Elementary school (grades K-5) · Byron, CA

Mountain House Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Mountain House Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062613003910
0/100100/10028/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
11
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mountain House Elementary earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

28
Resource Index · Lower
14:1
small classes for California
57.1%
free-lunch eligible
14
students enrolled

Mountain House Elementary has class sizes smaller than 91% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-9 students YoY

Mountain House Elementary shrank from 21 students in 2022-23 to 12 in 2023-24 (-42.9%).

Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-9 students YoY 062613003910 · Byron, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

14 enr · 14:1 · 57.1% lunch · RII 28

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Mountain House Elementary shrank from 21 students in 2022-23 to 12 in 2023-24 (-42.9%). Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Mountain House Elementary compares

Mountain House Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14:1 ▼ 35% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 57.1% ▲ 3% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 14 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14:1
Leaner classes than 57% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
57.1%
free-lunch eligible - 3% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 9% in California - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
35.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$32,286
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 78.6%
White 21.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 78.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.6, Mountain House Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Mountain House Elementary reports $32,286 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Mountain House Elementary

How many students attend Mountain House Elementary?

Mountain House Elementary has 14 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Byron, CA. CCD year-over-year: 21 (2022-23) → 12 (2023-24), down 9.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain House Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Mountain House Elementary is 14:1, which is 35% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mountain House Elementary?

57.1% of students at Mountain House Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mountain House Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Mountain House Elementary is Hispanic or Latino at 78.6% of enrollment, in Byron, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain House Elementary?

Mountain House Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Mountain House Elementary?

None reported; Mountain House Elementary operates only Mountain House Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.