of 2726	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	1623 of 2834	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	1484 of 2737	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science33%~ 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 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 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 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-5	6410 Olcott St.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 352-1616	567	24	23.6	75.8%	411 (72.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (20.6%)	50.8	2561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	56.3%		51.4	2486^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.6%	75	32.9	32.9	39.1	42.7	51.4		43.5	45.3	40.7	43.8		43.4	87.6	98.1	95.2	92.4	97.1	94.3	$28,426	$25,846	$2,580
Pinewood Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	10111 Silverton Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-2515	215	14	15.3	95.8%	44 (20.5%)	10 (4.7%)	148 (68.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22.5	4629^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		23	4575^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	54	9.7	9.7	23.7	37.5	32.1		30.6	30.0	25.0	19.4		25.2	91.7			94.4			$61,600	$57,586	$4,014
Dunsmore Elementary	Public	K-6	4717 Dunsmore Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-1758	589	27	21.8	38.9%	212 (36.0%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.5%)	182 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	128 (21.7%)	93.3	450^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.3%		93.5	473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.9%	23	72.5	72.5	63.9	73.4	73.8	74.7	71.4	73.8	79.8	76.3	77.3	76.7							$17,569	$17,008	$561
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$17,348	$16,660	$688
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$17,672	$16,822	$850
Plainview Academic Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10819 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1730	248	13	19.0	87.9%	43 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	183 (73.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	19.5	4871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	16.8%		15.4	5266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.3%	395	27.9	27.9	19.5	18.6	30.2		22.8	17.1	20.9	20.9		19.7	96.7		96.7		96.7		$57,433	$54,404	$3,029
Apperson Street Elementary	Public	K-5	10233 Woodward Ave.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-5544	355	15	23.6	65.6%	151 (42.5%)	4 (1.1%)	145 (40.8%)	16 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.0%)	73.1	1467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		65.3	1804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.3%	337	44.1	44.1	50.0	64.4	56.1		56.7	66.0	64.4	41.4		56.2	96.1	96.1			96.1		$35,027	$32,952	$2,075
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$16,596	$16,030	$566
Sunland Elementary	Public	K-5	8350 Hillrose St.	Sunland	91040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 353-1631	282	15	18.8	78.7%	67 (23.8%)	10 (3.5%)	170 (60.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.2%)	41.5	3115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.8%		46.4	2773^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	342	37.2	37.2	40.0	32.6	43.2		38.7	36.5	32.6	34.9		34.8	96.6		96.6				$49,943	$47,262	$2,681
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$17,654	$16,748	$906

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary

Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 2561^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Mt. Gleason Middle
High : Verdugo Hills Senior High

What district is Mountain View Elementary in?

Los Angeles Unified

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 72% White, 21% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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