For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 229 students in Helena Flats Elementary School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Montana.
Public Elementary School in Helena Flats Elementary School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Montana public elementary school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public elementary school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
2 Schools
525 Schools
# Students
280 Students
96,606 Students
# Teachers
18 Teachers
7,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Helena Flats Elementary School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 349 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#247 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.39
# American Indian Students
3 Students
10,211 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
10%
# Asian Students
6 Students
565 Students
% Asian Students
2%
1%
# Hispanic Students
6 Students
5,787 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
6%
# Black Students
1 Student
653 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
256 Students
74,427 Students
% White Students
92%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
4,793 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
276
# Students in K Grade:
48
12,112
# Students in 1st Grade:
40
11,755
# Students in 2nd Grade:
25
11,401
# Students in 3rd Grade:
42
11,444
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
11,403
# Students in 5th Grade:
22
11,404
# Students in 6th Grade:
26
11,551
# Students in 7th Grade:
24
7,485
# Students in 8th Grade:
27
7,727
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
13
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
14
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
9
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,757 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,543 is less than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,757
$15,183
Spending / Student
$9,543
$15,271
Best Helena Flats Elementary School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Helena Flats School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1000 Helena Flats Road
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 257-2301
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 257-2301
Grades: PK-6
| 229 students
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