Mountain View High School is west Orem's high school, at 665 West Center Street. Home of the Bruins, it draws from the west side of Orem, most of Vineyard, and the cluster of student apartments around Utah Valley University, which makes it the most diverse of Orem's three high schools. It had 1,568 students in the state's October 2025 count and graduated 88.4% of its Class of 2025.
Like every Orem school, Mountain View leaves Alpine School District on June 30, 2027, for the new Timpanogos School District. This guide covers the bell schedule and Wednesday early out, who attends, counselors and programs, the numbers, sports, and how to enroll. School details are from Mountain View's website and counseling site, read Nov. 13, 2026; enrollment and graduation numbers are from the Utah State Board of Education.
Quick facts
| Address | 665 West Center Street, Orem, UT 84057 |
| Main office | 385-579-5520 |
| Counseling | 385-579-5521 |
| Attendance | 385-579-5522 |
| District | Alpine School District through June 30, 2027; then Timpanogos School District |
| Grades | 10 to 12 |
| Students (Oct. 1, 2025) | 1,568 |
| Graduation rate (Class of 2025) | 88.4% |
| School day | 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.; Wednesday classes end 12:40 p.m. |
| Sports | 4A Region 8 (UHSAA, 2025-27) |
| Mascot | Bruins |
The bell schedule
Mountain View runs an A/B block schedule: four classes a day, alternating between A and B days, so each student carries eight classes. The blocks are labeled A1/B5 through A4/B8.
| Block | Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri. | Wednesday |
|---|---|---|
| A1/B5 | 7:45 to 9:05 a.m. | 7:45 to 8:50 a.m. |
| A2/B6 | 9:15 to 10:40 a.m. | 9:00 to 10:10 a.m. |
| A3/B7 | 10:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. | 10:20 to 11:25 a.m. |
| Lunch | 12:10 to 12:45 p.m. | after 4th block, 12:40 to 1:15 p.m. |
| A4/B8 | 12:55 to 2:15 p.m. | 11:35 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. |
The Wednesday short day is the one families need to plan around: classes wrap up at 12:40 p.m., and lunch follows.
The main and counseling offices are open 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the finance office 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The counseling website lists its own walk-in hours as 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Who attends: the boundary
Mountain View covers west Orem and most of Vineyard. By Alpine's 2026-27 boundary map, its attendance area is about 15.2 square miles, taking in about 44% of Orem's land and 68% of Vineyard's.
The feeder schools:
- Junior highs: most of Lakeridge Junior High (about 86% of its area) and much of Orem Junior High (about 65%).
- Elementary schools: all of the Cherry Hill, Orem, Trailside, Vineyard and Westmore areas, and about half of Parkside's.
The boundary also includes the apartment complexes around UVU: Wolverine Crossing, University Gateway, University Towers, Promenade Place, The Green on Campus Drive, Village on the Parkway, Axis, Canyon View Apartments and Canyon View Crossing. Most residents there are college students, but married students and families with teenagers who rent near campus land at Mountain View. Our Mountain View attendance-area page has the full breakdown, and Orem's three high schools explained compares the city's boundaries.
Vineyard families, take note. Most of Vineyard's land is zoned to Mountain View, and the rest falls outside its boundary, so check any Vineyard address on Alpine's boundary dashboard before you buy or sign a lease. Our Vineyard guide covers the city.
What changes in 2027
On July 1, 2027, Alpine School District splits into three. Mountain View joins Timpanogos School District, which covers Orem, Lindon, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard and will run four high schools: Mountain View, Orem, Pleasant Grove and Timpanogos High. The new district has 29 schools serving roughly 23,000 students.
Some of the handover is already visible. Mountain View's fee payments run through a School Cash Online account set up under the Timpanogos district. The school, its name and its boundary stay the same for 2026-27; the Timpanogos board began a boundary study in May 2026, so families should watch its meetings for proposals after that. Our Timpanogos School District guide tracks the board, the budget and the studies.
