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Mountain View Elementary School

Q: Is Mountain View Elementary School a good school?

Mountain View Elementary School ranks 160 th of 350 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Mountain View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Mountain View Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary School?

Students at Mountain View Elementary School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary School is a mid-sized public school in Boise, ID, serving 292 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the Boise Independent District. Overall, Mountain View lands in the middle of the pack statewide, ranking 159th out of 346 Idaho elementary schools. However, its academics are generally solid: math proficiency sits at 50.3% and ELA at 55.7%, both of which outpace the district (46.4% math, 53.3% ELA) and state (43.1% math, 54.0% ELA) averages. In its immediate neighborhood, it faces stiff competition from top-ranked schools like Collister Elementary and Summerwind STEM Academy, but it significantly outperforms nearby schools such as Taft Elementary, Koelsch Elementary, and Morley Nelson Elementary.

One of the most notable trends at Mountain View is an inconsistent grade-level performance. While 4th graders shine (64.4% in both math and ELA) and 6th graders are strong (57.1% in math), 5th grade is a clear weak spot, with just 32.6% of students proficient in math and 41.9% in science. This dip suggests a challenging cohort or a transitional hurdle rather than a school-wide issue. On a positive note, Mountain View has made huge strides in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 28% in 2021-22 to 15.1% today, which is far better than the district average of 22.5% and a major factor in its academic stability. The school also makes efficient use of its resources, spending about $9,505 per student while maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.8.

Mountain View serves a community with a moderate poverty rate (30.6% free/reduced lunch), which helps explain its academic standing relative to neighboring schools. It outperforms high-poverty schools in the area, such as Valley View Elementary, but trails lower-poverty schools like Collister (10.7% FRL). Compared to local choice options, Mountain View is very competitive. It posts similar math scores to Future Public School (50.3% vs. 51.1%) and outpaces Anser Charter School (46.2% math), all while offering smaller class sizes than both. For parents, Mountain View represents a stable, above-average neighborhood school that delivers strong results in the early grades and maintains excellent attendance, with the 5th-grade year acting as the main area to watch.

292

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,505

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3500 Cabarton Lane
Boise, ID 83704-4569

(208) 854-5700

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverglen Junior High School
High:	Capital Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.9%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Idaho median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Idaho avg47%

160^th of 350

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Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Boise Independent District

41^st of 104Boise Independent District among Idaho 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	160 of 350	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	88 of 337	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	118 of 301	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	80 of 252	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	82 of 188	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	105 of 171	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	143 of 292	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	99 of 240	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.1	94 of 226	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.3	139 of 357	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.0	247 of 354	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.3	296 of 359	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.7	272 of 356	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.0	253 of 349	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.2	178 of 335	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Math50%+7 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

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by a parent
Thursday, March 15, 2012

