Mountain View Academy

Mountain View Academy is a K-8 school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 387 students in El Paso County Colorado School District 49, which ranks 33rd out of 115 districts statewide. The school currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking 447th out of roughly 940 Colorado schools — a significant improvement from the previous year's 2-star, 623rd-place finish. Mountain View Academy serves a moderately low-income population, with about 33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.

What makes Mountain View Academy stand out is its remarkable grade-level trajectory in reading. While only 26.8% of 3rd graders meet state standards in English Language Arts — well below the state average of 40.8% — proficiency climbs steadily each year, reaching an exceptional 81.3% by 8th grade, nearly double the state average of 42.2%. This dramatic growth suggests that the school's K-8 structure allows students to make cumulative literacy gains over time. The school also posted impressive one-year gains between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, with ELA proficiency jumping from 34.5% to 50.3%, math from 25% to 34.6%, and 5th-grade science from 25% to 39.5%. Students from low-income families rank in the 77th percentile statewide, showing that the school serves its economically disadvantaged population exceptionally well.

However, there are areas of concern. Chronic absenteeism is alarmingly high at 46.4% — well above the district average of 26.1% and the highest among nearby schools — and yet academic results remain strong, suggesting that students who attend regularly are receiving highly effective instruction. Math remains a weakness, with 34.6% proficiency compared to the state average of 37.3%, and upper-grade math lags behind the school's literacy success. When compared to the other K-8 school in the area, Rocky Mountain Classical Academy, Mountain View Academy outperforms it in every subject despite having higher poverty and absenteeism rates, with 8th-grade ELA proficiency of 81.3% versus 52.9%. If the school can reduce absenteeism and apply its literacy strategies to math, it has strong potential to become one of the top K-8 schools in the region.