MONTE VISTA ELEMENTARY (Year-round)
Principal:	Tom Little
Address:	11121 S. 2700 West South Jordan, UT 84095
Phone:	(801) 254-8040
Fax:	(801) 302-4946
Mascot:	Mustangs
School Colors:	Blue & White
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/mvista/
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Monte Vista Elementary is located in South Jordan City, a rural community of about 42,500 residents situated in the southwest part of Salt Lake Valley. Monte Vista enjoys strong parent support through PTA and parent volunteer programs.

Monte Vista teachers are committed to excellence and use a team teaching approach to instruction. By planning and teaching cooperatively, the teachers are better able to meet the educational and emotional needs of each student. The Monte Vista goal is to provide a quality education for every student.

• Monte Vista serves 1,060 students in grades kindergarten through six. A majority are Caucasian, but a few are Asian, Hispanic, and African-American.
• The school, opened in 1977 and had an interior remodeling in the summer of 1991 to enclose the classroom areas.
• Monte Vista is a year-round school. Students are divided into four attendance groups or tracks. Each track is in school for 45 days followed by 15 days of vacation. The school takes a common vacation during the month of July.
• The teacher/pupil ratio is 1 to 22.00 in first grade, 1 to 23.30 in second grade, 1 to 24.60 in third grade and 1 to 26.70 in grades four, five and six. The actual class sizes vary.
• All faculty members are certified to teach in their particular grade or specialty, and many have advanced degrees and special teaching certificates. The administrator, teachers, and members of the support staff are all evaluated on a regular basis.
• Monte Vista follows the State Core Curriculum guidelines. Basic skills are emphasized and a special management system coordinates lessons from grade to grade and assures against instructional gaps.
• In addition to the regular educational programs, special services are provided for students in the areas of speech, guidance, resource, and gifted/talented.
• Teachers work in teams for the overall benefit of students.
• A nutritious school lunch is served daily. The student price is $1.50 per lunch. About three-fourths of the Monte Vista students participate. Free and reduced-price lunches are available to students who qualify under federal income guidelines.
• Bus service is provided for all students who live 1-1/2 miles or more from school. Under special circumstances, other Monte Vista students are allowed to ride the bus if space is available.
• Parent concerns are addressed through our School Community Group which includes parent representatives from all areas of the Monte Vista community. This group acts as a liaison between the school and the community and makes recommendations to the principal on important school issues.
• Parent volunteers are used in all grades on a regular basis. Volunteer services are coordinated through the PTA.
• School visitors are always welcome at Monte Vista. All visitors should check in through the school office in order to receive assistance from the school staff and to ensure student safety.

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year	1st Lang. Arts	1st Math	2nd Lang. Arts	2nd Math	3rd Lang. Arts	3rd Math
2003-04	80%	84%	80%	79%	81%	79%
2004-05	78%	76%	79%	76%	78%	77%
2005-06	81%	78%	75%	75%	83%	74%
2006-07	80%	72%	82%	77%	85%	81%
2007-08			80%	77%	80%	79%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	83%	69%	64%	78%	74%	70%
2004-05	85%	75%	65%	89%	82%	73%
2005-06	86%	76%	60%	83%	73%	67%
2006-07	88%	77%	77%	88%	82%	73%
2007-08	83%	75%	63%	88%	87%	83%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	80%	85%	76%
2004-05	79%	77%	70%
2005-06	80%	76%	69%
2006-07	83%	81%	81%
2007-08	84%	80%	74%

Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

3rd Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	58	53	49	54	59	66	59
2000 Norms	2005-06	63	54	59	59	66	68	66
2005 Norms*	2006-07	56	52	50	52	64	65	59
2005 Norms*	2007-08	57	49	53	52	68	63	59
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	67	62	59	62	62	72	66
2000 Norms	2005-06	68	62	61	63	62	72	66
2005 Norms*	2006-07	62	62	59	61	61	69	64
2005 Norms*	2007-08	62	60	58	60	60	69	63
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	52	52	51	51
2000 Norms	2005-06	60	64	68	68
2005 Norms*	2006-07	59	66	61	63
2005 Norms*	2007-08	58	65	57	61

* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 

Grade 6	Average Points Earned
Year	Ideas / Content	Organization	Voice	Word Choice	Sentence Fluency	Conventions	Composite
2003/04	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.5	21.1
2004/05	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	19.3
2005/06	3.3	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.3	3.4	20.3
2006/07	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	20.1
2007/08*	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	18.7

* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 

Begin at 10400 S. and Bangerter Hwy.; east along 10400 S. (south side) to 1700 W. (Redwood Rd.); south along 1700 W. (west side) to 11800 S. (South Jordan/Riverton City line); west along 11800 S. (north side) to the Utah Lake Distributing Canal; north along the Utah Lake Distributing Canal (east side) to 3200 W. and 11400 S.; west along 11400 S. (north side) to approx. 3420 W.; north along approx. 3420 W. (Via Encantada) (both sides to Eastlake) to approx. 10990 S.; west along approx. 10990 S. (north side) to Bangerter Hwy.; north along Bangerter Hwy. (east side) to 10400 S. View Bingham area elementary boundary map