Summary:
Zip code 83250, located in McCammon, Idaho, contains just one school: Mountain View Elementary School, which serves grades PK–6 with an enrollment of 268 students. As the only school in the area, it is automatically the standout, and it also deserves attention for its dramatic improvement in statewide ranking—jumping from the 41st percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 74th percentile (4 stars) in 2025-2026, placing it 91st out of 346 Idaho elementary schools. This upward momentum is reinforced by the school's district, Marsh Valley Joint District, which ranks 25th of 101 Idaho districts (75th percentile, 4 stars).
Academically, Mountain View shows a clear strength in math: 51.8% of students are proficient, which is 8.7 points above the state average (43.1%) and 4.6 points above its district. Grade-level data reveals that 4th-grade math is especially exceptional, with 65.5% proficiency—17.5 points above Idaho’s average—and 6th-grade ELA is also strong at 62.2% proficiency, 10.7 points above the state. However, English Language Arts overall lags slightly behind the district (53.2% vs. 56.4%) and is essentially at the state average (54.0%). Science proficiency from the prior year was below state norms (35.0% vs. 42.6%), though still above the district’s 29.2%. The school also shows a potential slump in 6th-grade math (48.6%), which is much closer to the state average than the earlier grades.
A key concern is chronic absenteeism: 18.5% of students are chronically absent, compared to 16.6% for the district and 13.8% statewide—a red flag that may limit further academic gains despite strong math scores. With a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 37.69% and per-student spending of $6,618 (2018-2019 data), Mountain View achieves above-state math proficiency while serving a moderate-poverty population. Overall, this is a solid, improving elementary school with real momentum, notable strengths in math and upper-grade reading, and clear opportunities to improve ELA, science, and attendance.
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