The 2026-27 calendar
Mountain View follows Alpine's 2026-27 calendar:
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Aug. 19, 2026 | First day of school |
| Oct. 14 | First term ends |
| Oct. 15 to 16 | Fall break |
| Oct. 19 and Nov. 2 | No school for students (teacher days) |
| Nov. 25 to 27 | Thanksgiving break |
| Dec. 18 | Minimal day; second term ends |
| Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 | Winter break; school resumes Jan. 5 |
| Jan. 18 and Feb. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Presidents Day |
| Feb. 12 | Teacher work day, no students |
| March 10 | High school ACT test |
| March 12 to 15 | Third term ends; four-day weekend |
| April 5 to 9 | Spring break |
| May 28 | Last day of school, minimal day |
Our Utah County school calendars guide lines these up with Nebo and Provo.
Counselors and programs
Mountain View's counseling center assigns counselors by the first letters of a student's last name. For 2026-27:
| Last name | Counselor |
|---|---|
| A to E | Jessica Grosland |
| F to Lan | Annika Arrhenius-Phillips |
| Lao to Ric | Karalee Clarke |
| Rid to Z | Tyrel Reynolds |
The counseling site notes that about one in three students has a new counselor this year, so check the list even if you had one last year. A college and career advisor, Ms. Bown, takes appointments through an online calendar.
Programs and resources listed on the counseling site:
- AP classes and concurrent enrollment, with a page on getting a UVU transcript for college credit earned in high school.
- CTE pathways, internships and MTech, Mountainland Technical College (more below).
- Scholarships, a senior college checklist, ACT and FAFSA help, and Utah College Application Week.
- NCAA eligibility information for athletes hoping to play in college.
- Credit recovery, plus information on the GED and adult education for students who need another route to finish.
- New student enrollment and ninth-grade registration pages for families joining the school.
MTech during high school
Mountain View partners with Mountainland Technical College so students can take MTech programs tuition-free while in high school; they still pay program fees, class fees and materials. Programs run in automotive, culinary arts, computer systems, cosmetology, emergency and general health care, manufacturing, welding and more, and many lead to a certificate or license in under a year. MTech credit counts as elective or CTE credit, not core credit, so the counseling site advises students to be on track to graduate first. Students get themselves to MTech's campuses, and a morning program can collide with a class offered only one period, so plan the schedule with a counselor before applying.
AP classes
The counseling site lists 14 AP courses at Mountain View:
- Math: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics
- English and history: AP English Language and Composition, AP U.S. History, AP World History, AP Government and Politics, AP Psychology
- Science: AP Physics 1
- World languages: AP Spanish Language and Culture, AP French Language and Culture
- Arts: AP Art and Design, AP Drawing, AP Music Theory
AP exams are given in May and cost $95 per course, according to the counseling site. Exams are scored 1 to 5, and a 3 or higher generally earns credit, but each college sets its own rules, so check the colleges your student is considering.
Concurrent enrollment: college credit for $5 a credit
Mountain View's concurrent enrollment classes are UVU courses taught by Mountain View teachers during the regular school day. The cost is $5 per credit hour, paid to UVU, so a three-credit English 1010 class costs $15. The grade goes on both the high school transcript and a permanent UVU transcript.
The steps, from the counseling site: pick the CE classes Mountain View offers, confirm you meet the prerequisites (UVU asks for a 3.0 GPA, or 2.0 for career and technical courses), register for the classes at school, apply once as a UVU concurrent enrollment student, sign up for the courses with UVU, and pay UVU. The counseling secretary, Lindsay Longson, is the school's concurrent enrollment specialist. One caution the school spells out: CE students follow UVU's deadlines and grading rules, and a poor grade stays on a college transcript, which can affect financial aid later.
Size, students and graduation
From the state's Oct. 1, 2025 count:
| Grade | Students |
|---|---|
| 10th | 489 |
| 11th | 521 |
| 12th | 488 |
| Total (with 70 ninth-graders) | 1,568 |
Mountain View is Orem's most diverse high school. About 36% of students are Hispanic and 57% white, about 30% are economically disadvantaged, and 239 are English learners, nearly triple the number at Orem High.
The Class of 2025, 553 students, graduated at 88.4%, with a 9.8% dropout rate, just under the statewide 89.8%. Orem High's rate was 94.5% and Timpanogos High's 91.5%. Schools serving more students who are still learning English, or whose families have less money, start with harder odds, and that's the context for Mountain View's number. If you're choosing a school, ask what support exists for the students you care about: English learner services, credit recovery, tutoring and the counselor-to-student ratio. Our graduation rates guide compares every county high school.
