Mountain View School District, ID

Original Research by School Decision on Mountain View School District

Mountain View School District is a rural Idaho district serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across five schools in Idaho County. The schools are spread across small communities including Grangeville, Kooskia, Elk City, and nearby areas, with Grangeville Elementary/Middle School and Grangeville High School anchoring the larger population center, while Clearwater Valley Elementary and Clearwater Valley Jr/Sr serve the Kooskia area, and Elk City School sits in a more remote location. The district is small for a PK-through-12 system, with each grade cohort modest in size.

The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic presence and a handful of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black, or multiracial. Free-and-reduced-price lunch data was not reported, so the economic profile of the student body is not something this dataset can speak to. English learner and special education enrollment figures were also missing from what was available.

On state assessments, the district shows a consistent pattern across the most recent year. Math proficiency sits below the state midpoint in the elementary and middle grades, with third through seventh grade all clustered in a similar range. Eighth grade math stands out as the strongest result, pulling closer to the state midpoint. English language arts follows a similar arc: lower grades are below the midpoint, while fifth, seventh, and especially eighth grade show stronger proficiency. Science results, available only for fifth and eighth grade, mirror that pattern, with eighth grade again the brighter spot. The overall read is that students tend to perform better as they move through the system, with the upper grades showing more solid results than the early elementary years. A parent weighing this district for younger children may want to ask the schools what supports are in place in the early grades to build stronger foundational skills.

The district does not appear in any nationally standardized academic context in the data provided, and there is no graduation rate, civil-rights reporting, course-access catalog, staffing profile, or discipline data included in what was available. These gaps mean a parent would need to go directly to the district or the Idaho State Department of Education for a fuller picture of high school outcomes, advanced coursework, and school climate.

The housing market across the district's zip codes is mixed but generally affordable relative to the statewide benchmark. Grangeville and Cottonwood carry the most weight in the district's weighted home value, and both sit well below the state benchmark. Some communities skew higher, particularly McCall, but those areas represent a small share of the district's enrollment footprint. Rent data was not available. The estimated price-to-income ratio sits above the national midpoint, meaning homes are somewhat stretched against local incomes, though the absolute values remain modest by Idaho standards.

The most consequential thing happening in this district is a governance change. In late 2024, the Mountain View Board of Trustees approved a proposal to split the district into two separate entities: a Clearwater Valley district serving Elk City and Kooskia, and a Grangeville district serving Grangeville. The proposal is advancing to a voter referendum. If approved, this would permanently change school boundaries, governance, and tax structures for residents. Families considering the area should follow the referendum closely, as it could reshape which schools children attend and how the districts are funded and administered going forward. Publicly reported details from the Idaho State Board of Education confirm the proposal has cleared the local board and is headed to voters.

For a family looking at this district today, the appeal is a small, rural setting with tight cohorts and what appears to be improving academic outcomes in the upper grades. The open question is what the early-grade experience looks like in light of the current proficiency levels, and how a potential split would affect continuity and resources.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

1,126

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 6%

Black 0%

White 87%

Asian 1%

Two+ 5%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

Schools in this District

5 schools are officially reported under this district.

ELK CITY SCHOOL

CLEARWATER VALLEY JR/SR

GRANGEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

GRANGEVILLE ELEM/MIDDLE SCHOOL

CLEARWATER VALLEY ELEMENTARY

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

38%

Grade 3

40%

Grade 4

38%

Grade 5

39%

Grade 6

39%

Grade 7

49%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

37%

Grade 3

38%

Grade 4

50%

Grade 5

44%

Grade 6

47%

Grade 7

54%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

40%

Grade 5

53%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$434,817

Year-over-year change+2.1%

Range across 9 ZIP codes$333K to $788K

vs. state typical0.91x

vs. national typical1.18x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (9 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
83539		$404K	+2.5%	39.7%
83611	Cascade	$451K	+0.9%	20.4%
83530	Grangeville	$338K	+0.7%	7.3%
83638	McCall	$788K	+3.6%	6.0%
83522	Cottonwood	$346K	+3.0%	5.8%
83554	White Bird	$481K	+2.5%	4.2%
83549		$342K	+5.4%	2.1%
83536	Kamiah	$333K	+3.3%	0.3%
59847	Lolo	$548K	+1.8%	0.3%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,194/mo

Home price / national median income5.2x

Comparison

State typical home value$477,506 (+1.1% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.