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Mountain View High

Q: Is Mountain View High a good school?

Mountain View High ranks 68 th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Mountain View High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,233 students attended Mountain View High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mountain View High?

Students at Mountain View High are 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Mountain View High?

Mountain View High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Garrisonville Elementary Elementary : Hartwood Elementary Elementary : Margaret Brent Elementary Elementary : Rockhill Elementary Middle : Andrew G. Wright Middle Middle : Rodney E. Thompson Middle

Public Grades 9-12

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 331 Virginia High Schools

Better than 79% of Virginia high schools

Summary

Mountain View High in Stafford, VA, serves 2,233 students in grades 9–12 and is part of Stafford County Public Schools, a district that ranks in the middle of Virginia school divisions.

Despite its district's mid-tier standing, Mountain View High is the clear academic leader of Stafford County. In the 2025–2026 school year, it ranks 68th of 331 Virginia high schools (79th percentile, 4 stars), ahead of every other high school in the county by a wide margin. North Stafford High, the next-closest district peer, ranks 84th, while Brooke Point High ranks 191st and Stafford Senior High ranks 169th. Mountain View also posts the county's best outcome metrics: a 95.9% graduation rate, a 3.2% dropout rate, and just 17.9% chronic absenteeism—compared to 29.0% absenteeism at Stafford Senior High and 21.6% at North Stafford. The school's SOL scores in math and English consistently beat both district and state averages, with particularly wide gaps in 10th-grade Algebra I (87.2% proficient vs. 70.0% statewide) and 12th-grade Writing (83.1% vs. 65.0% statewide). Science and history results are more mixed—11th-grade Biology proficiency sits at 50.0% versus a 63.5% state average—though Mountain View still stays above the state in VA & US History.

Mountain View has been a top-quartile school for a decade, peaking at 5 stars in 2017–2018 and recovering well from a pandemic-era dip. Its spending of $8,460 per student is lower than nearby schools like Charles J. Colgan Senior High in Prince William County Public Schools, which spends about $1,100 more per student and outranks Mountain View at 28th statewide. Within Stafford County, Mountain View has the largest class sizes (12.8 student-teacher ratio) yet still delivers the best outcomes. Subgroup results are a mixed picture: African American students rank in the 90th percentile and English learners in the 79th percentile statewide, but students with disabilities dropped sharply from the 84th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 44th in 2025–2026. Military-connected and low-income students have also seen recent declines. These trends are worth watching, but Mountain View remains a strong, efficient school and the top choice in Stafford County for families prioritizing academic outcomes.

2,233

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,460

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2135 Mountain View Road
Stafford, VA 22556

(540) 658-6840

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Mountain View High:

Elementary:	Garrisonville Elementary
	Hartwood Elementary
	Margaret Brent Elementary
	Rockhill Elementary
Middle:	Andrew G. Wright Middle
	Rodney E. Thompson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.8%

Hispanic:

24.7%

African American:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 77% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Virginia high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Virginia average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg79%

Virginia avg77%

68^th of 331

Virginia public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Stafford County Public Schools

74^th of 131Stafford County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	68 of 331	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	63 of 328	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	59 of 329	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	78 of 326	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	74 of 325	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	120 of 327	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	67 of 327	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	27 of 326	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	70.4	39 of 324	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.3	43 of 321	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	35 of 322	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	69.2	52 of 322	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	42 of 321	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	36 of 321	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	66.9	65 of 320	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	65.4	67 of 317	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	62.3	83 of 313	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	56.3	115 of 316	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.6	102 of 313	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.2	110 of 314	65.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	23 of 242	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	17 of 245	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	31 of 249	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	22 of 240	90.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	29 of 120	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	33.2	100 of 125	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	76 of 118	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	64 of 120	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	141 of 252	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.5	41 of 253	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	39 of 249	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	29 of 135	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	10 of 101	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	17 of 122	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	19 of 97	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	51 of 322	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	65 of 321	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	47 of 322	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	71 of 320	77.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	58 of 242	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	32 of 236	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	29 of 233	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	58 of 232	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	100 of 321	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	58 of 324	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	46 of 320	85.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	69 of 322	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	86 of 321	73.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	52 of 105	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	57 of 98	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.2	25 of 92	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	23 of 92	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	73 of 196	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	49 of 198	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	29 of 198	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	72 of 193	62.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	86 of 312	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	122 of 313	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	102 of 314	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	107 of 315	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)76th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)63rd percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2026)50th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2026)44th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II96%+6 vs state

