How does Monta Loma Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Mountain View?

Monta Loma Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 48.5/100, placing it at the 63rd percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 446 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Monta Loma Elementary?

30.8% of students at Monta Loma Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 50.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Monta Loma Elementary improving or declining?

Monta Loma Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 20.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Monta Loma Elementary?

12.5% of students at Monta Loma Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Monta Loma Elementary

Mountain View Whisman Mountain View Santa Clara County 94043

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

446 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

274 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

28%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 44.9%

White 24.1%

Asian 9.5%

Black 4.4%

Other 17.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Monta Loma Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	30.8%
Met Standard	20.1%
Below Standard	49.1%

Exceeded

30.8%

Met

20.1%

Below

49.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Monta Loma Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

30.8% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.6 points below the Mountain View Whisman district average of 41.4%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 54.9% exceeded — 24.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 20.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.