The Mountain View School District, located in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, is a K-8 school district comprised of ten elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, an alternative education program for students in grades 5-8, and a Children’s Center and Head Start/ State Preschool program. The District, with an enrollment of 8,600 students, serves the educational needs of students living in the cities of El Monte and South El Monte.

To ensure student safety and an environment conducive to learning, a mandatory student uniform policy is enforced district wide.

Teamwork is the key at Mountain View where employees, parents, business and community members actively participate in the educational development of the students. In an environment of mutual respect, the team approach enhances the District’s efforts to prepare the students to become life long learners, as well as self-directed and motivated members of society.

 

 

Mountain View is comprised of an exemplary team dedicated to providing a quality education for each of the students it serves. Driven by the Districts ultimate goal of improved student achievement, students are consistently challenged by the highest of expectations in learning environments that will prepare them well for their current and future educational endeavors. Through an accountability system with a performance based framework for nurturing and sustaining exemplary schools and high levels of student achievement, MVSD is committed to providing a well-balanced, quality education to all students.

 

MVSD is proud of the many accomplishments of students and staff which include the following:

 

STUDENT SERVICES/ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & AWARDS

• Two California Distinguished Schools

• Winner of the California School Boards Association’s Golden Bell Award

• One of 9 school districts in the nation to be named a Lighthouse District by the Renaissance Learning Program for superior 

  implementation of the Renaissance Learning software

• Named a State of California “Reading First” Model District

• Miramonte School Honored by the UCLA School Management Program as an Outstanding Learning Community

• Voorhis and Monte Vista Schools Named to the California Business for Education Excellence’s Honor Roll

• Recipient of the 2008 Beacon of Hope Award from Renaissance Learning for district wide achievement in reading

• Continuous academic improvement on the State Assessment Tests

• La Primaria School named a Title 1 Academic Achievement Award School for six consecutive years

• Kranz Intermediate School one of 50 schools nationwide to be named a NASA Explorer School

• Six-Time Gold Medal winning student team at the Los Angeles County Science Olympiad

• Award winning marching bands at Kranz Intermediate and Madrid Middle Schools

• Consecutive medal winning performances at the Los Angeles County Math Field Day

• Award winning history in the areas of visual, industrial and computer art in the Los Angeles County Fairs Education Expo

• Over 200 students are served through the Gifted And Talented Education (GATE) Program

• Over 800 students are served through the Special Education Program

• Exemplary early childhood education program including Head Start State Preschool, Children’s Center and First 5 School Readiness

  programs

• Hundreds of MVSD students are involved in after school enrichment opportunities including band, performing arts, athletics and

  academic classes

• Students throughout the District enjoy expanding their math skills through the MIND (Music, Intelligence, Neural Development) Program

• Academic Renaissance Program at Kranz Intermediate and Madrid Middle Schools

• AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) college prep program at Kranz and Madrid Schools

• GEAR Up college prep program at Madrid Middle School

• Educational enrichment opportunities including the District Speak Up Contest, Spelling Bee, Math Field Day, Science Exhibition,

  Writers Celebration, Young Artists event and Chess Competition

• Outstanding fiscal accountability, earning 10 consecutive exemplary financial audits, indicating that the district continues to be

  successful in meeting all financial requirements and is operating in a fiscally sound manner.

• Safe and clean school campuses providing an environment for powerful teaching and learning

• Peace Builder curriculum in all elementary schools

• Full Day Kindergarten in all elementary schools

• Reduced class sizes in Kindergarten through third grade

• District wide school uniform policy

 

TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTER EDUCATION

• Over 1960 computers in the District including computer labs at each school

• An integrated computer learning system in all schools, including Web Hosting providing teachers another tool to reinforce reading,

  language arts and math

• Smart Boards and Neo2 laptops enhance daily instruction

 

HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

• 95% of Highly Qualified Teachers as defined by No Child Left Behind

• MVSD has one of the highest percentages of Highly Qualified teachers in all of Los Angeles County

 

PARENT EDUCATION & INVOLVEMENT

• An award winning and nationally recognized Parent Education and Involvement Program “Do Whatever It Takes” to support parents and

  students to achieve their highest potential. Several workshops, conferences, meetings and educational opportunities are available to

  our parents as we partner together to support the students we serve.

About the Community

Mountain View School District serves a predominantly Hispanic population in the communities of El Monte, with a population of 100,000, and South El Monte, with a population of 25,000.

El Monte is a historic community that provides a quiet place to live within easy commuting distance of virtually every type of recreation and entertainment. The mountains, beaches, desert and metropolitan areas all are accessible by one of three interstate freeways, a general aviation airport or a rapid transit system.

El Monte and South El Monte are communities that believe their children deserve the best teachers.