Geography93%+23 vs state

English Reading93%+7 vs state

Geometry91%+14 vs state

Earth Science87%+23 vs state

Writing86%+11 vs state

Algebra I86%+7 vs state

World History I86%+16 vs state

Biology79%~ state avg

VA and US History46%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)				SOL Geometry (2026)				SOL Algebra I (2026)				SOL Algebra II (2026)				SOL Chemistry (2026)				SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Earth Science (2026)				SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL Geography (2026)				SOL VA and US History (2026)				SOL World History I (2026)				SOL World History II (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Writing 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Algebra II 12th Grade	SOL Chemistry 9th Grade	SOL Chemistry 10th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Chemistry 12th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 12th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2135 Mountain View Road	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6840	2,233	174	12.8	25.6%	1,134 (50.8%)	287 (12.9%)	551 (24.7%)	67 (3.0%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	179 (8.0%)	73.1	68^th of 331 public high schools	79.5%		74.4	63^rd of 328 public high schools	80.8%	5		382.0	86.8	83.1	91.1	365.0	< 50%		85.3	87.2	100.0	≥ 50%	96.1		≥ 50%			395.0	421.0		91.4	75.7	50.0	87.5	87.9	50.0	85.7	438.0		409.0	93.6	82.5	93.1	≥ 50%			< 50%	< 50%	43.6	61.5	86.6	69.2	374.0	469.0	≥ 50%	409.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	$8,460	$258	$8,203
North Stafford High	Public	9-12	839 Garrisonville Rd	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6150	1,982	162	12.2	47.8%	511 (25.8%)	524 (26.4%)	679 (34.3%)	106 (5.3%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	152 (7.7%)	70.3	84^th of 331 public high schools	74.6%		60.5	143^rd of 328 public high schools	56.4%	59	< 50%	355.0	85.6	69.0	88.2	384.0	≥ 50%		88.8	76.5	81.8	96.0	98.8	≥ 50%	374.0				367.0		88.5	74.6	73.8	93.3	403.0	61.3	59.4	411.0	< 50%	78.6	93.4	77.6	449.0	≥ 50%			< 50%	391.0	50.7	≥ 50%	82.6	54.6	419.0	90.9		390.0			$8,545	$306	$8,239
Colonial Forge High	Public	9-12	550 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6115	2,122	190	11.1	30.8%	741 (34.9%)	600 (28.3%)	411 (19.4%)	167 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	193 (9.1%)	68.8	91^st of 331 public high schools	72.5%		67.4	105^th of 328 public high schools	68.0%	14		33.3	84.0	72.7	87.1	368.0	< 50%		84.4	71.2	96.6	73.3	100.0	403.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		< 50%	384.0	< 50%	92.6	80.5	70.7	85.2	84.9	52.2	53.1	80.0	≥ 50%	89.6	92.6	57.7	86.7	≥ 50%			< 50%	52.9	32.3	387.0	85.1	70.6	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	< 50%	442.0	≥ 50%	$8,835	$363	$8,473
Brooke Point High	Public	9-12	1700 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6080	2,199	180	12.2	43.0%	706 (32.1%)	589 (26.8%)	588 (26.7%)	143 (6.5%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	164 (7.5%)	51.3	191^st of 331 public high schools	42.3%		47.2	214^th of 328 public high schools	34.8%	23		375.0	82.0	66.7	84.3	33.3	391.0	≥ 50%	74.2	69.4	89.5	96.7	100.0	≥ 50%	380.0			≥ 50%	≥ 50%		78.2	61.5	70.6	88.9	63.7	74.2	53.9	86.4		66.7	94.3	72.4	87.5	≥ 50%			< 50%	371.0	40.5	66.7	74.2	60.0	95.0	87.5	< 50%	274.0			$8,331	$333	$7,998
Stafford Senior High	Public	9-12	63 Stafford Indian Lane	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-7200	2,198	191	11.5	38.9%	1,035 (47.1%)	411 (18.7%)	456 (20.7%)	113 (5.1%)	10 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	165 (7.5%)	56.3	169^th of 331 public high schools	48.9%		55.1	170^th of 328 public high schools	48.2%	1	< 50%	355.0	84.4	45.8	79.6	34.3	380.0	< 50%	80.0	70.5	81.0	96.7	90.8	≥ 50%	< 50%				≥ 50%		90.0	70.1	73.9	92.6	427.0	≥ 50%	50.0	≥ 50%		81.8	89.2	83.9	86.4	≥ 50%		≥ 50%		396.0	40.2	47.6	75.1	59.2	≥ 50%	407.0		≥ 50%		≥ 50%	$8,801	$257	$8,544
