📍 5911 Dwayne Starnes Road, Hickory, Catawba County, 28602
Mountain View Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 686 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mountain View Elementary enrolls 686 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 9.3% Two or more races and 9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 480 | 70% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 62 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
333 of the school's 686 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mountain View Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 96.
Mountain View Elementary is one of 28 schools in Catawba County Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 16,003 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 686 students, Mountain View Elementary is larger than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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