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Mountain View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4
972nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Mountain View Elementary is a public Pre-K through 4th grade school serving 671 students in the Shelton School District, a district that ranks in the bottom quarter statewide, and the school itself currently holds a 1-star rating.

The school serves a community with significant economic need and shows a mixed academic record; it performs better in math than the district average and outperforms Evergreen Elementary School but trails significantly behind the higher-performing Bordeaux Elementary School within the same district. A major area of concern is the school's effectiveness with specific student groups, particularly students in special education, where its performance ranks among the very lowest in the state. The school's overall ranking has also declined recently, showing more volatility than some stable, higher-achieving nearby schools like Boston Harbor Elementary.

Comparisons to other local schools reveal that demographic challenges do not necessarily predetermine outcomes. For instance, Southside Elementary and Grapeview Elementary & Middle School achieve stronger academic results with similar or higher levels of student need. Mountain View spends less per student than many of these neighboring schools, suggesting that how resources are used may be as important as the amount. The wide variation in results among schools with similar challenges indicates there is potential for improvement through targeted changes in instruction and support systems.

671
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,872
Per pupil spending ?
68.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 534 E. "K" St.
       Shelton, WA  98584-1219

(360) 426-8564

District: Shelton School District


Students who attend Mountain View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Oakland Bay Junior High School
    Olympic Middle School
High:    Shelton High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
46.1%
Hispanic:
45.8%
Two or more races:
4.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2013 → 16th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2013
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg28%
Washington avg48%
972nd of 1,160
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Shelton School District
207th of 247Shelton School District among Washington districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202519.7972 of 116016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.1779 of 116833.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.1873 of 116925.3%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0885 of 116924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201922.0915 of 113019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2784 of 105425.6%★☆☆☆☆
201744.9596 of 105643.6%★★☆☆☆
201629.5775 of 105326.4%★☆☆☆☆
201539.6670 of 106737.2%★★☆☆☆
201352.1569 of 110648.6%★★☆☆☆
201243.3674 of 109738.6%★★☆☆☆
201140.1700 of 109235.9%★★☆☆☆
201035.8750 of 108831.1%★★☆☆☆
200948.7582 of 107245.7%★★☆☆☆
200856.7476 of 106755.4%★★★☆☆
200758.3448 of 106958.1%★★★☆☆
200656.8462 of 105156.0%★★★☆☆
200553.3489 of 103152.6%★★★☆☆
200455.5459 of 102655.3%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202434.4205 of 32035.9%★★☆☆☆
202324.6196 of 25422.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202517.3949 of 109213.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.8764 of 109330.1%★★☆☆☆
202323.2872 of 109420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6848 of 110022.9%★☆☆☆☆
201925.0853 of 106820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201832.8710 of 100429.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202521.9560 of 65915.0%★☆☆☆☆
202432.4463 of 65128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202336.4420 of 63333.6%★★☆☆☆
202226.4551 of 69420.6%★☆☆☆☆
201928.4539 of 69722.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.6358 of 54033.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202523.8839 of 101317.2%★☆☆☆☆
202449.9506 of 102450.6%★★★☆☆
202345.5562 of 101344.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.2683 of 101933.0%★★☆☆☆
201930.6747 of 97923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.9578 of 83530.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202521.4897 of 109818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202432.6747 of 109932.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.8786 of 109928.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9847 of 111323.9%★☆☆☆☆
201921.4886 of 107517.6%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6791 of 99920.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20195.5298 of 3031.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20258.7357 of 3631.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.4321 of 3395.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.6287 of 3086.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.8620 of 6372.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202518.8892 of 100711.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.7751 of 100925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.1870 of 101113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.5838 of 103118.7%★☆☆☆☆
201920.7882 of 102714.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3706 of 83315.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school
Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-15 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)2nd percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts38%-15 vs state
Math27%-16 vs state

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Students at Mountain View Elementary are 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Mountain View Elementary.

Mountain View Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Washington elementary schools.

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

Middle : Oakland Bay Junior High School
Middle : Olympic Middle School
High : Shelton High School


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