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Mountain View Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3921st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of California elementary schools
Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 564 students in Ontario, California, operating within the Mountain View Elementary district, which is generally well-regarded but where the school itself has experienced a notable decline in statewide ranking over the past decade.

Currently, the school's academic proficiency rates are the lowest among its main district peers, with only about a third of students proficient in English and a quarter in Math. This is despite the school having the highest per-student spending in its own district, raising questions about how resources are used. The school serves a high-need population, and recent data shows a sharp decline in its effectiveness for key student groups, with a particularly large gap in how well it serves male versus female students. While chronic absenteeism has improved from pandemic highs, academic scores have not rebounded at the same pace.

An interesting point for parents is the stark contrast within the same district; Park View Elementary achieves much higher proficiency with lower absenteeism, suggesting the district could share successful strategies. Historically, Mountain View was once highly effective for English Language Learners, indicating a capacity for strong support programs. The school's grade-level scores also show significant volatility, especially in math, pointing to potential inconsistencies in curriculum or instruction across different grades.

564
Students ?
23.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,134
Per pupil spending ?
67%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2825 Walnut St.
       Ontario, CA  91761-7428

(909) 947-3516

District: Mountain View Elementary


Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Grace Yokley Junior High
High:    Colony High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.6%
African American:
8.7%
Asian:
8.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2013 → 33rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2013
!Science scores 16 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg46%
California avg41%
3,921st of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From top 40% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Mountain View Elementary
537th of 1,543Mountain View Elementary 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202530.53921 of 585733.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.73549 of 586939.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.03724 of 585936.4%★★☆☆☆
202238.13217 of 588345.3%★★☆☆☆
201945.02872 of 578950.4%★★★☆☆
201837.53307 of 566241.6%★★☆☆☆
201740.53071 of 569246.0%★★☆☆☆
201651.02440 of 561456.5%★★★☆☆
201553.62259 of 561159.7%★★★☆☆
201369.41602 of 553071.0%★★★★☆
201272.11408 of 539073.9%★★★★☆
201165.61712 of 537768.2%★★★☆☆
201065.81685 of 531468.3%★★★☆☆
200965.51658 of 519368.1%★★★☆☆
200853.62190 of 511357.2%★★★☆☆
200758.21917 of 511362.5%★★★☆☆
200649.22231 of 481853.7%★★★☆☆
200539.92718 of 482243.6%★★☆☆☆
200448.52234 of 480953.5%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201960.5714 of 258572.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202444.21537 of 316251.4%★★★☆☆
202362.8677 of 324579.1%★★★★☆
202256.9891 of 331173.1%★★★★☆
201973.0453 of 327586.2%★★★★☆
201836.11993 of 324638.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.63332 of 559740.5%★★☆☆☆
202430.63747 of 561233.2%★★☆☆☆
202333.73436 of 560938.7%★★☆☆☆
202241.22930 of 563548.0%★★☆☆☆
201949.02553 of 549253.5%★★★☆☆
201837.03276 of 541339.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.53200 of 510737.3%★★☆☆☆
202446.12546 of 510750.1%★★★☆☆
202345.42531 of 508750.2%★★★☆☆
202251.12122 of 508458.3%★★★☆☆
201953.92042 of 496358.9%★★★☆☆
201845.72504 of 483048.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.83678 of 546032.6%★★☆☆☆
202439.23198 of 551742.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.03064 of 536342.9%★★☆☆☆
202247.62421 of 526454.0%★★★☆☆
201957.91909 of 517363.1%★★★☆☆
201852.22221 of 508456.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202525.54232 of 562824.8%★☆☆☆☆
202439.73083 of 564345.4%★★☆☆☆
202331.13674 of 563834.8%★★☆☆☆
202235.93278 of 566342.1%★★☆☆☆
201941.92923 of 551047.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.13154 of 543141.9%★★☆☆☆
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)72nd percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state
Mathematics27%-10 vs state
Science16%-16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 564 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

Mountain View Elementary ranks 3921st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Grace Yokley Junior High
High : Colony High

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Asian, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026
2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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