10 Reasons Why Mountain View is a Great Place to Learn!

Mountain View High School provides students with a challenging learning environment that is safe, secure, and accepting and that is designed to meet the needs of a diverse student population.  Mountain View High School offers programs designed to help students whose life circumstances often result in interrupted schooling, and its population consists of students who may be pregnant or parenting, English Language Learners, older school-aged students who are returning to finish their high school graduation requirements, and students who need a flexible or extended program to accommodate their work or family situations. Mountain View accepts students who are based at another school and wish to accelerate their educational program or who have been administratively placed.  At Mountain View, staff work with students in small classes and focus on individual strengths and needs, helping students develop a high degree of motivation and self-discipline as well as the social, personal, and academic skills to reach their goals.  Mountain View focuses on school-to-work plans and prepares students for post-secondary opportunities including college, employment, specialty schools, and the military.

Over $1 million of  Scholarships Awarded Each Year

The Mountain View Foundation has awarded over $1 million dollars in scholarships for post-secondary education and training.  

The Mountain View Theatre Without Borders Program Offers Students the Opportunity to Study Theatre in an Environment Where English is Never a Barrier to Taking Creative Risks.

The MV Theatre Without Borders program receives Arts-in-Practice Grants from the Virginia Commission of the Arts to fund productions like Dracula, directed by an Artist-in-Residence from Synetic Theatre.

Mountain View High School students participate in the 17 Rooms Initiative. 

The 17 Rooms Initiative is an experimental method for advancing the economic, social, and environmental priorities embedded in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Mountain View students are able to participate in our REO program, a trauma-responsive approach to fostering resilience, addressing equity, improving student wellness, and supporting academic success. 

Our REO (Re-Entry Option) program provides students with an  restorative opportunity to stay in class and in school while getting basic needs met and avoiding a disciplinary referral. 

Mountain View students utilize the International Society for Technology in Education standards to create projects that demonstrate their knowledge of economics and personal finance concepts.

Visit the Mind & Money Matters with Mountain View High School YouTube channel to see some of our students' work.

The ISAEP program at Mountain View High School provides an opportunity for eligible FCPS students, aged 16 years or older, to take the high school equivalency test at an earlier age and receive career education instruction.

All students in the program also learn skills that will improve their workplace behavior.  This program is partially funded by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) as an Individual Student Alternative Education Plan program.

Mountain View High School provides on site Community Service Board (CSB) Services  which allows students to have access to valuable clinical resources in a more accessible location.

Check out the website for the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board to learn more about the supports it provides.

Mountain View High School offers Project Opportunity, a program that supports pregnant and parenting students to secure a high school diploma and to become nurturing, self-sufficient parents.

We offer classes; scholarships; the book of the month club; Stable Families, Thriving Futures program; Community Circles; and special events for students and their children which helps connect our students with community resources.  

Our Aspire offers an alternative pathway to graduation for students who thrive in an independent and small classroom environment. 

Aspire candidates usually consist of students who struggle due to school avoidance and/or anxiety which have led to chronic absenteeism.

The Mountain View Mirror, our online school news blog, received the 2024 Fairfax County Peace Award .  

With nearly 3,000 student publications, the Mountain View Mirror has been recognized as an authentic forum for First Amendment student voice, highlighting school culture, social justice, history, literature, current events, and personal narrative. Read our students work here!

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