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Mountain View Elementary

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Mountain View Elementary ranks 2948 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 618 students in the Visalia Unified district, performing around the state average academically while serving a community with significant economic need.

When compared to nearby schools, Mountain View stands out for its academic results relative to its resources and student demographics. It achieves the highest science proficiency and second-highest math and English scores among local schools like Royal Oaks Elementary, Pinkham Elementary, and Houston Elementary, despite having a lower rate of students qualifying for free lunch. The school is particularly effective with its Hispanic student population, outperforming its own overall state ranking in this area. However, a concerning and sharp rise in chronic absenteeism this past year is higher than at neighboring schools like Cottonwood Creek Elementary and Annie R. Mitchell.

Performance within the school varies, with 5th grade excelling in English but struggling in math, while 4th grade faces notable challenges in math. A persistent gap exists where male students consistently outperform female students, which is an unusual pattern. While the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, it currently performs above the average for the Visalia Unified district, especially in mathematics.

618

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,733

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2021 South Encina
Visalia, CA 93277-5349

(559) 730-7783

District: Visalia Unified

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Divisadero Middle
High:	Mt. Whitney High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

White:

16.2%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

California avg41%

2,948^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Visalia Unified

878^th of 1,543Visalia 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2948 of 5857	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	2872 of 5869	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	3304 of 5859	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	2871 of 5883	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	665 of 1417	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	3136 of 5789	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2939 of 5662	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	2888 of 5692	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	2582 of 5614	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.1	3005 of 5611	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.0	3601 of 5530	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	4318 of 5390	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	3840 of 5377	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	3740 of 5314	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.4	3687 of 5193	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.3	3499 of 5113	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	3532 of 5113	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.5	3336 of 4818	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.9	3705 of 4822	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.4	3340 of 4809	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	3035 of 5597	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	3095 of 5612	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	3066 of 5609	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2796 of 5635	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	2803 of 5492	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	2691 of 5413	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	2218 of 5107	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	1965 of 5107	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2608 of 5087	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	2147 of 5084	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2567 of 4963	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1779 of 4830	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	2544 of 5460	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2509 of 5517	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	3056 of 5363	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	2032 of 5264	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	2532 of 5173	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	2544 of 5084	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2709 of 5628	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2470 of 5643	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	3313 of 5638	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2785 of 5663	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.4	3233 of 5510	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2965 of 5431	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1652 of 2847	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1510 of 2598	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1875 of 2651	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1949 of 2661	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1609 of 2726	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	1618 of 2834	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	2109 of 2737	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.9	1523 of 2715	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	1133 of 2480	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	1063 of 2508	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening49%+23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Writing13%-4 vs state

Overall10%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	2021 South Encina	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7783	618	29	21.4	68.4%	100 (16.2%)	6 (1.0%)	464 (75.1%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	44	2948^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		44.8	2872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	51.1%	76	10.3	10.3	48.7	48.7	12.8	12.8	7.7	7.7	30.8		30.8	38.0	39.5	50.7	43.6			42.7	39.8	26.3	32.9	38.5			34.7	96.2	98.1				$16,733	$15,086	$1,647
Charter Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	211 West Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3273	240	15	15.9	71.3%	35 (14.6%)	2 (0.8%)	176 (73.3%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	20.5	4790^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.2%		32.9	3699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	1091									10.0	13.3	12.2	31.3	50.0	34.5	20.8	28.6	30.0	31.9	31.3	11.5	3.6	8.0	6.0	8.3	9.3						$23,333	$21,722	$1,611
Conyer Elementary	Public	K-6	814 South Sowell	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7751	377	17	22.2	74.3%	68 (18.0%)	11 (2.9%)	277 (73.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	31.3	3854^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.2%		37.2	3349^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.9%	505									27.4		27.4	28.6	33.3	40.3	35.7			34.7	32.1	31.5	28.6	17.9			27.5	95.7		97.1			$14,542	$12,878	$1,664
Washington Elementary	Public	K-8	500 South Garden	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7795	294	15	20.1	89.5%	26 (8.8%)	7 (2.4%)	240 (81.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	20.4	4798^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.1	5473^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	6.7%	675									17.5		17.5	27.9	25.0	35.9	36.4			30.9	27.9	7.7	5.1	22.7			15.7						$16,037	$13,862	$2,175
Annie R. Mitchell	Public	K-6	2121 East Laura Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3195	789	33	23.9	67.8%	97 (12.3%)	9 (1.1%)	592 (75.0%)	41 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	39 (4.9%)	41	3151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		46.9	2736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.4%	415									22.3		22.3	47.1	27.5	44.6	50.9			42.8	42.6	27.5	24.1	35.7			32.3	97.5				97.5	$13,701	$12,054	$1,647
Royal Oaks Elementary	Public	K-8	1323 Clover Dr.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7787	413	21	19.3	76.3%	67 (16.2%)	4 (1.0%)	316 (76.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	33.4	3689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.0%		30	3927^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.1%	238									17.5		17.5	44.4	23.7	33.3	57.8			39.8	37.8	11.9	17.2	34.4			24.6	94.3		98.1	96.2		$15,367	$13,658	$1,709
Crestwood Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 West Whitendale Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7754	594	28	21.3	78.3%	83 (14.0%)	18 (3.0%)	451 (75.9%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	35	3580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.9%		28.6	4060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.8%	480									16.9		16.9	48.3	33.3	31.2	33.8			37.3	47.2	31.8	14.3	31.1			31.7						$13,616	$11,946	$1,670
Pinkham Elementary	Public	K-6	2200 East Tulare Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7853	476	23	20.7	74.6%	64 (13.4%)	18 (3.8%)	364 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	28.8	4067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		21.8	4693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.0%	626									16.7		16.7	44.1	30.5	23.4	46.7			36.9	33.9	22.0	8.3	23.3			22.6						$13,659	$12,002	$1,657
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	701 North Stevenson St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7769	438	24	18.2	87.2%	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	393 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	21.6	4700^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.8%		22	4678^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.3%	22									17.2		17.2	23.9	20.8	21.7	42.6			26.7	17.4	14.8	14.1	38.0			20.6						$15,442	$13,712	$1,730
Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	4222 South Dans St.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-3539	627	27	23.2	59.8%	103 (16.4%)	11 (1.8%)	437 (69.7%)	35 (5.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.6%)	46.7	2788^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.2	2850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.4%	62									37.4		37.4	42.5	34.5	55.6	44.6			44.8	29.9	33.3	37.4	32.5			33.4	95.5		98.2			$13,669	$12,026	$1,643

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary

What district is Mountain View Elementary in?

Visalia Unified

Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 2948^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 618 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Divisadero Middle
High : Mt. Whitney High

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