Mountain View Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Morganton, North Carolina
Mountain View Elementary in Morganton, North Carolina enrolled 762 students in 2024-25 with 52.3 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43-47% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
677 students in 2022-23, 730 students in 2023-24, 762 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.0 to 52.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 677 | 44.0 | 15.4 |
| 2023-24 | 730 | 48.5 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 762 | 52.3 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 305 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain View Elementary enrolled 609 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 305 of the 609 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions37
- Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.4% of students were Hispanic, 37.7% White, 7.6% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic45.4%
- White37.7%
- Black7.6%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Asian1.6%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Mountain View Elementary scored proficient or above: 43-47% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 43‑47% | 52% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Morganton
10 public elementary schools in Morganton report 2024-25 enrollment; Mountain View Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary | 762 | 14.6 | 97.8% |
| New Dimensions | 569 | 14.8 | 33.0% |
| Drexel Elementary | 477 | 16.4 | 98.7% |
| Salem Elementary | 476 | 17.0 | 98.7% |
| W A Young Elementary | 327 | 12.9 | 95.4% |
| Oak Hill Elementary | 310 | 15.3 | 99.0% |
| Forest Hill Elementary | 305 | 15.9 | 99.0% |
| Glen Alpine Elementary | 295 | 13.2 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mountain View Elementary
- Forest Hill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 305 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Hillcrest ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 254 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Mountain View Elementary with Forest Hill ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Burke County Public Schools spends per student$12,261 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,261
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaMountain View Elementary is the number 119 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#119 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.14.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mountain View Elementary
How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?
762 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 677 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Morganton, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mountain View Elementary a Title I school?
Mountain View Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mountain View Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Mountain View Elementary scored proficient or above: 43-47% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mountain View Elementary in?
Burke County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3700480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370048003480 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.