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Mountain View Elementary

Q: Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 101 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a public elementary school in Taylors, South Carolina, serving 805 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Greenville 01 School District, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state.

Mountain View Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with strong academic performance that exceeds state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 10-20 percentage points above the state and district averages. The school also performs exceptionally well for its subgroups of students, particularly for low socioeconomic status (SES) and disabled students, ranking in the top 10% and top 30% of South Carolina elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for its white student subgroup is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools.

While Mountain View Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Greenville 01 district, some schools, such as Tigerville Elementary and Heritage Elementary, have even stronger academic performance, ranking among the top 5-10% of South Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, Mountain View Elementary has experienced higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, ranging from 15.3% to 24.7%, which is above the state and district averages.

809

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,213

Per pupil spending ?

48.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6350 Highway 253
Taylors, SC 29687

(864) 355-6800

District: Greenville 01

Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blue Ridge Middle
High:	Blue Ridge High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2021 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (71% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2021) to 84th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg56%

101^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 01 among South Carolina 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	101 of 640	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	153 of 638	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	120 of 644	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	59 of 625	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	52 of 622	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	70 of 643	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	107 of 624	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	129 of 639	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	75.6	131 of 619	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	64.0	185 of 638	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.4	112 of 630	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	115 of 599	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	99 of 594	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	105 of 597	82.4%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	81 of 589	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	157 of 580	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	130 of 577	77.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	137 of 566	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	73.4	131 of 559	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	63.5	222 of 557	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.7	135 of 550	75.5%	★★★★☆
2003	82.6	77 of 542	85.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	29 of 147	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.7	61 of 143	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	31 of 174	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	32 of 151	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	8 of 122	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	10 of 189	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	10 of 161	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	113 of 581	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	134 of 565	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	98 of 580	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	41 of 573	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	56 of 554	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	76 of 588	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	97 of 570	83.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	54 of 101	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	29 of 82	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	45 of 105	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	47 of 109	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	54 of 613	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.8	144 of 599	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	90 of 608	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	25 of 600	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	16 of 580	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	26 of 600	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	83 of 588	85.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	80 of 586	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	161 of 568	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	146 of 582	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	94 of 579	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	50 of 561	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	63 of 590	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	112 of 571	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	169 of 460	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	216 of 441	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	225 of 463	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	110 of 455	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	101 of 439	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	139 of 472	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	180 of 457	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)47th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+17 vs state

Science66%+17 vs state

Mathematics64%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6350 Highway 253	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6800	809	50	16.3		669 (82.7%)	18 (2.2%)	74 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (5.2%)	82.5	101^st of 640 public elementary schools	84.2%		74.7	153^rd of 638 public elementary schools	76.0%	52	85.1	75.5	77.5	73.2	62.6	55.9	66.4	$12,213	$1,190	$589	$1,779	$9,827	$608	$10,435
Tigerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Tigerville Elementary Schoo	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4600	268	22	12.1		230 (85.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	97.7	5^th of 640 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.2	8^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	97.6	92.0	90.4	93.1	82.0	92.9	86.0	$16,101	$1,269	$714	$1,983	$13,151	$967	$14,118
Skyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4221 Highway 14 North	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7200	760	46	16.4		608 (80.0%)	32 (4.2%)	82 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	94	26^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.9%		89.9	53^rd of 638 public elementary schools	91.7%	27	91.0	84.0	83.2	84.4	73.1	79.0	79.0	$12,294	$1,172	$540	$1,713	$9,991	$591	$10,582
Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Hawkins Road	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5200	659	39	16.7		486 (73.7%)	79 (12.0%)	52 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	92.8	31^st of 640 public elementary schools	95.2%		88	68^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.3%	37	80.6	83.5	80.8	78.6	81.6	74.8	81.6	$12,518	$1,537	$663	$2,201	$9,644	$673	$10,317
Taylors Elementary	Public	K-5	809 Reid School Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7450	738	50	14.8		404 (54.7%)	115 (15.6%)	159 (21.5%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.7%)	76	153^rd of 640 public elementary schools	76.1%		63.5	224^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.9%	71	73.8	73.0	66.1	69.9	67.5	52.4	63.5	$12,231	$993	$577	$1,570	$10,040	$621	$10,661
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1592 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6000	547	38	14.2		435 (79.5%)	49 (9.0%)	45 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	88.5	59^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.8%		91.1	43^rd of 638 public elementary schools	93.3%	16	85.5	77.7	78.4	89.5	68.1	67.0	68.1	$13,787	$1,422	$672	$2,094	$10,955	$737	$11,693
Slater Marietta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Baker Circle	Marietta	29661	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2000	307	24	12.8		249 (81.1%)	12 (3.9%)	33 (10.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	56.8	270^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.6	266^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.3%	4	54.2	59.6	67.4	54.1	59.6	53.0	51.9	$16,124	$2,215	$866	$3,082	$12,053	$990	$13,043
Chandler Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-2400	873	51	16.9		303 (34.7%)	214 (24.5%)	281 (32.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.9%)	53.6	284^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.6%		49.8	320^th of 638 public elementary schools	49.8%	36	53.7	56.8	62.3	59.2	57.5	47.8	53.9	$12,179	$1,260	$619	$1,879	$9,609	$691	$10,300
Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	32 East Belvue Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4260	594	39	15.1		411 (69.2%)	41 (6.9%)	93 (15.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (6.1%)	89.9	49^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.3%		89.6	59^th of 638 public elementary schools	90.8%	10	81.5	80.8	85.2	77.2	69.7	74.7	67.7	$12,059	$1,205	$613	$1,818	$9,554	$686	$10,241
Brook Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 East Lee Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4700	425	30	14.1		144 (33.9%)	83 (19.5%)	140 (32.9%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	62.3	239^th of 640 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.5	217^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.0%	22	56.3	63.4	66.2	52.4	63.4	60.3	56.4	$14,573	$1,734	$600	$2,334	$11,442	$797	$12,239

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View Elementary

Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?

Mountain View Elementary ranks 101^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mountain View Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Blue Ridge Middle
High : Blue Ridge High

What district is Mountain View Elementary in?

Greenville 01

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View Elementary?

Students at Mountain View Elementary are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 809 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

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