My son was bullied none stop in 2008 at this school. I went to the principal MANY times!! I begged for my son to be moved to a different class. My son completely shut down, wouldn't even write his name on his paper, threw huge fits in the morning B4 school. The principal asked me to stop saying my son was "beat up" in one of the meetings we had. I said "Fine, I would please like my son to STOP being ASSAULTED!! My son was punched in the stomach, kicked, scratched, given countless wedgies, papers and books would be torn out of his backpack as well. It was such a nightmare!! I used my mothers address, to enroll him in a different school!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)							ISAT Science (2026)			ISAT English Language Arts (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 Cabarton Lane	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5700	292	20	14.8		213 (72.9%)	14 (4.8%)	39 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.2%)	52.8	160^th of 350 public elementary schools	54.3%		69.7	88^th of 337 public elementary schools	73.9%	72	45.9	64.4	32.6	57.1			50.3	41.9			51.4	64.4	48.8	57.1			55.7	$9,505	$1,321	$8,183
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3555 North Milwaukee Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6370	330	20	16.1	97.0%	231 (70.0%)	16 (4.8%)	64 (19.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	66.7	102^nd of 350 public elementary schools	70.9%		49.5	165^th of 337 public elementary schools	51.0%	63	51.4	57.4	49.0	48.9			51.9	57.7			51.4	63.0	74.5	63.0			64.0	$8,939	$664	$8,274
Morley Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7701 West Northview Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-4610	392	23	16.9	97.7%	179 (45.7%)	52 (13.3%)	122 (31.1%)	18 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.6%)	3.4	348^th of 350 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.9	330^th of 337 public elementary schools	2.1%	18	14.5	27.3	11.1	14.8			16.3	18.5			20.0	27.3	22.2	27.9			24.2	$10,218	$1,645	$8,573
Anser Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	202 East 42nd Street	Garden City	83714	Ada County	Anser Of Idaho Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 426-9840	573	34	16.8	32.5%	463 (80.8%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (11.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	50.9	168^th of 350 public elementary schools	52.0%		53.2	144^th of 337 public elementary schools	57.3%	24	45.8	63.5	52.1	33.3	37.0	39.3	46.2	44.4	41.0	42.9	52.1	64.8	60.3	37.3	53.3	42.6	52.1
Future Public School	Public, Charter	K-6	511 East 43rd Street	Garden City	83714	Ada County	Future Public School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-3923	376	18	20.8	46.5%	241 (64.1%)	26 (6.9%)	66 (17.6%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.0%)	60.4	125^th of 350 public elementary schools	64.3%		63.2	104^th of 337 public elementary schools	69.1%	21	57.9	55.4	45.6	43.2			51.1	50.9			57.1	55.4	58.6	65.9			58.7	$10,556	$1,824	$8,732
Koelsch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 North Curtis Road	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5300	321	22	14.7	95.6%	161 (50.2%)	46 (14.3%)	85 (26.5%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.4%)	6.7	340^th of 350 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.9	336^th of 337 public elementary schools	0.3%	4	10.6	23.5	25.0	28.2			21.5	30.2			12.8	27.5	37.8	17.9			24.2	$10,259	$1,897	$8,362
Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3722 Anderson Street	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-6180	301	19	15.4	97.3%	150 (49.8%)	72 (23.9%)	38 (12.6%)	27 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	13.8	326^th of 350 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.6	324^th of 337 public elementary schools	3.9%	2	< 24%	31.0	31.3	< 16%			20.6	31.3			26.1	35.7	46.9	20.5			31.4	$12,390	$2,517	$9,873
Collister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4426 Catalpa Drive	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4650	262	16	16.6	10.7%	187 (71.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.5%)	33 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	94.7	6^th of 350 public elementary schools	98.3%		94	12^th of 337 public elementary schools	96.4%	6	≥ 81%	82.5	≥ 57%	68.8			73.8	80.9			72.7	80.0	82.6	72.3			77.1	$10,048	$595	$9,452
Summerwind Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3675 North Jullion Way	Boise	83704	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 375-0210	370	26	14.4	40.8%	258 (69.7%)	30 (8.1%)	55 (14.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	93.8	14^th of 350 public elementary schools	96.0%		84.5	48^th of 337 public elementary schools	85.8%	34	82.3	77.3	66.1				75.3	67.7			79.0	78.8	74.2				77.4	$6,805	$988	$5,817
Pierce Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5015 North Pierce Park Lane	Boise	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5880	233	16	14.1	34.3%	184 (79.0%)	4 (1.7%)	30 (12.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	34.2	235^th of 350 public elementary schools	32.9%		42.8	195^th of 337 public elementary schools	42.1%	40	28.6	50.0	44.4	34.5			39.8	46.4			28.6	53.8	53.6	41.4			45.2	$9,623	$652	$8,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary School

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Mountain View Elementary School.

Is Mountain View Elementary School a good school?

Mountain View Elementary School ranks 160^th of 350 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riverglen Junior High School
High : Capital Senior High School

What district is Mountain View Elementary School in?

Boise Independent District

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary School?

Students at Mountain View Elementary School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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