James Monroe High	Public	9-12	2300 Washington Ave	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 372-1100	1,013	67	15.1	92.3%	264 (26.1%)	329 (32.5%)	248 (24.5%)	105 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (6.4%)	29.4	284^th of 331 public high schools	14.2%		14.5	321^st of 328 public high schools	2.1%	37		301.0	9.5	378.0	87.9	3.9	366.0	361.0	70.8	49.3	399.0	72.2	100.0	379.0	366.0	≥ 50%			< 50%		80.0	62.9	370.0	100.0		398.0	23.8	84.6		373.0	84.9	65.6	66.7	429.0	244.0	426.0		375.0	21.2	69.2	60.5	382.0		≥ 50%	50.0	24.4	< 50%	≥ 50%	$13,382	$1,650	$11,732
Riverbend High	Public	9-12	12301 Spotswood Furnace Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-4051	1,913	111	17.1	26.4%	1,031 (53.9%)	255 (13.3%)	418 (21.9%)	54 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	146 (7.6%)	62.4	129^th of 331 public high schools	61.0%		61.6	132^nd of 328 public high schools	59.8%	3	349.0	76.9	80.4	92.0	68.5	374.0	< 50%		80.6	61.0	87.5	100.0	97.7	≥ 50%	< 50%						378.0	85.5	50.0	75.0		≥ 50%	397.0	< 50%		418.0	89.6	96.2	72.0	58.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%			≥ 50%	391.0						45.2	≥ 50%	< 50%	$7,079	$171	$6,907
Forest Park High	Public, Magnet	9-12	15721 Forest Park Drive	Woodbridge	22193	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 583-3200	2,343	142	16.4	42.6%	606 (25.9%)	681 (29.1%)	666 (28.4%)	221 (9.4%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	165 (7.0%)	60.4	144^th of 331 public high schools	56.5%		60.8	142^nd of 328 public high schools	56.7%	2		50.0	81.3	55.0	89.1	36.0	385.0	≥ 50%	89.1	66.7	87.5	411.0	100.0	422.0	< 50%	≥ 50%		389.0	≥ 50%		86.4	61.7	69.6	409.0	366.0	45.3	51.9	68.8		64.3	91.6	47.4		< 50%			< 50%		390.0	84.6	71.4	60.0	444.0	455.0		< 50%	< 50%	≥ 50%	$10,131	$159	$9,971
Chancellor High	Public	9-12	6300 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-2606	1,321	84	15.6	70.9%	395 (29.9%)	302 (22.9%)	496 (37.5%)	38 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (6.4%)	44	227^th of 331 public high schools	31.4%		36.8	257^th of 328 public high schools	21.6%	30	< 50%	74.3	100.0	94.7	88.5	16.3	360.0	≥ 50%	78.6	91.7	66.7	85.7	100.0	≥ 50%	378.0			≥ 50%	7.1		403.0	64.8	64.0	88.0	< 50%	< 50%	42.4	380.0		371.0	87.5	63.4	61.3	< 50%	≥ 50%	50.0		< 50%	397.0	386.0					< 50%	27.8	< 50%	< 50%	$7,509	$398	$7,111
Charles J. Colgan Senior High	Public, Magnet	9-12	13833 Dumfries Rd	Manassas	20112	Prince William County	Prince William County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(571) 374-6550	2,956	170	17.3	28.7%	1,188 (40.2%)	553 (18.7%)	658 (22.3%)	313 (10.6%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.3%)	229 (7.7%)	79.7	28^th of 331 public high schools	91.5%		73.3	69^th of 328 public high schools	79.0%	41		53.9	89.2	394.0	97.7	57.9	≥ 50%		94.5	90.0	76.2	100.0	100.0	435.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		95.1	79.4	82.8	91.7	430.0	398.0	100.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	73.3	94.2	92.6					< 50%	< 50%	393.0	395.0	390.0	≥ 50%				< 50%			$9,606	$167	$9,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View High

How many students attend Mountain View High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,233 students attended Mountain View High.

What schools feed into Mountain View High?

Mountain View High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Garrisonville Elementary
Elementary : Hartwood Elementary
Elementary : Margaret Brent Elementary
Elementary : Rockhill Elementary
Middle : Andrew G. Wright Middle
Middle : Rodney E. Thompson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View High?

Students at Mountain View High are 51% White, 25% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Mountain View High a good school?

Mountain View High ranks 68^th of 331 Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mountain View High in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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