Sports and activities
Mountain View plays in 4A Region 8 for the 2025-27 seasons, under the Utah High School Activities Association's alignment, with Deer Creek, Orem, Provo, Summit Academy, Timpanogos, Uintah and Wasatch. In football the region drops Orem and Summit Academy and adds Park City and Salem Hills.
Tickets for games and events sell through Vega Events, linked from the home page. For the countywide schedule, see our high school football guide and sports calendar.
Enrolling a new student
Mountain View's counseling site lays out the process, and registration is entirely online:
- Check your address on Alpine's school boundary dashboard; this matters especially in Vineyard and near UVU. If you live outside the boundary, submit an out-of-boundary request first and wait for approval.
- Gather documents: birth certificate, immunization records, proof of residency from the state's accepted list, a transcript covering grades 9 to 12, the withdrawal form from the previous school, and guardianship papers if they apply.
- Register online through Alpine's registration page, which uses a Skyward account. The same district page covers fee waivers and free and reduced-price lunch applications.
- Meet a counselor. After the paperwork goes in, the registrar, Gina Breton, contacts the family to schedule a meeting to pick classes, which includes a map and a tour of the school.
- Pay fees through School Cash Online, linked from the home page.
Families outside the boundary can request Mountain View through open enrollment. From 2027-28, those requests go to Timpanogos School District.
What parents ask
Is Mountain View the "UVU school"? It's the high school whose boundary takes in most of the apartments around UVU, and the campus is close by. That doesn't create a formal link between the two, but it does mean concurrent enrollment classes and the UVU campus are easy to reach.
Why is Mountain View's graduation rate lower? It serves more English learners and more low-income students than the other Orem schools, and its rate was within about a point and a half of the state's. Ask about the specific supports your student would use.
Does Mountain View have ninth grade? The state count shows 70 ninth-graders, but most ninth-graders in the boundary attend Lakeridge or Orem Junior High.
Where can my student get help beyond classes? The counseling site has pages on anxiety, stress and self-care, crisis hotlines and LGBTQ resources, along with credit recovery, tutoring and a link to UVU's GEAR UP college-access program. Students can also book the college and career advisor directly.
When do incoming sophomores register? Junior high students register through the counseling site's ninth-grade registration page, and families new to the school meet a counselor in August before the year starts.
Where is graduation? The counseling site listed the Class of 2026's graduation for Friday, May 22, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. at the UCCU Center on UVU's campus. The 2027 date wasn't posted when we checked. Our UCCU Center guide covers parking and seating there.
Is the Wednesday early out every week? The bell schedule shows a Wednesday schedule every week, ending classes at 12:40 p.m. Holiday weeks and special schedules can change that, so check announcements.
Related guides
- Orem's three high schools explained
- Timpanogos High School guide
- Orem High School guide
- Mountain View attendance area and feeder schools
- Timpanogos School District guide
- Utah County high school graduation rates
- Utah County school calendars 2026-27
- High school football in Utah County
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Sources
The facts in this guide were checked against these sources. Hours, fees and rules change, so confirm anything time-sensitive with the source before you go. How we make Provo.com.
- Fall Enrollment by Grade Level and Demographics, October 1, School Year 2025-2026, Utah State Board of Education. Checked November 13, 2026.
- High School Cohort Graduation Rates, 2025, Utah State Board of Education. Checked November 13, 2026.
- AllBoundaries2627 (School Boundary Dashboard layer), Alpine School District. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Alpine School District 2026-2027 Calendar, Alpine School District. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Concurrent Enrollment, Utah Valley University. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Mountain View High School. Checked November 13, 2026.
- MVHS Counseling, Mountain View High School. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Advanced Placement, Mountain View High School Counseling. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Concurrent Enrollment, Mountain View High School Counseling. Checked November 13, 2026.
- New Student Enrollment, Mountain View High School Counseling. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Mountain View High School Counseling: MTECH, Mountain View High School Counseling. Checked November 13, 2026.
- Graduation Requirements, Mountain View High School Counseling. Checked November 13, 2026.
- 2025-27 UHSAA Alignment, Utah High School Activities Association. Checked November 13, 2026.
