Mountain View Elementary was opened in September 1995 and was named by the student body.
The school serves as the replacement for Gainesville Elementary, home of the Gators. After closing it's doors at Gainesville Elementary, the school became home to PACE West students.
The street address for the school (McLeod Way) was derived after Charles McLeod from the Planning Office.
Four new classrooms were added after the original construction of the school. During the 2019-20 school year, the entire school was renovated. A new auxiliary gym and cafeteria section was added. Room 101 is now part of the main office and nurses station. Final renovations on the Library, Computer Lab, Broadcast/Book Room, AV Room, MakerSpace (formerly the Story Room and various classrooms over the years) and Resource 5 (new Room 222), were completed during the summer of 2020. When students started returning to the building, they were welcomed with a completely renovated building!