Other / mixed grade configuration · Mountain View, MO

Mountain View Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Mountain View Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 292154001187
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👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
21
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mountain View Elem. earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of Missouri schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Mountain View · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
10.7:1
small classes for Missouri
48.0%
free-lunch eligible

Mountain View Elem. has class sizes smaller than 76% of Missouri schools. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mountain View Elem. ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Mountain View, MO.

School address

Mountain View, MO 65548
District: Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii · Missouri

NCES ID 292154001187 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-7 students YoY

Mountain View Elem. held near 397 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 37.5 → 37.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 292154001187 · Mountain View, MO Other · SMALL · TRAD

396 enr · 10.7:1 · 48.0% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Liberty Sr. High (350 students)

Mountain View Elem. held near 397 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 37.5 → 37.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Missouri schools → · Find another →

Mountain View Elem. in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Mountain View Elem. reports 396 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Mountain View Elem. compares

Mountain View Elem. held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 16% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 48.0% ▲ 4% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 396 top 36% - -

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

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
396
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
48.0%
free-lunch eligible - 4% above the Missouri average of 46.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 24% in Missouri - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$10,483
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $14,087
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 396 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Two or More 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 93.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.1, Mountain View Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii reports $10,483 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Mountain View Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Liberty Sr. High Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Liberty Middle Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Birch Tree Elem. Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mountain View Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide other 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.

Similar enrollment (~396 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Mountain View Elem.

How many students attend Mountain View Elem.?

Mountain View Elem. has 396 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mountain View, MO. CCD year-over-year: 404 (2022-23) → 397 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elem. is 10.7:1, which is 16% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 32% 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 View Elem.?

48.0% of students at Mountain View Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mountain View Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Mountain View Elem. is White at 93.7% of enrollment, in Mountain View, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain View Elem.?

Mountain View Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Mountain View Elem. rank among public schools in Mountain View?

By Resource Investment Index, Mountain View Elem. ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Mountain View, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii?

Besides Mountain View Elem., Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii also operates Liberty Sr. High (350 students), Liberty Middle (264 students), and Birch Tree Elem. (174 students). See the Mountain View-Birch Tree R-Iii district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.

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