Mountainview Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 33.6% |
| Met Standard | 31.5% |
| Below Standard | 34.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Mountainview Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
33.6% of students exceeded standard while 31.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the Saugus Union district average of 38.1%. The 7 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 39.4% exceeded — 5.8 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 5.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 120 | 28.3% | 32.5% | 60.8% |
| 4th | 122 | 37.7% | 24.6% | 62.3% |
| 5th | 120 | 36.7% | 36.7% | 73.3% |
| 6th | 121 | 28.9% | 43.8% | 72.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 120 | 29.2% | 40.8% | 70.0% |
| 4th | 122 | 38.5% | 31.1% | 69.7% |
| 5th | 120 | 37.5% | 14.2% | 51.7% |
| 6th | 121 | 32.2% | 28.1% | 60.3% |
Nearby schools
7 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.6