Mountainview Elementary is an elementary school

Elementary school

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 located in the city of Santa Clarita, California

Santa Clarita, California

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, USA

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. It is managed by the Saugus Union School District

Saugus Union School District

-Santa Clarita Elementary: is the oldest elementary school in the SUSD. It was opened at the corner of Seco Canyon Road and Decoro in 1960. It serves preschool–6th grade and houses around 625 students. In September 2010, they celebrated their 50th anniversary with the opening of a new science...

 and educates in grades K-6.

History

Mountainview cost $5.1 million to build. It was opened in April 1996 under the direction of founding principal, Kathy Wolfson. Wolfson left Mountainview on December 2005, on retirement. Christine Hamlin replaced Kathy Wolfson as principal on January 9, 2006. In June 10, 2011, a new principal, Mrs. Demsher from Bridgeport Elementary went to Mountainview because Christine Hamlin got promoted.

School organization

The school's mascot is the mountain lion. Mountainview values are Integrity, Commitment,Compassion, Learning, Creativity, Innovation. In 2007-08 there were 1,026 students, two thirds of whom were white, and a fifth were Hispanic

Hispanic

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Children start their education in the Mountainview Fun for Fours, that is funded by Los Angeles Universal Preschool. The preschool is oversubscribed and parents take part in a lottery to secure places. Sixth graders from Mountainview move onto the Rio Norte Junior High School

Rio Norte Junior High School

Rio Norte Junior High is a school in the William S. Hart Union High School District. Located in the city of Santa Clarita, California, and the community of Valencia, Rio Norte is for seventh and eighth graders. Sixth graders from Helmers, Bridgeport, Tesoro, North Park, and Mountainview Elementary...

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Accomplishments

Mountainview Elementary was awarded the status of Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

Blue Ribbon Schools Program

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in 2004. This is the highest award that a US school can achieve. In 2005, the school attained a 100% success rate in the standardised reading tests.