The top reported proficiency rate is 90% in Science. The lowest is 57% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mountain View El Sch
Mountain View Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Greater Latrobe School District. The school enrolls a mid-sized cohort drawn mostly from Greensburg and surrounding communities in Westmoreland County.
Academically, the school shows strength in reading and language arts, where proficiency runs well above the median for schools across Westmoreland County. Science performance is notably strong as well. Math proficiency, by contrast, sits below the county median, reflecting a gap that a parent may want to explore with the school in terms of curriculum, instructional support, and available interventions. On the overall proficiency index across tested subjects, the school places in the top quartile among the county's schools, a solid position.
The student body is predominantly white, with small representation across other racial and ethnic groups. About a sixth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a generally moderate-income enrollment with pockets of economic need. The school's special education enrollment data and English learner rates were not available in public records. Grade-level enrollment is fairly balanced across the K-6 span, running between about 70 and 86 students per grade, so the school is neither large nor tiny.
Greensburg itself sits as the county seat and commercial hub of Westmoreland County, anchored by a historic downtown with walkable blocks of shops, cafes, restaurants, and cultural venues like the Palace Theatre and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. A state multimodal grant has funded improvements to bikeability and walkability downtown. Outside the core, Greensburg is car-dependent, with Routes 30 and 119 carrying commercial and retail traffic. The housing market in the 15601 zip code is relatively modest by national standards; families considering the area will find purchase prices and rental rates lower than state and national benchmarks, though rents have risen noticeably in recent years. The local unemployment rate is moderate and household income is solid for the region.
Greensburg's economy centers on the Independence Health System (the county's largest employer), Seton Hill University and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, county government, and the Route 30 retail corridor. The city is in an active downtown revitalization phase, with new housing and adaptive reuse projects underway and zoning changes allowing more residential density downtown.
The Greater Latrobe School District, Mountain View's parent district, is in the midst of major capital planning. In late 2023, after a board election shifted its membership, the district reversed course on an earlier large facilities plan and adopted a revised capital project focused on rebuilding the senior and junior high campus at a lower projected cost. The district has also implemented property tax increases in consecutive years. These changes directly shape the tax and facilities landscape that families will encounter if they move to the area. A parent should ask the school and district about the updated capital timeline, which buildings will be affected, and what the tax trajectory looks like for the coming years.
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